Press Releases

Washington D.C. – Today SEEC Leadership, including Co-Chairs Reps. Paul Tonko, Gerry Connolly, and Doris Matsui and Vice-Chairs Reps. Matt Cartwright, Alan Lowenthal, Mike Quigley, Chellie Pingree and Jared Polis released the following statement in response to President Trump’s proposal to replace the Clean Power Plan with weaker standards for reducing carbon pollution from power plants.

Washington D.C. – Today SEEC Leadership, including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Paul Tonko, and Gerry Connolly, and Vice-Chairs Reps. Matt Cartwright, Alan Lowenthal, Mike Quigley, Chellie Pingree and Jared Polis released the following statement in response to the passage of H.Con.Res. 119, a Republican-led resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a tax on carbon pollution would be detrimental to the United States economy.

Washington D.C. – Today SEEC members sent a letter to the lead Senate and House Appropriators advocating for the Senate’s higher funding levels for two vital clean energy programs.

Washington D.C. – Today SEEC Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko released the following statement in response to the resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Washington D.C. – SEEC leadership made the following statement in response to the announcement from House Republican Leadership that they will bring the House Farm Bill up for a vote again next month.

Washington D.C. – Today the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition called on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Leadership to include policies from SEEC’s Sustainable Infrastructure Proposal in this year’s Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).

Washington, DC – On Wednesday an amendment authored by SEEC Member Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to strengthen water sustainability and operational readiness on American military installations was adopted unanimously by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC).

Washington D.C. – As the House Agriculture Committee marks-up Chairman Conaway’s Farm Bill today, leaders of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) are calling on the Chairman to remove damaging environmental policies and re-commit to funding robust conservation programs.