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, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, sent a letter to the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Richard Revesz, urging the swift finalization of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate and Agriculture Task Force Co-Chairs, Rep. Chellie Pingree and Rep. Kim Schrier, released a statement following the publication of House Agriculture Committee Democrats’ Farm Bill principles.

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, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing a new National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particle pollution.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate Jobs Task Force Member Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Co-Chairs Reps. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led members of the Task Force in calling on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board to develop a report including robust recommendations to strengthen and diversify the clean-energy workforce.

Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it would thoroughly evaluate the climate and environmental impacts of new natural gas export terminals before approving permits.

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, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement after the passage of S.J. Res. 38, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers”.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) — through the leadership of the SEEC Climate and Agriculture Task Force — hosted a public roundtable with farmers from red and blue states who are working to secure a climate-resilient food supply chain for Americans across the nation. Empowered with the $19.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investments for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) climate-smart programs, our farmers, foresters, and ranchers are playing a pivotal role in the fight against the climate crisis that will benefit generations to come.

Washington, D.C. – The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate and National Security Task Force, led by Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), released the following statement in response to the final passage of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24 NDAA). In a May 2023 letter, the Task Force urged the House Armed Services Committee to prioritize energy resilience and independence as part of our nation’s defense strategy.