Subcommittee Chairs and areas of authority and responsibility are:
Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Childrens' Health Protections, Nuclear Safety & Oversight
Chair - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Jurisdiction: global warming, childrens' health protection, Nuclear Regulatory commission (NRC), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and governmental oversight
Transportation and Infrastructure
Chair - Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
Jurisdiction - transportation, Federal Highway Administration, public buildings, Water Resources Development ACT (WRDA), federal disaster relief programs, historic preservation, national dam safety programs, Mississippi River Commission, green buildings
Superfund and Environmental Health
Chair - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
Jurisdiction - Superfund and brownfields, Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), environmental justice, Resources Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA), Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know (EPCRA), federal facilities and interstate waste, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), risk assessment
Clean Air, Nuclear Power Security, Community Development
Chair - Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)
Jurisdiction - Clean Air Act, indoor air, Tennessee Valley Authority, Economic Development Administration, nuclear plant security
Private Sector & Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection
Chair - Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
Jurisdiction - global warming, Endangered Species Act ESA), fisheries and wildlife, national wildlife refuges
Transportation Safety,Infrastructure Security, Water Quality
Chair - Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Jurisdiction - drinking water, chemical and wastewater safety, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, invasive species, transportation safety, outer continental shelf lands