Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01), co-chairs of the SEEC Climate and Agriculture Task Force, led a Task Force meeting with U.S Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Robert Bonnie about the upcoming Farm Bill and shared climate priorities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) announced the launch of their Nature and Oceans Task Force, which will be led by SEEC Co-Chair Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Natural Resources Parks Subcommittee Chair Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02). The SEEC Nature and Oceans Task Force will work closely with Congressional colleagues, experts, and the Biden administration to harness the power of public lands and waters in the fight against the climate crisis.

Washington D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko and Vice-Chairs Reps. Matt Cartwright, Alan Lowenthal, A. Donald McEachin, Chellie Pingree, and Mike Quigley, released the following statement after President Biden called on Congress to pass transformational climate and clean energy policies in his State of the Union address.

Washington D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko and Vice-Chairs Reps. Matt Cartwright, Alan Lowenthal, A. Donald McEachin, Chellie Pingree, and Mike Quigley, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case West Virginia v. EPA.

Washington D.C. – Today, the leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Matt Cartwright, Alan Lowenthal, A. Donald McEachin, Chellie Pingree, and Mike Quigley sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy decrying the U.S. Postal Service's decision to purchase an almost-exclusively fossil fuel powered fleet as part of its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles procurement.

Washington D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) announced the launch of three task forces focused on tackling key aspects of the climate crisis in need of increased congressional attention.

Washington D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko and Vice-Chairs Reps. Matt Cartwright, Alan Lowenthal, A. Donald McEachin, Chellie Pingree, and Mike Quigley, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act.

Washington D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko and Vice-Chairs Reps. Matt Cartwright, Alan Lowenthal, A. Donald McEachin, Chellie Pingree, and Mike Quigley, applauded the U.S. House of Representatives advancing the largest investments towards fighting the climate crisis in U.S. history, which are included in the Build Back Better Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.