Press Releases

Jun 1, 2017

SEEC Co-Chairs Condemn Decision to Withdraw from Paris Deal and Call for Continued Commitment to U.S. Climate Pledge from Leaders and Communities Across the Country

Washington D.C. – Today SEEC Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Paul Tonko, and Doris Matsui released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.

May 30, 2017

SEEC Sends Tax Principles to House Ways & Means Committee

Washington D.C. – Today members of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Committee. The letter, led by SEEC Vice-Chair Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), details green tax reform priorities including financial incentives to reduce harmful carbon pollution, which should be the foundation of any tax reform plan. Early estimates suggest that a $25-per-ton surcharge on carbon would generate $977 billion over 10 years and provide a needed incentive to reduce carbon pollution over time.

May 26, 2017

SEEC Co-Chairs Oppose Trump Budget Cuts

Washington D.C. – Following the release of President Trump’s FY18 Budget, the Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) made the following statements.

May 26, 2017

SEEC Co-Chairs Call on President Trump to stay in the Paris Climate Agreement

Washington D.C. – SEEC Co- Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter today to President Donald Trump urging him to remain a party to the Paris Climate Agreement.

May 24, 2017

SEEC Members call on Secretary Perry to release ARPA-E funds

Washington D.C. – SEEC Member Rep. Don Beyer was joined by SEEC Co-Chairs Reps. Paul Tonko, Gerry Connolly, and Doris Matsui and 55 other Members of Congress in pressing Energy Secretary Rick Perry to immediately release funds to previously-approved projects at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

Apr 28, 2017

SEEC Members Call for Climate Justice, Jobs, Action

The last several years had seen tremendous progress in the fight against climate change culminating in the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement in November 2016.

Apr 14, 2017

Media Advisory: Congressional Leaders Call for Climate Justice, Jobs and Action

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, April 27th at 9am Members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) and other environmental leaders will gather at the House Triangle (East Front of the U.S. Capitol near the House steps) to call for climate justice, jobs and a clean energy economy.

Mar 28, 2017

SEEC Statement on Trump’s Dirty Energy Executive Order

Washington D.C. – Today, President Trump will sign an Executive Order to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan and undo other elements of the U.S. Climate Action Plan. The Clean Power Plan was created under the Obama Administration to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 32 percent by 2030, safeguard public health by reducing hazardous air pollutants, and help achieve climate goals under the Paris Climate Agreement. SEEC members released the following statement:

Mar 16, 2017

SEEC Members Oppose Harmful Trump Budget Cuts

Today, President Trump released his budget blueprint for fiscal year 2018. The Trump Budget is characterized by massive cuts to environmental and climate change programs, clean energy investment, and science funding in order to offset a $54 billion increase in military spending, plus the cost to construct an environmentally damaging southern border wall. Here are some of the proposed cuts that are most concerning for SEEC members.

Mar 16, 2017

SEEC Leadership Responds to 31 Percent Cut to Environmental Protection Agency in Trump Budget

The Trump Administration has released a budget that would slash funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by more than 30 percent and eliminate 20 percent of staff. EPA plays a critical role in the protection of our clean air and water and supports the clean-up of contaminated sites around the country, often in the form of grants to states. The budget would also cut or eliminate other important clean energy and climate change programs at other agencies. SEEC Leadership Members released the following statements in response to these proposed cuts: