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February 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM

An environmental crisis happening in real time

We cannot continue letting corporations side-step environmental regulations and protections John, there’s an environmental crisis happening in real time. As you may have heard, East Palestine residents had to evacuate their town in Ohio after a Norfolk Southern train containing ca…

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February 17, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Taking our Farm Bill fight to the next level

This is how SEEC Members build off of our major climate wins, John. John, We wanted to share with you an exciting new development being undertaken by SEEC this Congress. As part of our members’ ongoing efforts to create an all-systems approach to tackling the climate crisis, we’r…

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February 17, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Tell McCarthy: Environmental justice NOW

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), $60 billion in federal spending has been allocated towards advancing environmental justice efforts. This is the single-largest investment ever focused on closing the gap between racial and socioeconomic disparities in infrastructure and climate resilie…

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February 16, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Climate pollution is the new smoking

Clean energy policies are fundamental to cancer prevention. John, Haven’t you heard? Climate pollution is the new smoking. We already knew that getting people to stop smoking is necessary to reducing cancer risks in our communities, but a new study from the International Journal o…

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February 15, 2023 at 4:27 PM

Thanks to GOP, fed agency gets cold feet

We can’t lose ground now John, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (not to be confused with SEEC!) is getting cold feet. After SEEC Vice Chair Sean Casten led the charge calling for climate-disclosure requirements for the financial sector, the SEC proposed a plan to do ju…

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February 12, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Tell McCarthy: Environmental justice NOW

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), $60 billion in federal spending has been allocated towards advancing environmental justice efforts. This is the single-largest investment ever focused on closing the gap between racial and socioeconomic disparities in infrastructure and climate resilie…

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February 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM

JUST IN: Cook Report already says 5 of our members are in DANGER

This year will be a make-or-break for our Members. John, The first Cook Political Report for the next election cycle just came out, and five of our Members’ seats were already listed as “toss ups.” Half of the toss-ups in the report are SEEC Members, which means we’re at the cente…

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February 10, 2023 at 5:33 PM

GOP votes NO but takes credit for IRA

We all know exactly how much credit they deserve for these investments coming to their communities (a.k.a. ZERO!). John, Our unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since 1969 — and we don’t have the GOP to thank for it. Every single Republican in Congress voted against Presiden…

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February 8, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Strong climate action was front and center during Biden’s SOTU

As President Biden said last night, “The climate crisis doesn’t care if your state is red or blue.” Republicans in Congress are unwilling to support the clean energy fight, so SEEC Members need a strong offense to make big climate gains and retake the House in 2024. John, Last nig…

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February 6, 2023 at 8:08 PM

A tale of two states: why electing pro-climate leaders matters

While Minnesota shows us the opportunity that exists in the states to push for a clean energy future, Texas also shows us the challenges of relying on red states to get with the program. That’s why we have to keep the pressure on legislators in gas-favoring states like Texas to make sure we can k…

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February 5, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Matt Gaetz: “Drill, baby, drill — unless it’s in my backyard”

This is hypocrisy at its finest. GOP members like Matt Gaetz can’t stand on a soapbox decrying the devastating impacts of fossil fuel drilling when it exclusively impacts their states and expect to get a pat on the back for it. As federal officials, they need to make sure we’re finding solutions …

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February 4, 2023 at 6:08 PM

the next legislative showdown: the 2023 farm bill

There’s a lot at stake here, John. These conservation programs cover a wide range of issues affecting our farmers, including soil health, food waste, electrification, climate resilience, and more. And Farm Bill reauthorizations only happen once every five years. That means we have one shot at get…

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February 1, 2023 at 7:11 PM

The GOP is LASHING OUT against Wall Street 👀

That’s right, Kevin McCarthy, Ron DeSantis, and House Republicans are pushing out a narrative of “woke capitalism” as a way to scare and shame companies from advancing climate change policies. They’re trying to elevate responsible corporate climate practices into their identity politics. …

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January 31, 2023 at 11:37 PM

It’s not mission accomplished — yet

President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act — that SEEC Members pushed through Congress last year — is an incredible jumping-off point for this 100% clean energy goal. But if we’re going to get this done by 2035, we can’t just bank on federal action. John, AInstead of the usual doo…

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January 30, 2023 at 9:18 PM

One of the world’s ice boxes is defrosting...

Studying the region’s consistent record of ice core data (a.k.a. “frozen time capsules that allow scientists to reconstruct climate far into the past”), reachers have found clear effects of global warming reaching the remote, high-elevation areas of central-north Greenland. John, …

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January 29, 2023 at 5:30 PM

We’ve been ignoring wild bees at our peril

When most folks think of bees, they are thinking of honey bees – a nonnative species that was brought over to the United States from Europe hundreds of years ago. And while honey bees did suffer a decline in the 2000s due to pesticides, parasitic mites, and the loss of habitats, honey bee colonie…

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January 28, 2023 at 5:20 PM

BREAKING: McCarthy’s first drilling bill PASSED

This bill is designed to severely limit Biden’s authority to tap into the SPR unless a plan is produced to increase oil and gas leasing on federal plans. They don’t want Biden to use our reserves to help the American people, like he did after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. They want to make his han…

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January 25, 2023 at 3:53 PM

your thoughts on carbon capture?

Instead of pumping oil and gas out of the earth, instead they should be required to pump carbon dioxide back in. John, When you make a mess, you clean it up. That’s how it’s supposed to go. But when it comes to the fossil fuel industry, the rules don’t apply. For decades, big oil …

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January 24, 2023 at 10:15 PM

HGTV hosts getting paid by Fossil Fuels?!?

This isn’t small potatoes, John; PERC is planning to spend $13 million on this anti-clean energy campaign this year! John, this can’t be legal. The New York Times reported that the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) is paying influencers to promote fossil fuel use and d…

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January 22, 2023 at 4:41 PM

[DEMAND ACTION] Gas price hikes MUST stop

In a year when average Americans struggled to pay to fill their tanks, Big Oil raked in record profits. Combined, they made over $200 BILLION in profits last year. That’s because executives of the major oil companies are using international turmoil as an excuse to pad their bottom line by gouging…

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January 21, 2023 at 4:39 PM

The center of the GOP’s new culture war...

With 47 million American households still using gas stoves, we can’t afford to sit back and do nothing while so many lives are at risk. That’s why SEEC members like Representative Don Beyer wrote a letter to the CPSC last month urging them to take action. John, Republicans have f…

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January 20, 2023 at 4:34 PM

Manatees: on the right track, miles to go

Manatee deaths dropped last year, a critical slowdown for the species' survival! But we’re not out of the woods yet, FIRSTNAME/team, chronic starvation is still on the rise for manatees. In fact, starvation has now outpaced boat strikes as a major threat to the sea cow’s survival. …

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January 18, 2023 at 4:26 PM

signs of repair to the ozone layer

According to a just-released United Nations report, if the progress continues, the ozone layer will return to its 1980 levels over the coming decades. After years of action and focus, we’re finally seeing the results for which we’ve been working and advocating. John, Good news! Sc…

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January 17, 2023 at 9:57 PM

still cleaning up Trump’s mess

The Trump administration was a colossal failure in so many different areas, and President Biden has spent the first two years of his presidency cleaning up the mess left behind. John, The Trump administration was a colossal failure in so many different areas, and President Biden …

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January 15, 2023 at 7:31 PM

GOP already trying to gut our public lands

John, After an embarrassing, days-long debacle to elect a speaker, the House GOP is already gunning for our public lands. A provision in the new House rules package that Republicans passed would make it easier to transfer ownership of federal public lands to state or local govern…

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January 14, 2023 at 7:32 PM

CO2 emissions jumped up AGAIN in 2022

One piece of silver lining is that for the first time, renewable energy sources surpassed coal in energy production for the first time ever. John, we’ve got some good and bad news. We’ll give you the bad news first: U.S. carbon emissions rose 1.3% last year. At a time when we need…

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January 13, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Meet the new leadership team!

Our new leadership team will be focused on building on these wins and ensuring their proper execution in the 118th Congress. John: Please join us in welcoming our new leadership team for the 118th Congress! Reps. Doris Matsui — Co-Chair Rep. Mike Quigley — Co-Chair  Rep. Paul Ton…

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January 12, 2023 at 4:38 PM

GOP targeting climate activists?!

As part of their so-called investigations, vengeful Republicans are threatening to use subpoenas to obtain donation and funding information from climate groups. John, Even with the slimmest of majorities in the House, Congressional Republicans are already trying to intimidate pro…

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January 9, 2023 at 9:30 PM

the 118th Congress is now in session

We can only assume that from here on out, we’ll have to fight twice as hard to defend the progress we’ve made fighting climate change. John, After four days and fifteen votes, the 118th Congress has begun, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy holds the Speaker’s gavel. This level of chaos in se…

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January 8, 2023 at 5:25 PM

WATER EMERGENCY: Drought drives Southern California to its limits

Southern California’s megadrought has had far-reaching consequences. John, this is not a drill: Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District (MWD) has declared a regional drought emergency.   This 23-year-long megadrought is pushing the entire region to its limits. Water conse…

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January 7, 2023 at 5:20 PM

A wetter and stormier Arctic

the Arctic has been warming four times quicker than the global average rate John, According to the 2022 Arctic Report Card, an annual report compiled by nearly 150 experts from 11 different nations and published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Arc…

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January 5, 2023 at 5:27 PM

We’re the last offensive line in the House

The Select Committee on the Climate Crisis deserves tremendous praise for setting out a vision for Congress to follow, and then making sure that vision became a reality. John, As Republicans prepare to take over Congress, House Democrats are celebrating their huge wins in tackling …

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January 3, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Thank you

John, To start the new year, we’d like to share some good news with you: Thanks to your help, we were able to reach our end-of-year goal! 2022 was an incredible year, John. SEEC and the Biden administration were able to deliver huge wins for our environment. We are so proud of ev…

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December 31, 2022 at 5:07 PM

Reflecting on 2022, planning ahead for 2023

We are proud of what we accomplished in 2022, and we know that there’s still so much more to do John: Tonight is SEEC PAC’s deadline to receive 2022 gifts before our final Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing of the year. Will you help us prepare for the next election cycle by …

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December 30, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Introducing our Sustainability Sustainers program

Rebuilding our reliable base of recurring donors is the first step to getting us off on the right foot heading into the presidential election cycle. John,  In November’s elections this year, SEEC PAC helped re-elect over 97% of our members and add 14 new climate champions to Congre…

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December 28, 2022 at 5:07 PM

a year of accomplishments in 2022

John, It’s been a great year for clean energy and climate change progress and action — and SEEC supporters like you helped make it happen. Environmental policy analysts call 2022 a historic year for the number and range of new laws and regulations at the federal level. Thanks to y…

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December 27, 2022 at 4:30 PM

CA Gray Wolves have made a remarkable comeback

SEEC members in Congress are fighting to protect hundreds of endangered animals like gray wolves from the threat of extinction.  John, We’ve got incredible news: A gray wolf pack in northern California was recently confirmed to have given birth to eight pups this past spring! This…

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December 21, 2022 at 5:20 PM

shocking news from Africa

the situation in the Horn of Africa is part of a global food crisis threatening a record number of people John, The United Nations is out with a stunning statistic: Nearly 26 million people in the Horn of Africa face severe hunger, with some regions already at catastrophic famine l…

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December 20, 2022 at 5:22 PM

SIGN ON → hold Wall Street accountable for breaking climate commitments!

Wall Street is already going back on its word John,  For decades, the United Nations and environmental groups have tried to get financial institutions to invest in climate solutions. Bringing an end to the climate crisis will take cooperation from both the public and private sector…

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December 18, 2022 at 6:19 PM

keep a lookout for these conservative climate groups

We see these new conservative climate groups on the block for what they truly are John: After spending millions of dollars lobbying the GOP, conservative climate groups are trying to make their mark during the 118th Congress. Organizations like ClearPath and Citizens for Responsibl…

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December 17, 2022 at 6:22 PM

the Amazon finally moving in right direction

deforestation fell in the 12 months through July. John, Some cautiously good news on the deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest: According to just-released government data, deforestation fell in the 12 months through July. That’s a decrease from a 15-year high under the outgoi…

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December 15, 2022 at 4:39 PM

Should we U-Haul endangered species?

the case for moving endangered species to save them from extinction. John, A recent article in Yale Environment 360 presents the case for moving endangered species to save them from extinction. Scientists warn that climate change and other environmental threats could require reloca…

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December 13, 2022 at 10:07 PM

clean air is a right, not a privilege

According to one new study, young children breathing polluted air are falling behind in school, and this is happening disproportionately in lower-income communities. Fact: Everyone, especially our children, has a right to clean air. However, John, recent studies are sounding the al…

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December 12, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Biden continues to deliver on conservation

By expanding protections for this sacred site, the Biden administration will ensure these tribes can rest easy knowing that all of their ancestors’ lands are safe. John,  Since he took office two years ago, President Biden has taken several steps to protect our public lands from dr…

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December 11, 2022 at 6:39 PM

“complete doomsday scenario” for Southwest

What’s happening in Arizona is driving home how climate change will require us to rethink every assumption of the world we currently live in. John — what’s happening in Arizona is driving home how climate change will require us to rethink every assumption of the world we currently…

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December 8, 2022 at 9:18 PM

oceans and plastic don’t mix

scientists are increasingly concerned that microplastics may also inhibit one of the world’s most important carbon sinks John, Scientists and environmentalists have known this for some time: large plastic items like bags and bottles cause massive ocean pollution. But now experts a…

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December 6, 2022 at 11:28 PM

Denying climate science is SURGING

Bad acting-lobbyists, greenwashing advertisements, and disinformation campaigns are seizing this moment when conspiracy theories and disinformation are surging to stoke the fringe fires to fuel their own gains. John — We all know climate denialism and skepticism is a huge problem, …

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December 4, 2022 at 6:19 PM

learn this anti-climate congressman’s name

John, we know ultra-conservative Republicans like Westerman will stop at nothing to undo all the progress we’re making on climate change. After all, Westerman answers to Big Fossil, not the American people. John, Meet one of our biggest climate adversaries you’ve never heard of — y…

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December 3, 2022 at 5:17 PM

don’t fall for this climate deniers con

Slick advertisements, carefully crafted social media posts, and the threat of a lawsuit cannot hide the sinister motives of this phony coalition. John, climate deniers will stop at nothing to prevent the progress of clean energy programs. Their latest con is pulled straight from t…

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December 1, 2022 at 10:17 PM

SIGN ON: Support a federal EV fleet!

The pressure is working, John, but we can’t let up for one second. We need to ensure that not only all USPS vehicles but all federal vehicles are emissions free. Can you add your name to this petition to show your support for transitioning all federal vehicles to clean energy? John…

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