"Failure is not an option. We need a final bill now that significantly lowers costs, cuts greenhouse gas emissions, transitions to a green economy, secures our energy independence, and ensures the U.S. leads in the global fight against climate change.β
βA clean energy future is no longer an ambitious goal, itβs a necessity." -@DorisMatsui
"We're here to demonstrate today is this is across the board in the Democratic caucus, from our friends in @USProgressives, to our friends in @NewDemCoalition."
"My home state of North Carolina is already a leader in clean energy. We're #2 in solar. But we still need investments to reach our full potential," says @RepDeborahRoss on the need for the Senate to pass the $555B+ climate bill.
.@RepBarragan says that addressing the climate crisis will also address supply chain issues and the infant formula shortage
.@RepDerekKilmer notes how four coastal tribes in #WA06 have had to move to higher ground due to rising sea levels and more severe storms.
"The evidence is all smacking us in the face," says @RepAndyLevin on the climate crisis and the need for the Senate to get the job done and pass a climate bill. #ClimateCantWait
"The United States Senate has not done anything on *the* most important, existential imperative of our time. And that is unacceptable." -@RepHuffman
.@RepPaulTonko: "We're calling for @POTUS and @SenSchumer and the 50 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to come together around an ambitious reconciliation package."
BREAKING: MAGA House Republicans just unveiled their appropriations bill for @Interior and the environment, which includes radical, unprecedented cuts to @EPA and other dangerous provisions.
This bill is nothing short of anti-environmental extremism.
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MAGA Republicansβ appropriations bill includes a ~40% cut to @EPAβs funding, which would be the lowest level in more than 30 YEARS.
This would be absolutely catastrophic for our planet, our health, and our communities.
The bill also includes $9.4 BILLION in cuts to Democratsβ clean energy plan, including $7.8B from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and $1.4 billion to address environmental health impacts in underserved and overburdened communities.
In 2019, the Select Committee was tasked with combating the climate crisis.
In today's final hearing, @ClimateCrisis lays out congressional successes and needed action to transition to a clean energy future and improve community resilience. π§΅
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@ClimateCrisis Honoring late @RepMcEachin with a moment of silence, Chair Castor said: βIn Congress, he changed the conversation on climate change. Environmental justice was at the heart of his work.... I trust that his example will inspire all of us to be faithful public servants.β
In her opening statement, Chair @USRepKCastor lays out the importance of bold action.
"Our work remains urgent. Climate disasters are putting Americaβs security and stability at serious risk, and threatening our economy, our way of life, and our communities."
2022 was the most important year for climate action in U.S. history.
The IRA was signed into law. @POTUS took numerous climate actions. But we can't meet our climate goals without state action β and that's exactly what happened in 2022.
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California led the charge on electric vehicles and climate funding, instituting the nation-leading Advanced Clean Cars II rule that requires all new cars sold after 2035 are electric π
The state's last budget also included an unprecedented $54 billion to combat climate change.
Colorado continued to raise the bar for methane emission protections π
β Adopted rules that nearly doubled oil and gas extraction site inspections
β Tightened standards for methane leaks
β Changed well clean-up rules to ensure companies cover costs
ποΈ President Biden set to make #AviKwaAme a national monument
"When it comes to Spirit Mountain and surrounding ridges and canyons in Nevada, Iβm committed to protecting this sacred place that is central to the creation story of so many tribes." -@POTUS washingtonpost.com/climate-enviroβ¦
@POTUS π Biden administration to give $75M to Native communities threatened by climate change
"It gave me goose bumps when I found out we got that money. It will mean a lot to us,β said Joseph John Jr., a council member in Newtok, a village in southwest Alaska. nytimes.com/2022/11/30/cliβ¦
#WVvEPA is a Supreme Court case about the @EPAβs authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
SCOTUS already ruled that the EPA can and *must* regulate climate pollution, but extremists have captured SCOTUS, putting our planet at stake.
@EPA If SCOTUS sides with the West Virginia plaintiffs β who are arguing that Congress has not given the EPA authority to take action against climate change β it could hamstring not only the EPA, but other federal agencies that protect us from powerful corporate interests. #WVvEPA
HAPPENING NOW π£ @RepJoeNeguse is over on our Twitter handle to discuss how clean energy wins in his home state of Colorado can serve as a model for policies at the national level.
Hi! This is @RepNeguse π tweeting with LCV to talk about #CleanEnergyForAll in Colorado and across the country.
This is a core issue for me: before taking office, I co-founded the non-profit New Era Colorado to engage youth efforts to #ActOnClimate using clean energy solutions.
In Congress, I am proud to serve on the Select Committee on the @ClimateCrisis and be a member of the climate action based caucus @SEEC. We listen to people across the country who are affected by climate change and develop legislative solutions to tackle the climate crisis.