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Mar 13, 2014
Washington, D.C.—Today, House Republicans passed H.R. 3189, the so-called Water Rights Protection Act. The originally stated intent of the bill was to address a dispute between the Forest Service and ski resorts that operate on Forest Service land. Unfortunately, yet again, House Republicans couldn’t resist using this local issue as a vehicle to attack other federal agencies—agencies that had no hand in the issue—instead of constructively working to reach a resolution.
March 7, 2014
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Mar 6, 2014
Washington, D.C.—Today the House Republican majority passed the Polluter Protection Act, yet another measure that would protect polluters by barring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from taking necessary action to reduce carbon pollution from power plants.
Mar 05, 2014
Rep. Henry Waxman’s decision to retire at the end of the year has left greens wondering who will step in as House Democrats’ moral compass on environmental issues. But it might not be just one lawmaker who emerges as the chamber’s loudest voice on climate change and other hot-button topics. The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition has built a caucus of 56 Democrats who are vowing to carry on Waxman’s legacy. “We’re not just leaving it to a handful of individuals,” Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the co-chair of the coalition, told POLITICO in a recent interview.
Mar 3, 2014
Washington, D.C.—In response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing final Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Standards, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) issued the following statement: