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August 20, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force, led by Co-Chairs Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Doris Matsui (CA-07), released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposal to formally rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has guided the responsible management of pristine national forestland for the last 25 years.
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July 28, 2026
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force Reps. Dave Min (CA) and Johnny Olszewski (MD), along with 37 of their colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright opposing a recently proposed rule that will make it substantially harder to adopt new efficiency standards that drive energy- and cost-savings for American families and businesses.
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July 16, 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 after the publication of the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) report titled “Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and their Impacts” that highlights the scientific evidence behind the linkages between extreme weather events and human-caused climate change.
SEEC IN THE NEWS
Jul 17, 2026
The credibility of research linking climate pollution to specific natural disasters got a major boost Thursday. But the multibillion-dollar battle over the implications of that finding is just beginning.
Jul 14, 2026
Illinois Democrat congressman Sean Casten wants the EU to hold the line on methane.
US oil and gas companies in recent months have dialled up the pressure, even turning to the White House to try to push the EU into postponing the rollout of the regulation.
Jul 03, 2026
A week after 12 EU member states pressured the European Commission into pausing the bloc’s methane import rules, a group of US lawmakers have written to commission president Ursula von der Leyen urging her to hold the line.
Jun 30, 2026
Two House Democrats are urging Republicans to save certain expiring energy tax credits that have bipartisan support.
Reps. David Min (D-Calif.) and Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.) — who chair the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) housing task force — wrote to the Ways and Means Committee in support of the 179D and 45L credits. Both are going away because of the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Jun 10, 2026
House Democrats are looking to have a “proactive” legislative response to address energy affordability, rather than simply blaming Trump administration policies.
That’s what one of the leaders of a new House Democratic working group focused on solutions to high gasoline and utility prices told POLITICO in an interview on Tuesday.
SEEC IN THE NEWS
Jul 17, 2026
The credibility of research linking climate pollution to specific natural disasters got a major boost Thursday. But the multibillion-dollar battle over the implications of that finding is just beginning.
Jul 14, 2026
Illinois Democrat congressman Sean Casten wants the EU to hold the line on methane.
US oil and gas companies in recent months have dialled up the pressure, even turning to the White House to try to push the EU into postponing the rollout of the regulation.
Jul 03, 2026
A week after 12 EU member states pressured the European Commission into pausing the bloc’s methane import rules, a group of US lawmakers have written to commission president Ursula von der Leyen urging her to hold the line.
Jun 30, 2026
Two House Democrats are urging Republicans to save certain expiring energy tax credits that have bipartisan support.
Reps. David Min (D-Calif.) and Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.) — who chair the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) housing task force — wrote to the Ways and Means Committee in support of the 179D and 45L credits. Both are going away because of the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Jun 10, 2026
House Democrats are looking to have a “proactive” legislative response to address energy affordability, rather than simply blaming Trump administration policies.
That’s what one of the leaders of a new House Democratic working group focused on solutions to high gasoline and utility prices told POLITICO in an interview on Tuesday.