Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate and Agriculture Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Kim Schrier (WA-08) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to request additional information to ensure that the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program is successfully deployed to enhance the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that help make America’s farms and food supply chain more resilient.

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 Trump Administration’s proposal to roll back the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Methane Rule that cuts methane pollution and other harmful air pollutants from the oil and gas sector.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate and Agriculture Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Kim Schrier (WA-08), alongside House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02), led a total of 45 House Democrats urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to revise the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) rule implemented on October 16 that requires REAP applicants to have projects fully installed and operational for at least 12 months prior to application.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force Reps. Dave Min (CA-47) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) introduced the Community Disaster Protection Act, which would establish a five-year pilot program under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help local governments and community organizations design community-based catastrophe insurance that will help Americans in the most high-risk areas access affordable disaster coverage.

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 Trump Administration’s final decision to roll back the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) fuel efficiency standards for cars and light-duty trucks.

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 House Republicans’ passage of two resolutions (H.J.Res. 210 and H.J.Res. 213) that overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act waivers for California’s air pollution standards for ocean-going vessels and commercial harbor craft.

Washington, D.C. – Today, members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Vice Chairs Reps. Sean Casten (IL-06) and Mike Levin (CA-49), as well as Members Reps. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), and George Whitesides (CA-27), participated in a press conference to highlight the more than 800 policy ideas in the newly released Thriving Economy Project report that will address the unique set of challenges facing American families and businesses today and help usher in a cleaner, safer, and thriving American economy.

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 Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule to roll back life-saving air pollution limits for fossil fuel-fired power plants.