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SEEC September Newsletter

Newsletter features SEEC accomplishments, SEEC Member legislation, and top energy and environmental stories and facts.

Statement: House Republicans once again put 20th century fossil fuels over 21st century public health

SEEC Expands to 52 Members

Congressional Black Caucus Chairman champions sustainable energy.

Statement on Recent Energy and Efficiency Efforts

In response to the Obama Administration’s announcements on fuel efficiency and combined heat and power, SEEC Members released the following statement.

Release: GOP Bill Puts Oil Interests Above Americans

SEEC released the following statement after the House passed a so-called energy bill that provides more subsidies to the oil industry.

Environmental Groups Thank SEEC for Leadership Protecting Clean Air & Water, Fighting for Clean Energy

On Friday, February 10 sixteen environmental organizations sent letters to House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) members thanking them for their leadership protecting safeguards for clean air, water, and the environment, and promoting federal policies supporting an American clean energy future.

SEEC: Instead of addressing default crisis or jobs, GOP pushing unprecedented back-door attack on public health, environment (UPDATED)

WASHINGTON, DC -- The House of Representatives Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) blasted this week’s House Republican agenda, which does not yet call for consideration of a bipartisan solution to prevent a default crisis, or to create American jobs, but instead will see the House GOP try to use a federal spending bill to overturn important pollution controls and public health protections.

SEEC: House GOP cutting American competitiveness, subsidizing yesterday's dirty energy industries

WASHINGTON, DC - Today the House of Representatives Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) blasted Republican legislation that makes enormous cuts to Department of Energy (DOE) programs that support American innovation and economic competitiveness in growing clean energy industries.

SEEC House Democrats, science, health, national security groups oppose the Dirty Air Act

WASHINGTON, DC - Today Reps. Jay Inslee (D-WA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) - members of the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) - joined with representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists, American Lung Association, and Operation Free in calling for the House to reject the Dirty Air Act - H.R. 910.

House Democrats: Don't Use Budget to Gut Environmental Protections

Washington, DC - This afternoon, fifty-six Democratic members of the House of Representatives, who recently supported short-term budget Continuing Resolutions (CR) to continue funding for the federal government, sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner expressing reservations for future support for another CR or budget if it contains policy "riders" that would gut important bi-partisan environmental protections.