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May 22, 2023
Washington, D.C. – The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Nature and Oceans Task Force Co-Chairs, Rep. Doris Matsui and Rep. Joe Neguse, released the following statement in honor of International Day for Biological Diversity 2023. To reaffirm our nation’s commitment to conserving and restoring the planet’s biodiversity, the SEEC Nature and Oceans Task Force calls on President Biden to develop a coordinated interagency National Biodiversity Strategy, consistent with the National Biodiversity Strategy Resolution led by Rep. Joe Neguse and Rep. Jared Huffman

May 11, 2023
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, and SEEC Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chair Rep. Mike Levin released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement for new rules limiting carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants under its authority from Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

May 10, 2023
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force, Reps. Sean Casten (IL) and Mike Levin (CA) released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration’s recently announced priorities for permitting reform.

Apr 27, 2023
Washington D.C. – Today, the Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force, Reps. Sean Casten (IL) and Mike Levin (CA), released a discussion draft of the Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration (CETA) Act.

Apr 26, 2023
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 passage of H.R. 2811, the Republican-led debt ceiling bill that holds the American economy hostage to pursue the Republican anti-climate agenda.

Apr 24, 2023
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, along with the 16 other members of the Task Force, sent a letter to the House Agriculture Committee urging them to protect the nearly $20 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act for climate-smart agriculture programs in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.

Apr 21, 2023
Washington, D.C. – The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Nature and Oceans Task Force Co-Chairs, Rep. Doris Matsui and Rep. Joe Neguse, released the following statement in celebration of Earth Day 2023. In commemorating the progress made so far in environmental protection, the Task Force Co-Chairs, alongside SEEC Members Rep. Steve Cohen and Rep. Jennifer McClellan, led an Earth Day Resolution with 57 of their colleagues.

Apr 12, 2023
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, Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, alongside SEEC Member Rep. Yvette Clarke released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal on greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles sold in the United States.

Mar 30, 2023
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, Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 1, a Republican-led energy package that benefits polluters while raising energy prices for American families.

Mar 13, 2023
Washington D.C. – On Monday, the Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) – Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko – and SEEC Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chair Rep. Mike Levin, along with 53 of their colleagues, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan urging him to finalize strong limits on carbon pollution from fossil-fuel fired power plants by March 2024.