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February 12, 2026
Washington, D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin’s final decision to repeal the landmark Endangerment Finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, alongside the determination to gut vehicle tailpipe pollution protections. Last year, SEEC submitted a 154-Member public comment letter condemning EPA’s proposal to rescind the Endangerment Finding.
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February 11, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) — Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) — along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Senator Edward Markey (MA), rallied at a press conference outside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters, after the White House announced it would repeal the science-based and legally-affirmed Endangerment Finding tomorrow.
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February 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to the House passage of the Critical Mineral Dominance Act (H.R. 4090).
SEEC IN THE NEWS
Dec 17, 2025
Democrats are continuing to seize on the issue. [SEEC Vice Chair] Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois is a main co-sponsor of the Cheap Energy Act, which would restore clean energy tax credits, put guardrails around data center development to ensure companies are paying for the electricity they use, and provide energy assistance to millions of households who face electricity and gas shutoffs as their bills mount. Casten said he wanted to put forward a proactive plan for how Democrats would seek to lower bills, to give candidates something to run on.
Dec 04, 2025
The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition endorsed its first slate of bills for the 119th Congress, backing a half-dozen measures that focus on workers' rights and protections. The six bills announced Wednesday include proposals to protect federal employees. The legislation picked by the caucus would also create protections for workers facing climate impacts, such as rising temperatures. The first round of endorsements was put forth by SEEC’s Climate Jobs Task Force, and the caucus plans to endorse further bills in the coming weeks.
Nov 25, 2025
A big bipartisan permitting reform deal may be in the offing in Washington. But getting it done will require taking away one of Donald Trump’s favorite toys: The power to mess with solar and wind permits. “Any deal hinges on the Trump administration providing assurances they’re not going to kill every single clean energy project in existence,” [SEEC Vice Chair] Representative Mike Levin told me on Tuesday.
Nov 18, 2025
The proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register and open for public comment for 45 days. EPA and the Army will host two public meetings, both in-person and online. The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, said, “Trump’s Polluted Water Rule will leave us with weaker clean water protections than we’ve had since the 1980s, allowing polluters free rein over our nation’s waters.”
Nov 18, 2025
The new policy statement from members of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) sets in-depth priorities for clean energy policies, and shows the coalition moving forward with a shadow climate agenda even as Democrats are the minority party in Congress. Democratic Reps. Kevin Mullin of California and Andrea Salinas of Oregon, who serve as co-chairs of the SEEC's Innovation and Technology Task Force, detailed plans to improve federal investment in clean energy technology.
SEEC IN THE NEWS
Dec 17, 2025
Democrats are continuing to seize on the issue. [SEEC Vice Chair] Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois is a main co-sponsor of the Cheap Energy Act, which would restore clean energy tax credits, put guardrails around data center development to ensure companies are paying for the electricity they use, and provide energy assistance to millions of households who face electricity and gas shutoffs as their bills mount. Casten said he wanted to put forward a proactive plan for how Democrats would seek to lower bills, to give candidates something to run on.
Dec 04, 2025
The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition endorsed its first slate of bills for the 119th Congress, backing a half-dozen measures that focus on workers' rights and protections. The six bills announced Wednesday include proposals to protect federal employees. The legislation picked by the caucus would also create protections for workers facing climate impacts, such as rising temperatures. The first round of endorsements was put forth by SEEC’s Climate Jobs Task Force, and the caucus plans to endorse further bills in the coming weeks.
Nov 25, 2025
A big bipartisan permitting reform deal may be in the offing in Washington. But getting it done will require taking away one of Donald Trump’s favorite toys: The power to mess with solar and wind permits. “Any deal hinges on the Trump administration providing assurances they’re not going to kill every single clean energy project in existence,” [SEEC Vice Chair] Representative Mike Levin told me on Tuesday.
Nov 18, 2025
The proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register and open for public comment for 45 days. EPA and the Army will host two public meetings, both in-person and online. The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, said, “Trump’s Polluted Water Rule will leave us with weaker clean water protections than we’ve had since the 1980s, allowing polluters free rein over our nation’s waters.”
Nov 18, 2025
The new policy statement from members of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) sets in-depth priorities for clean energy policies, and shows the coalition moving forward with a shadow climate agenda even as Democrats are the minority party in Congress. Democratic Reps. Kevin Mullin of California and Andrea Salinas of Oregon, who serve as co-chairs of the SEEC's Innovation and Technology Task Force, detailed plans to improve federal investment in clean energy technology.