Press Releases

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 Senate passage of President Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Blackout Bill (H.R. 1) that destroys American energy security, kills jobs, and sends electricity costs through the roof for American families.

Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force Reps. Doris Matsui (CA), Don Beyer (VA), and Maxine Dexter (OR) released the following statement in response to Congressional Republicans’ repeated, but ultimately failed, attempts to sell off our public lands to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

Asheville, NC – Last week, members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) joined SEEC Institute on a two-day climate change tour of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. SEEC Co-Chair Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05) was joined by SEEC Vice Chair Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06), SEEC Member Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02), and SEEC Member Rep. Maxine Dexter (OR-03) to learn about the significant impacts of climate change on our nation’s most visited national park. The tour concluded in Asheville, North Carolina where members discussed post-Hurricane Helene disaster recovery efforts and economic impacts with local officials, disaster coordinators, and small business owners.

Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force Reps. Doris Matsui (CA), Don Beyer (VA), and Maxine Dexter (OR) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum in response to DOI’s Regulatory Reform Request for Information (RFI) published on May 20, which aims to undermine public land management on behalf of polluting industries.

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 Rescissions Act of 2025 (H.R. 4), which claws back $9.4 billion in previously approved federal funds, including funding for international climate programs. 

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, alongside SEEC Member Rep. Kathy Castor, released the following statement in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin’s decision to repeal strong pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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 House Republican Tax Scam (H.R. 1) that raises costs on every aspect of American life while adding more than $5 trillion to the national debt.

Washington, D.C. – Today, environmental champions in the House of Representatives held a press conference at the Capitol blasting House Republicans’ Tax Scam as a massive giveaway to billionaires and mega-polluters, funded entirely by selling out our health, economy, and children’s future. This corrupt Republican scheme is an attack on every American who values reducing costs, clean air and water, public health, and a thriving American economy.