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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
July 9, 2023 at 7:35 PM

Have you noticed less birdsong in the mornings, John?

In the last 50 years, 3 BILLION individual birds have disappeared from our skies. John, One in eight bird species are facing extinction right now, according to BirdLife, an international conservation NGO. In the United States alone, nearly 3 BILLION individual birds have disappeare…
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July 6, 2023 at 9:32 PM

As deforestation surges, our world is even more at risk.

We need to get the world back on track. John, New research from the World Resources Institute (WRI) has shown that, rather than slowing global deforestation as world leaders pledged to do at COP26, an area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost in 2022. That’s about 11…
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July 5, 2023 at 3:21 PM

BREAKING: Endangered species protections restored by Biden

The Endangered Species Act is back, John John, for once, we have good news for you.  Four years ago, Donald Trump and his administration stripped protections away from America’s threatened and endangered species, making these animals even more vulnerable, and making it so that corp…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
July 3, 2023 at 8:55 PM

This statistic is frightening, John

It's going to be a long, hot, summer, John John,  Everyone expects it to be hot in the summer, but not this hot. Scientists tracking alerts sent by the National Weather Service have found that more than half of Americans have lived under an extreme weather alert since May, especial…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 5:27 PM

Heat waves and crops don’t mix

The climate crisis is killing off one of our most important crops John, our food supply is in peril. In the last 40 years, catastrophic heat waves have become 16 times more common in America’s Midwest, according to a new study in the journal NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science. Th…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Fighting for the environment is a full-time job, John

We need your help to reach tonight’s fundraising deadline so we can elect more pro-climate candidates in 2024. John, Thanks to your support, SEEC members have spent the last six months fighting for pro-climate policies in Congress. And despite the Republican House majority’s consis…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
June 29, 2023 at 8:16 PM

Winning campaigns aren’t built overnight

We need the resources to give our candidates and recruits support from Day One. John, In the 2022 midterms, we did something nobody thought we could — we elected the most SEEC Members to Congress yet. And we were only able to accomplish it with early and consistent support from gra…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 7:27 PM

Thanks to IRA, it pays to go green 💸

Here’s how: John, It’s no secret that we’re big fans of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) around here. We know it’s not only poised to put our country on a fast pass to a clean energy future, but it’ll also help millions of Americans save money and reduce their carbon footprints in…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 25, 2023 at 6:13 PM

TOP GOP: IRA is STILL in their crosshairs

There’s only one way we can end these attacks once and for all… John, we’re not out of the woods yet. After the debt ceiling crisis largely left the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)’s climate provisions mostly intact, did you really think the attacks would stop? Hardly. Over the past …
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Declining shark populations put us all at risk, John.

A healthy reef is one with a stable shark population, even if that sounds scary to us humans. John,  Scientists have made an alarming discovery about the health of our oceans. A new study of nearly 400 coral reefs around the world found that populations of sharks have declined 60% …
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
June 23, 2023 at 8:41 PM

Republicans just tried to take us backward in our fight against air pollution

President Biden’s veto just protected 72 million Americans John, You know the saying: The green pen is mightier than the anti-climate sword — or at least, that’s how the adage goes with climate-forward leadership at the helm. Earlier this month, Republicans in D.C. tried to slash t…
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  SEEC PAC Public Health Watch · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 6:24 PM

3 million abandoned oil and gas wells threaten our health

John,  The hazardous air pollutants produced by active oil and gas wells have long held the spotlight for scientists and public health agencies, and for good reason. But a recent study out of Western Pennsylvania is highlighting a previously overlooked threat to residents of our n…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 8:02 PM

“Climate refugees” are already at our doorsteps.

The way we see it, there are only two options left: John, we are running out of time. A recent study published in Nature Sustainability points to a terrifying future: With the current climate crisis trajectory, nearly half of the world’s population will be forced to relocate by the…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 18, 2023 at 6:36 PM

Literal gridlock in clean energy progress

Don’t worry, our SEEC Members are working to solve it: John, We’ve got our wires crossed (around the energy grid, that is). Here’s the situation: The most effective way to reach our emission goals and avoid a climate catastrophe is rapidly switching to clean energy nationwide. And …
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 17, 2023 at 3:18 PM

John, we’re losing the Arctic.

Without sea ice, heatwaves, wildfires, and flooding like what we've seen in recent years will only mark the beginning of increasingly extreme weather events. John, a new study just found that the Arctic ocean could be ice-free for several months of the year as soon as 2030 — if we…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 10:57 PM

McCarthy just made safety a culture war issue

Are gas stoves really a freedom issue? BREAKING: House GOP Attacks Safety Measures Help SEEC PAC fight back against McCarthy’s anti-climate culture war DONATE John, Kevin McCarthy has made his next move against environmental and safety regulations. This time, he’s taken aim at… …
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 14, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Onshore wind energy’s second renaissance

We’ve got SEEC Co-Chair Paul Tonko to thank for leading the wind energy charge in Congress. John, the benefits of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) just keep rolling in. The U.S. wind market has taken some pretty heavy hits over the last few years, leading to a worris…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 10:18 PM

More Trump climate messes to clean up

Our Members are ensuring clean air and responsible refuse practices in every corner of the country. John, it’s 2023 and our SEEC Members are still cleaning up Trump’s messes. An ally only to big checks and deep pockets, the former president put pressure on the Environmental Protect…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 3:05 PM

The anti-climate right just made their next plan of attack clear

The GOP is gunning for the Farm Bill — but we’re not going to let them touch it. John, Matt Gaetz just made the anti-climate right’s next plan of attack clear: “A lot of the IRA green energy stuff that we sought repeal of in the [debt ceiling bill] we will probably seek repe…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 3:16 PM

New Record! Worst wildfire smoke in U.S. recorded history!

Wildfires — and climate change — don’t care about international borders. John, Summertime is meant to be the time to spend your days outside, enjoying the good weather. So far, that’s not in the forecast for millions in the U.S. That’s because smoke from Canadian wildfires is comin…
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  SEEC PAC Ocean Watch · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Honoring World Oceans Day by taking action

We know that gaining support for this important bill extends far beyond the walls of Congress. Happy World Oceans Day, John! Today, we rally all around the world to strengthen and support the health of our oceans and pave the way for a healthy and sustainable climate future. Howeve…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 7, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Summer blackouts are a recipe for disaster

Increasing numbers of Americans are suffering from the devastating impact of extreme weather events. John, we know you’ve definitely felt the difference over the past few summers. Temperatures are higher and heat waves stretch on longer than normal. And there’s no question that cli…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 5, 2023 at 10:16 PM

*This* is why we elect climate-forward leaders

The clean energy measures our Members are fighting for are working — the proof is in the numbers. John, we’re hitting your inbox this Monday with really promising news: The intensity of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry’s 100 top emitters fell 28 percent between 2019 …
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
June 4, 2023 at 3:34 PM

We’re entering a sixth mass extinction — and we are to blame

If we don’t take action, we could see a huge erasure of some of our most beloved creatures. John, a new study just found our global loss of wildlife is more alarming than we realize — and we are to blame. PROTECT OUR WILDLIFE » Researchers took a look at more than 70,000 species …
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  SEEC PAC HQ · [email protected]
June 2, 2023 at 4:39 PM

SEEC Members Katie Porter + Andy Kim are paving the way for a secure climate future

John, Our Members are working tirelessly to ensure we have a national strategy to combat one of the biggest threats to the safety of our families and the stability of the international community — the global climate crisis. SUPPORT SEEC'S CLIMATE FIGHT » Last week, SEEC Climate …
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM

🚨 We’re about to pass the Paris Climate threshold 🚨

This isn’t just a test. It’s a wake up call that we need to take immediate action against climate change. John, this is not a drill 🔽 The World Meteorological Organization has just released its latest analysis, revealing an alarming forecast: <Global temperatures are on track to…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 8:01 PM

After today’s debt ceiling vote, SEEC PAC keeps soldiering on

We’ve taken some licks from McCarthy’s hostage-taking exercise with the American economy, but we’ll never give up the fight. John: A debt ceiling deal is looming in Congress, and a crucial vote is scheduled to take place on the House floor today. And McCarthy’s priorities of short-…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 30, 2023 at 7:32 PM

Our dependency on plastic is toxic

We need to hold producers accountable. John, our plastic crisis is at emergency status. We’re churning out trillions of pounds of this stuff annually, and it’s no wonder — plastic is everywhere, from our product packaging to common household items like toilet paper. And here’s the …
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 28, 2023 at 6:38 PM

Worse than we thought: 50 years of natural disasters

Those nearly 12,000 disasters aren’t an unlucky streak, John. They are the result of our lack of action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions causing a rapidly warming planet and a rapidly changing climate. John: The United Nations just released a report that shows 12,000 disaster…
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  SEEC PAC HQ · [email protected]
May 26, 2023 at 6:46 PM

URGENT: SCOTUS stripped Clean Water Act protections

The Supreme Court just gutted the Clean Water Act — and with it, the EPA’s authority to police water pollution. Chip in to help us fight against the environmental impacts of this ruling by rushing a $25 donation now » RUSH A DONATION » John, yesterday, the Supreme Court made it a…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Clean air is collateral in McCarthy’s anti-climate agenda

McCarthy and his climate-denying caucus want to keep trucks guzzling gas and spewing exhaust for all to inhale. John, Speaker McCarthy is at it again with this climate-denying agenda. Just this week, House Republicans passed a resolution to overturn the EPA’s heavy-duty vehicle pol…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 5:17 PM

5 Ways IRA is changing the game >>

These historic steps towards climate action and protection would not be possible without our SEEC Members. Thanks to your help in 2022, SEEC PAC was able to re-elect over 95% of our pro-environment members to the U.S. House of Representatives — defying the odds on a n…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Manchin is trying to put us in climate gridlock

He’s got a vested interest in keeping his big ticket donors happy, no matter the environmental cost. John, Once again, Joe Manchin is poised to halt our clean energy progress, all because he wants to keep his big money oil and gas donors happy. SUPPORT SEEC'S CLEAN ENERGY FIGHT » …
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
May 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Gearing up for SCOTUS’s attacks on clean energy

The conservative-dominated court is going to try everything to strike down the new EPA power plant rule John, the EPA’s new power plant rule is all but guaranteed to be taken to the Supreme Court, and we need to be ready to pass legislation that backs up the agency’s carbon emissio…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 20, 2023 at 3:30 PM

GOP coming for endangered species one by one

We’re seeing a really alarming trend in Congress right now, John. John: Republicans in Congress are blatantly disregarding the Endangered Species Act. PROTECT OUR ENDANGERED SPECIES » This move is unprecedented, team. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been a historically stron…
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May 18, 2023 at 8:08 PM

Time’s running out to stop McCarthy

We have no time to waste. John, Nearly a month later, Speaker McCarthy is STILL holding the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) hostage in his debt ceiling bill. The clock is ticking on this; our economy and progress on tackling the climate crisis are all on the line. Our SEEC Members ha…
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May 17, 2023 at 3:28 PM

2023 Hurricane season forecast: dark skies ahead

These catastrophic hurricanes are already becoming the new normal—We need to act urgently to prevent things from getting even worse. John, get your hurricane supplies ready. Because the University of Arizona has released its hurricane season forecast, and they predict it’ll be a bi…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
May 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Biodiversity is bridging the climate divide

We’ve only got one planet, so we have to put in the work to protect our at-risk habitats John, Congress may not often agree, but if there’s one thing everyone, regardless of their political affiliation, can get behind, it’s that we need to conserve the biodiversity of our critical …
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May 13, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Climate change threatens our polar balancing act

John, While on opposite ends of the Earth, the North and South poles are deeply connected. And now, new research published in Nature shows that previously unknown interdependence with the two poles has the potential to accelerate climate change. Here’s the science behind it: The A…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 12, 2023 at 3:01 PM

We’re *literally* driving our carbon emissions down

Thanks to IRA, we’re getting more EVs on the road AND leaving behind fewer carbon emissions. John, in just two years following its passage in Congress, President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act has already drastically improved the trajectory of our global carbon emissions. In their…
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May 11, 2023 at 5:02 PM

BREAKING: EPA power plant regulations

Another legal battle is *almost guaranteed* John, a new proposal from the EPA could be our golden ticket to cutting our carbon pollution in half by 2030 — but we’ll have to get it through the fossil fuel industry and their allies in Congress first. STAND WITH SEEC » Until now, th…
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May 9, 2023 at 8:02 PM

The latest anti-climate lie

The GOP and their fossil fuel donors are trying to stop our climate progress. John, Whales are currently dying at an alarming rate, predominantly because of fishing gear entanglement, vessel strikes, and climate change. There are currently fewer than 350 North Atlantic Right Whales…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 7, 2023 at 5:15 PM

Americans have spoken: The climate crisis can't wait

Our Members are leading the charge to put climate issues at the top of Congress’s priority list John, the majority of Americans agree: Climate change needs to be addressed right now. In a new survey from CBS-YouGov, 53 percent of Americans said our climate crisis can’t wait — we ne…
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May 6, 2023 at 6:15 PM

HUGE update on our coral reefs

Scientists just found a potential vaccine against one of the deadliest coral diseases (!!) John, a new solution for one of marine researchers’ biggest headaches just entered the chat. Bacterial probiotic treatments. Sounds pretty glamorous, right? Well, for coral reefs along Florid…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 3, 2023 at 7:02 PM

Coming to bat for our 🦇

John, we've successfully saved endangered species before, and we can do it again for the bats. John, Protecting vulnerable species from the worst climate change threats means more than just focusing on the polar bears and blue whales. It’s also about the animals that may not get th…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 2, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Expediting a clean energy future

Our coalition of climate champions is ready to back this all the way to the President’s desk. John, A multi-system approach to reform our permitting practices is gearing up for a formal introduction in the House — and our coalition of climate champions is working to get it all the …
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
April 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM

A SCOTUS date may be on the horizon...

This month, a Republican federal court ruled to block WOTUS in 24 states John, Republicans are pulling all the stops to block President Biden’s Clean Water Rule. As part of their latest crusade against water quality protections, a Republican-leaning federal court blocked the Waters…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
April 29, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Toxicity on tap

The EPA is still coming up short — but our Members are on the case John, Despite proposing new regulations on ‘forever chemicals’ (otherwise known as PFAS) in public drinking water systems, a new study shows that when it comes to keeping pollutants out of our water, the EPA is stil…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
April 27, 2023 at 6:16 PM

BREAKING: McCarthy’s IRA overhaul PASSED

This is the latest and most lethal attack on the historic climate progress our SEEC Members made with the Inflation Reduction Act. John, Yesterday, House Republicans passed their debt ceiling bill that will completely topple our climate progress. This is the latest and most lethal…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
April 26, 2023 at 7:51 PM

Our farmers are counting on us, John.

With agriculture responsible for producing 11% of US greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, it is more important than ever to invest in initiatives that can help to mitigate these effects and protect the environment. John, House Republicans are taking every chance they get to destroy th…
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