Discusses legislation recently passed by Congress in response to the energy crisis, and the Nixon Administration's proposal for creating a new Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and a Nuclear Energy Commission (NEC). (JR)

Summarizes the report of a Presidentially commissioned study team on deficiencies in the Government's energy-related regulatory activities. Recommends creation of four new federal offices including a centralized energy data office, and a coordinative approach to issues of federal-state-local relationships in the sitting and licensing of energy…

Recent actions by the House of Representatives concerning the funding of federal research and development agencies are detailed. While most government agencies will receive more money next year, NSF, ERDA, NASA, and the EPA will receive less money than the administration had requested. (BT)

Summarizes discussions made at the first National Conference on Standards for Environmental Improvement. Indicates the presence of contradictions between industry and governmental agencies in terms of current environmental standards and their congressionally mandated deadlines as well as interpretation of environmental research data. (CC)

Details the 1989 funding proposals for research and development. Describes trends in federal spending. Discusses proportions of funding for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and other basic research agencies. Includes tables that detail money spent and proposed for many research agencies. (CW)