LETTERS TO POLICYMAKERS
Archive letters to policymakers
AGU often writes, or is a co-signatory to, letters to policymakers that explain the importance of Earth and space science and highlight issues with policy, funding, and other federal decision-making that could impact science and society.
This page is an archive of our letters from 2017 to 2020. To see our more recent letters, please visit our Bridge Blog.
Our past letters are categorized by date, receiving agency or office, and topic.
Read our position statements on specific scientific topics, and letters sent during the current year.
2017 - 2020 LETTERS
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Title |
Date Sent |
Recipient |
Topic |
Notes |
| AGU First 100 Days Memo to Biden Team | 2020 | Biden Transition Team | New Administration Policy Recommendations | |
| Joint Letter to Biden Energy Transition Team | 17 December 2020 | Biden Transition Team | DOE Policy Recommendations | Signed with ESC 60+ organizations |
| ESC Joint Welcome Letter to Chairwoman DeLauro | 15 December 2020 | Congress | Welcome Letter | Signed with ESC 60+ organizations |
| Joint Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Passage of FY21 Spending | 8 December 2020 | Congress | Science Funding | Signed with 100+ organizations |
| CNSF Joint Recommendations to Biden Transition Team | 4 December 2020 | Biden Transition Team | NSF Policy Recommendations | Signed with CNSF 60+ organizations |
| Joint Thank You Letter on DOE Appropriations Funding | 30 November 2020 | Congress | Science Funding | |
| AGU Letter Congratulating New USGS Chief Scientist | 30 November 2020 | USGS | Welcome Letter | |
| CSNF Joint Letter to Congressional Appropriations Leadership on NSF Funding | 20 November 2020 | Congress | Science Funding | Signed with CNSF 60+ organizations |
| Joint Letter to Armed Services Committee requesting sustained support on GPS security and Legado | 20 November 2020 | Congress | Spectrum | Signed with 62 organizations |
| Joint Letter Requesting NIEHS Appropriations Funding | 19 November 2020 | Congress | Science Funding | |
| Joint Letter to CJS Leadership Urging Action on Legado | 27 October 2020 | Congress | Spectrum | Signed with with 56 organizations |
| AGU Letter Endorsing the Landslide Preparedness Act | 6 October 2020 | Congress | Natural hazards | |
| Joint Letter to Chairwoman Johnson on Diversity in STEM | 1 September 2020 | Congress | Diversity in STEM | |
| Thank You Letter to Chairwoman Johnson on Diversity in STEM | 28 August 2020 | Congress | Diversity in STEM | |
| Thank You Letter to Congressman Espaillat on Diversity in STEM Education | 28 August 2020 | Congress | Diversity in STEM | |
| Joint Letter on Ligado FCC Proposal | 12 August 2020 | Congress | Spectrum, 5G | |
| Joint Letter in Support of National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act | 5 August 2020 | Congress | Innovation funding | |
| Joint Comment on Expanding Access to 5G Spectrum | 5 August 2020 | FCC | Spectrum, 5G | |
| Joint Comment on Department of Energy Office Of Science Reauthorization Act | 4 August 2020 | Congress | Funding | |
| Thank You Letter to Congressman Price on Scientific Integrity | 31 July 2020 | Congress | Thank you letter, scientific integrity | |
| AGU Letter on NSF Reauthorization Act | 17 July 2020 | Congress | Reauthorization request | |
| Welcome Letter to National Science Foundation Director | 14 July 2020 | NSF | Welcome Letter | |
| Welcome Letter to NASA Earth Science Division Director | 14 July 2020 | NASA | Welcome Letter | |
| Joint Letter Opposing International Student Restrictions | 8 July 2020 | White House, DHS, DOS | Immigration | Signed with 66 organizations |
| Welcome Letter to Science and Technology Policy Institute Director | 7 July 2020 | Institute for Defense Analysis | Welcome Letter | |
| Joint Letter to Congress Requesting DOE Funding | 6 July 2020 | Congress | Coronavirus | Signed with 50+ organizations |
| Joint Letter to Congress in Support of NSF Director Nomination | 15 June 2020 | Congress | NSF | Signed with 100+ organizations |
| Joint Thank You Letter to Congress Against Ligado | 15 June 2020 | Congress | Space Weather | Signed with 15 organizations |
| Joint Letter to FCC in Support of NTIA Petition | 3 June 2020 | FCC | Space Weather | |
| Joint Letter on Importance of International STEM Talent | 20 May 2020 | White House | Immigration | Signed with 37 organizations |
| AGU Letter on EPA's Science Transparency Rule | 18 May 2020 | EPA | Scientific Integrity | |
| Joint Letter on EPA's Science Transparency Rule | 18 May 2020 | EPA | Scientific Integrity | |
| AGU Letter on Open Access Publishing |
28 April 2020 |
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | Response to Request for Information on Open Access publishing | |
| Joint Letter on Stigmatization of Asians during Coronavirus Pandemic | 20 April 2020 | Congress | Coronavirus | Signed with 50 organizations |
| AGU Letter to House Science Committee on Coronoavirus Impacts on Research | 13 April 2020 | Congress | Coronavirus | |
| AGU Energy and Water Appropriations Testimony | 30 March 2020 | Congress | Department of Energy Funding | |
| AGU Letter to EPA Requesting Extension on Science Transparency Rule | 25 March 2020 | EPA | EPA Regulations, Scientific Integrity | |
| AGU Labor, Health, and Human Services Testimony | 23 March 2020 | Congress | NIEHS Funding | |
| AGU Appropriations Letter to Senator Durbin | 19 March 2020 | Congress | FY2021 Funding | |
| AGU Appropriations Request for NASA, NOAA, and NSF | 13 March 2020 | Congress | Appropriations | |
| Joint Letter on Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations | 11 March 2020 | Congress | NSF, NASA, NIST funding |
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| Joint Letter on NSF Appropriations | 11 March 2020 | Congress | NSF Funding | |
| AGU Testimony on USGS Appropriations | 6 March 2020 | Congress | USGS Funding |
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| Joint Testimony on USGS Appropriations | 2 March 2020 | Congress | USGS Funding |
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| Joint Letter on EPA Appropriations |
26 February 2020 | Congress | EPA Funding | Signed with 29 organizations |
| Joint Letter on NIEHS Appropriations | 26 February 2020 | Congress | NIEHS Funding | Signed with 29 organizations |
| AGU Letter Endorsing NASA Reauthorization | 29 January 2020 | Congress | NASA | |
| AGU Comments on the Joint Center for the Research Environment (JCORE) | 28 January 2020 | Office of the Executive | Research | |
| AGU Letter Endorsing the PROSWIFT Act | 8 January 2020 | Congress | Space Weather | |
| Joint Letter Urging Collaboration on Open Access | 18 December 2019 | Office of the Executive | Open Access | Signed with 61 organizations |
| Joint Letter to Congress Urging Passage of FY2020 Fiscal Appropriations Bills | 4 December 2019 | Congress | Federal Funding | Signed with 162 organizations |
| AGU Comments to Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Request for Information | 22 November 2019 | Congress | Climate Change | |
| Joint Letter Expressing Concern over EPA Science Transparency Rule | 13 November 2019 | Congress | Scientific Integrity | Signed with 62 organizations |
| AGU Letter Endorsing the Keep STEM Talent Act | 7 November 2019 | Congress | Diversity and Inclusion | |
| AGU Letter to EPA on Science Transparency | 28 October 2019 | Congress | Scientific Integrity | |
| Joint Letter Supporting NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program | 25 October 2019 | NSF | Graduate funding | Signed by 37 organizations |
| Joint Letter Requesting Strong Funding for NSF | 25 October 2019 | Congress | Federal Funding | Signed by the Coalition for National Science Funding |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Maintain Strong Funding for DOE’s Office of Science |
7 October 2019 |
DOE |
Federal Funding | Signed by the Energy Sciences Coalition |
| AGU Letter Endorsing PREPARE Act of 2019 |
13 September 2019 | Congress |
Natural Hazards | |
| Joint Letter to Federal Agencies Addressing Concerns on Foreign Influence in Science | 4 September 2019 | Federal Agencies | Foreign Influence | Signed by 60 organizations |
| AGU Letter Endorsing STEM Opportunities Act of 2019 |
22 August 2019 |
Congress |
Diversity in STEM |
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| AGU Letter Expressing Support for Budget Agreement |
21 August 2019 |
Congress |
Federal Funding |
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| Joint Letter Expressing Support for ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 |
1 August 2019 |
Congress |
ARPA-E Reauthorization |
Signed by the Energy Sciences Coalition |
| Joint Letter Urging DOE to Retain its DOE Office of Science Federal Advisory Committees | 25 July 2019 | DOE | Science Advisory Committees |
Signed by Energy Sciences Coalition |
| Joint Letter Expressing Support for Department of Energy Office of Science Investments in Infrastructure |
22 July 2019 | DOE | Investments in Infrastructure |
Signed by Energy Sciences Coalition |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Protect Graduate Student Loan Options | 15 July 2019 | Congress | Student Loans |
Signed with 30 organizations |
| AGU Letter Expressing Concern Over Changes in Federal Advisory Boards | 15 July 2019 | Congress | Federal Advisory Committees |
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| Joint Letter Urging the Senate Provide $10M for Microbiome Research Initiatives in FY20 |
10 July 2019 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with 17 organizations |
| Joint Letter Supporting the Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019 |
27 June 2019 | Congress | Legislation |
Signed with 96 organizations |
| Joint Comment on the FCC NPRM regarding the GOES Spectrum Band |
20 June 2019 | FCC | Spectrum Allocation |
Signed with American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Reach a Bipartisan Budget Agreement |
13 June 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed with Task Force on American Innovation |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Reach a Bipartisan Budget Agreement |
17 May 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed with various coalitions |
| Joint Letter Urging $22.575B for NASA for FY20 |
10 May 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed with 50 organizations |
| AGU Letter Endorsing the Space Weather Research & Forecasting Act | 7 May 2019 | Congress | Legislation |
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| AGU Letter Endorsing The American Innovation Act |
30 April 2019 | Congress | Legislation |
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| Joint Letter to Director Reilly Underscoring the Value of Scientific Meetings |
18 April 2019 | USGS | Scientific Meetings |
Signed with 11 organizations |
| AGU Letter Endorsing The Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Metal Act |
16 April 2019 | Congress | Diversity in Science | |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Reach a Bipartisan Budget Agreement |
11 April 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed with 54 organizations |
| Joint Letter Urging $909M for NIEHS for FY20 |
20 March 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed with 29 organizations |
| Joint Letter Urging $1.2B for USGS for FY20 |
15 March 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed by USGS coalition |
| Joint Letter Urging $9B for NSF for FY20 |
14 March 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed by Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) |
| Joint Letter Urging $400M for ARPA-E for FY20 |
13 March 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed with 88 organizations |
| Joint Letter Urging $7B For DOE Office of Science for FY20 |
11 March 2019 | Congress | Federal funding |
Signed by Energy Sciences Coalition |
| Joint Letter Urging $84M for NIEHS’s Superfund Program (SRP) for FY20 | 11 March 2019 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with 26 organizations |
| Joint Letter Thanking Appropriators for Robust FY20 Funding for NSF | 25 February 2019 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed by Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) |
| AGU Letter Urging Congress to End the Government Shutdown | 24 January 2019 | Congress | Government Shutdown/Science funding |
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| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Re-open the Government | 23 January 2019 | Congress | Government Shutdown/Science funding | Signed by Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) |
| AGU Policy Priorities for 2019 | 1 January 2019 | |||
| FoNOAA Conference Letter Regarding NOAA Research Funding in FY2019 Appropriations | 28 November 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with Consortium for Ocean Leadership and University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
| Joint Letter Supporting the Nomination of an OSTP Director | 19 September 2018 | Congress | Scientific advisor | Signed with 39 organizations |
| AGU Letter Endorsing the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 | 7 September 2018 | Congress | Sexual harassment in Science | |
| AGU Comment on OSTP Oceans Decadal Vision | 27 August 2018 | Office of Science and Technology Policy | Ocean sciences | |
| AGU Comment on EPA's Proposed Restricted Science Policy | 16 August 2018 | EPA | Scientific integrity | |
| Joint Comment on EPA's Proposed Restricted Science Policy | 16 August 2018 | EPA | Scientific integrity | Signed with six organizations |
| Joint Letter Urging FCC to Consider Negative impacts of Spectrum Proceedings | 18 July 2018 | FCC | Data | Signed with 26 organizations |
| AGU Letter Regarding DOE Research Funding in FY2019 Appropriations Conference | 18 July 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Regarding DOE Office of Science Funding in FY2019 Appropriations Bill | 16 July 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with 92 organizations and academic institutions |
| AGU Letter Endorsing the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Bill | 12 July 2018 | Congress | Diversity in science | |
| Joint Letter Thanking Appropriators for Robust Science Funding in FY2019 | 9 July 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with 56 organizations |
| Joint Letter Thanking Senate Appropriators for Support of NSF in FY019 | 22 June 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with more than 100 organizations |
| Joint Letter Urging the FCC to Consider Effect of Sharing Spectrum on Weather Enterprise | 31 May 2018 | FCC | Data | Signed with American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association |
| AGU Letter Thanking Senate Appropriators for Strong Support for DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E | 30 May 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter on Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Proposed Rule | 24 May 2018 | Department of State | Immigration and scientific collaboration | Signed with 56 scientific organizations |
| Joint Letter Thanking House Appropriators for NSF Support in FY2019 | 23 May 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Regarding Funding for STEM Education | 21 May 2018 | Congress | STEM education; federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Urging Senate to Pass DOE Research and Innovation Act | 15 May 2018 | Congress | Legislation | |
| AGU Letter Urging Appropriators to Sustain Funding Growth in FY2019 | 7 May 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| AGU Urgers EPA to Extend Public Comment Period on Secret Science Proposal | 30 April 2018 | EPA | Scientific integrity | |
| AGU Reaffirms Endorsement of Space Weather Research & Forecasting Act | 25 April 2018 | Congress | Legislation | |
| AGU Letter Regarding EPA's Proposed Rule about Secret Science | 23 April 2018 | EPA | Scientific integrity | |
| Joint Letter Thanking Congress for FY2018 Omnibus Appropriation for ARPA-E | 16 April 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Urging $21.7 Billion for NASA in FY2019 | 13 April 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Thanking Appropriators for FY2018 Omnibus and Urging $8.5 Billion for NSF in FY2019 | 12 April 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Thanking Appropriators for Increasing ARPA-E Funding | 10 April 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Thanking Congress for FY2018 Omnibus Appropriation for DOE Office of Science | 30 March 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Thanking Appropriators for Increasing Funding for DOE Office of Science | 30 March 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Urging Appropriators to Fund NOAA at $6.1 Billion for FY2018 | 2 March 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Provide Robust Funding for Science | 26 February 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Provide $8 Billion in Funding for NSF | 21 February 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Urging Appropriators to Fund DOE Office of Science at $5.7 Billion for FY2018 | 16 February 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Raise 302(b) Allocations in Favor of Science | 15 February 2018 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with 25 scientific organizations |
| AGU Letter Thanking Representatives Langevin & Stefanik for asking Trump to include Climate Change in US National | 29 January 2018 | Congress | Climate change | |
| Joint Letter Urging Strong Funding for NOAA in FY18 | 22 December 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| AGU Letter on Appropriations and Budget Negotiations for FY18 | 8 December 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| AGU Letter on EPA Science Advisory Panels and Grants | 7 December 2017 | Congress | EPA | |
| AGU Letter Endorsing National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 | 4 December 2017 | Congress | Legislation | |
| Joint Letter on Tax Reform | 7 November 2017 | Congress | Legislation | Signed by 45 scientific organizations |
| Joint Letter to Office of Management and Budget Regarding President's FY19 Budget | 27 October 2017 | Office of Management and Budget | Federal funding | |
| Joint Immigration Letter | 17 October 2017 | President Trump | Immigration and scientific collaboration | Signed by 71 scientific organizations and academic institutions |
| Joint Letter of Support of Bipartisan Congressional Efforts to Advance ARPA-E | 10 October 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| AGU Letter to DOE Regarding Workforce Cuts | 15 September 2017 | DOE | Federal workforce | |
| Joint Letter Urging Robust Funding for NSF in FY18 | 5 September 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| AGU Letter to Congress Regarding FY18 Budget and Appropriations | 25 August 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Regarding EPA Climate Science Processes | 31 July 2017 | EPA | Climate change | Signed with 15 scientific organizations |
| AGU Endorses House Space Weather Research & Forecasting Act | 26 July 2017 | Congress | Legislation | |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Pass a Bipartisan Budget Agreement | 18 July 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter Urging Appropriators to Protect NDD Programs from Further Cuts | 13 July 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter to FCC on Spectrum Interference Issues | 27 June 2017 | FCC | Data | Signed with 21 scientific organizations and companies |
| Joint Letter to the President on the Importance of Scientific Advisory Boards | 27 June 2017 | President Trump | Scientific integrity | |
| Joint Letter Supporting USGS Library | 16 June 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with 21 scientific organizations |
| Joint Letter Urging the President to Appoint a Qualified Science Advisor | 25 May 2017 | President Trump | Scientific advisor | Signed with 58 organizations |
| Joint Letter Urging Congress to Prioritze Investments in Science | 24 May 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed with 150 scientific and education organizations |
| Joint Letter to Appropriators Regarding FY18 NOAA Funding | 19 May 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| AGU Letter to Appropriators Regarding FY18 Funding | 19 May 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Comment on New Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants | 18 May 2017 | Department of State | Immigration and scientific collaboration | Signed by 55 scientific organizations |
| AGU Letter Endorsing the National Landslide Preparedness Act | 18 April 2017 | Congress | Legislation | |
| Joint Letter to FCC on 1675-1680 MHz Spectrum Allocation | 10 April 2017 | FCC | Data | Signed with the American Meteorological Society and University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Multisociety Letter Urging Robust Funding for Scientific Research | 6 April 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | Signed by more than 100 organizations |
| Joint Letter to Appropriators Urging Strong Funding for NSF | 3 April 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Joint Letter to Appropriators Urging Strong Funding for NASA | 30 March 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| Multisociety Letter on the Honest Act | 28 March 2017 | Congress | Legislation | Signed by 23 scientific and education organizations |
| Joint Geoscience Priorities Transition Document | 15 March 2017 | President Trump and Congress | Legislation | Signed by nine scientific organizations |
| AGU Letter on the HONEST Act and the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act | 8 March 2017 | Congress | Legislation | |
| Joint Letter Urging Protection of NDD Program Funding | 1 March 2017 | Congress | Federal funding | |
| AGU Petition Urging President to Appoint a Qualified Science Advisor | 24 February 2017 | President Trump | Science advisor | |
| Joint Letter Regarding Executive Order on Immigration | 10 February 2017 | President Trump | Immigration and scientific collaboration | Signed by more than 100 scientific and education organizations |
| AGU Letter to Federal Agencies Urging Protection of Scientific Integrity | 26 January 2017 | Federal science agencies | Scientific integrity | |
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