The Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing entitled "Drinking Water and Public Health Impacts of Coal Combustion Waste Disposal" on Thursday, December 10, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  This hearing  examined the safe drinking water and health impacts associated with current practices for the disposal of coal fly ash.

The Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment held a hearing titled, "Impacts of H.R. 3795, the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Market Act of 2009, on Energy Markets," on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The hearing addressed the legislation's impacts on organized energy markets regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

The Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment held a hearing titled, "Protecting the Electric Grid:  H.R. 2165, the Bulk Power System Protection Act of 2009, and H.R. 2195, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack," on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing examined pending bills to address the protection of the electric grid from cyber and other malicious attacks.

The Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment held a hearing titled, "H.R. 515, The Radioactive Import Deterrence Act" on Friday, October 16, 2009 in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing focused on legislation and issues surrounding the importation of low-level radioactive waste into the United States.