David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington, DC                 May 29, 2001
(Phone: 202/358-1730)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N01-33

NASA ADMINISTRATOR SCHEDULE TO
TESTIFY AT ALASKA CLIMATE CHANGE HEARING

     U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate 
Appropriations Committee, is scheduled to hold a hearing today 
on global climate change on the campus of the University of 
Alaska Fairbanks, in the Board of Regents Hall.  

The day-long hearing begins at 1 p.m. EDT, with NASA 
Administrator Daniel S. Goldin scheduled to testify. The 
Administrator, as well as other senior government officials 
and scientists, will discuss the nation's efforts in studying 
the Earth's environment.

The committee will hear testimony in order to obtain a record 
of the scientific research related to global climate change in 
the arctic region and how climate change is impacting the 
area.

Information on the University of Alaska Fairbanks can be found 
on the Internet at:

                   http://www.uaf.edu/

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