Press Releases
Washington D.C. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to the United States begins a new era of cooperation between the United States and Canada on climate issues. SEEC Members released the following statement on the U.S.-Canadian joint climate, energy, and Arctic leadership announcement:
On January 5, 2016 SEEC Co-Founder and Vice-Chair Rep. Steve Israel (NY-03) announced that he would not seek reelection this year to the 115th Congress. SEEC members released the following statement.
Washington, D.C. - Today, President Obama announced that he would reject the Keystone XL pipeline after determining that the Canadian tar sands pipeline is not in the interest of our country or our climate. SEEC members released the following statement:
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released strengthened National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. The EPA has announced an ozone standard of 70 parts per billions (ppb), an improvement over the current standard of 75 ppb which is widely considered by the medical community to inadequately protect public health. SEEC members released the following statement:
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releases the final version of the Clean Power Plan, which will place the first ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants. SEEC Members released the following statement:
Washington D.C. – Today, Pope Francis–the leader of more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide–released a papal encyclical, “Laudato Si, On the Care of our Common Home”. The encyclical echoes what we already know, the climate is changing and human actions, especially the unmitigated burning of fossil fuels, are the cause. The encyclical goes on to urge the world’s governments to act, calling on developed nations to lead, citing the disproportionate impacts that climate change will have on the world’s poor and those living in developing countries.
Washington, D.C. – Today, as the U.S. House of Representative considers H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) organized an effort on the House floor to highlight the importance of funding climate research. Representative Blumenauer, Representative Jared Polis (CO-02) and other members of the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) offered two amendments underscoring the importance of climate research within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).