USGS nominee testifies Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources

In testifying before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today, candidate for Director of the US Geological Survey James Reilly noted that scientific integrity was a high priority. Other priorities posited by Dr. Reilly, a former astronaut and petroleum geologist, included resolving USGS budget challenges and maintaining the agency’s core mission.

For a summary of today's testimony, see Randy Showstack's article in the American Geophysical Union's EOS.