Lands, Waters, & Nature
This task force will focus on actions that prioritize public lands and waters protections, habitat conservation, coastal resilience, and nature-based solutions as a means to mitigate and adapt to our rapidly changing climate and environment. Our families, communities, and economy rely on healthy ecosystems for clean air and water, and promoting the conservation and restoration of natural habitats, while addressing the worsening biodiversity crisis, will be key to delivering critical ecosystem services to our communities. The task force will develop a forward-looking policy agenda to harness the power of our lands and waters to ensure that future generations of Americans are left with a planet that is healthier and cleaner than we found it.
Co-Chairs
Members
Rep. Jake
Auchincloss(MA-04)
Auchincloss(MA-04)
Rep. Sarah
Elfreth(MD-03)
Elfreth(MD-03)
Rep. Jared
Huffman(CA-02)
Huffman(CA-02)
Rep. Brittany
Pettersen(CO-07)
Pettersen(CO-07)
Rep. Paul
Tonko(NY-20)
Tonko(NY-20)
Related Media
Sep 3, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force Reps. Doris Matsui (CA), Don Beyer (VA), and Maxine Dexter (OR) released the following statement in response to the House passage of three Congressional Review Act resolutions that would inhibit long-term resource management planning for public lands in Montana (H.J.Res. 104), North Dakota (H.J.Res. 105), and Alaska (H.J.Res. 106), resulting in dire consequences for future land-use management here in the United States.
Jun 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force Reps. Doris Matsui (CA), Don Beyer (VA), and Maxine Dexter (OR) released the following statement in response to Congressional Republicans’ repeated, but ultimately failed, attempts to sell off our public lands to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.
Jun 20, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force Reps. Doris Matsui (CA), Don Beyer (VA), and Maxine Dexter (OR) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum in response to DOI’s Regulatory Reform Request for Information (RFI) published on May 20, which aims to undermine public land management on behalf of polluting industries.
Mar 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) announced its task forces for the 119th Congress. Each task force is focused on a different aspect of securing a healthy and prosperous American future that SEEC will push for congressional and executive action on this Congress.
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Washington, D.C. – The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Nature and Oceans Task Force Co-Chair, Rep. Doris Matsui, and Task Force Members, Rep. Jared Huffman and Rep. John Sarbanes, sent a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in strong support of U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) proposal to amend all land management plans across the National Forest System to conserve existing old-growth forest and recruit future old-growth forest across America. The letter was signed by 48 House Democrats.