Press Releases
Feb 12, 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 in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin’s final decision to repeal the landmark Endangerment Finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, alongside the determination to gut vehicle tailpipe pollution protections. Last year, SEEC submitted a 154-Member public comment letter condemning EPA’s proposal to rescind the Endangerment Finding.
Feb 11, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) — Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) — along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Senator Edward Markey (MA), rallied at a press conference outside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters, after the White House announced it would repeal the science-based and legally-affirmed Endangerment Finding tomorrow.
Feb 4, 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 in response to the House passage of the Critical Mineral Dominance Act (H.R. 4090).
Feb 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate and Agriculture Task Force, led by Co-Chairs Reps. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Kim Schrier (WA-08), announced the endorsement of eight bills that will help deliver a resilient American food supply chain and ensure the future success of America’s farmers and ranchers who are playing a central role in the fight against the climate crisis.
Jan 21, 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 in response to the House passage of the Congressional Review Act resolution (H.J.Res. 140) to overturn mining protections for Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters and Superior National Forest.
Jan 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient House Task Force, led by Co-Chairs Reps. Dave Min (CA-47) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), announced the endorsement of five bills that help deliver more affordable, climate-resilient homes for the American people.
Jan 14, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) — Reps. Sean Casten (IL-06), Mike Levin (CA-49), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) — spoke at a press conference to take stock of the one year anniversary of Trump’s broken promise to slash energy bills in half for the American people. By attacking cheap, clean, American-made energy and prioritizing polluters over people, the Trump Administration with their Republican majority in Congress have only made America more expensive and less safe.
Jan 12, 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 25th anniversary of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule).
Jan 7, 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 in response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, alongside 65 additional international organizations.
Dec 18, 2025
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 House passage of the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (H.R. 1366) and Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845).