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 House passage of the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (H.R. 3015), Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 3062), and Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act (H.R. 1047), which continue to prioritize dirty, expensive energy sources over cleaner and cheaper options.

Washington, D.C. – Today, members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Vice Chairs Reps. Sean Casten (IL-06), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and SEEC Member Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), held a press conference at the Capitol to oppose Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin’s proposed rollbacks of EPA’s landmark Endangerment Finding and vehicle emissions standards that will make our air dirtier, our children less safe, and our lives more expensive.

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 calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide robust opportunities for public engagement and input on USDA’s proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule), which aims to undermine the successful management of millions of acres of National Forest System lands across America.

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 Republicans’ Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4553), which will undermine affordable, American-made energy and raise energy costs 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 the House passage of three Congressional Review Act resolutions that would inhibit long-term resource management planning for public lands in Montana (H.J.Res. 104), North Dakota (H.J.Res. 105), and Alaska (H.J.Res. 106), resulting in dire consequences for future land-use management here in the United States.

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) sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretaries Scott Turner and Brooke Rollins in response to HUD and USDA’s Notice for Comment on July 7th, which aims to rollback key energy efficiency building codes that are saving homeowners and renters thousands of dollars on their energy bills.

WASHINGTON D.C. – House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Member Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and SEEC Co-Chair Paul Tonko (NY-20) led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the agency to not repeal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, a significant threat to the American people and their pocketbooks. They were joined by SEEC Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-7) and Mike Quigley (IL-5) along with 81 of their House Democratic colleagues.

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 formal decision to repeal the landmark Endangerment Finding and gut life-saving pollution standards for motor vehicles. Previously, SEEC sent a letter in February condemning Administrator Zeldin’s reported recommendation to strike down EPA’s Endangerment Finding.