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Nov. 21, 2024
Durbin, Quigley, & Duckworth Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation To Map Urban Flooding & Help FEMA Better Assess Risks
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2024
Durbin Leads Illinois Delegation In Requesting $50 Million In Reimbursements For MWRD's Work On the Thornton Reservoir
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2024
Durbin Discusses Federally Funded Innovative Water Program At Argonne National Lab
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 14, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Applaud New EPA Rule Restricting Dangerous Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2023
Durbin Introduces Bill To Create Bond Program To Fund Climate Resiliency Projects
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Release Statement On CDC Report On Public Health Impact Of Sterigenics
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members Of Illinois Delegation In Urging President Biden To Grant Federal Disaster Declaration For Cook County Following Severe September Rainfall, Flash Flooding
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Announce Up To $1 Billion For Midwest Alliance For Clean Hydrogen's Production And Distribution Hub
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Announce Up To $1 Billion For Midwest Alliance For Clean Hydrogen's Production And Distribution Hub
Rep. Bill Foster
Oct. 13, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Announce Up To $1 Billion For Midwest Alliance For Clean Hydrogen's Production And Distribution Hub
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 18, 2023
Following Their Letter, Durbin, Duckworth Commend Biden Administration For Approving Federal Assistance For Illinois Following Severe Summer Storms Across The State
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2023
Following Their Letter, Durbin, Duckworth Commend Biden Administration For Approving Federal Assistance For Illinois Following Severe Summer Storms Across The State
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 18, 2023
Durbin Discusses Enforcement And Compliance Initiatives With EPA Assistant Administrator
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 15, 2023
Durbin Secures $250,000 For Green Era's Efforts To Combat Food Waste
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 15, 2023
Durbin Joins USDA Under Secretary Dr. Homer Wilkes To Announce $23 Million For Illinois To Expand Green Spaces
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 18, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Lead Letter To EPA Urging The Agency To Protect Communities From Coal Ash
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2023
ICYMI: Carper, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Support a Strong EPA Proposal to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2023
ICYMI: Carper, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Support a Strong EPA Proposal to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 16, 2023
Meet the Press - July 16, 2023
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 26, 2023
Durbin Introduces America's Red Rock Wilderness Act To Protect Wilderness Lands In Utah
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 15, 2023
Durbin Meets With International Atomic Energy Agency Director
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2023
Senators Warren, Whitehouse, Representatives Goldman, Raskin, and 47 Colleagues Urge SEC to Finalize Strong Climate Risk Disclosure Rule, Protect Investors
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 9, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Ernst Demands Biden EPA Remove Regulatory Barriers on Ethanol, Provide Certainty for Farmers and Consumers
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 9, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker, Huffman, Merkley Call on EPA to Address Plastics Crisis
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 6, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Warren, Lawmakers Urge Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to Require Cryptominers Disclose Emissions and Energy Use
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Call for Stronger Safeguards to Protect Americans from Chemical Accidents
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker, Barragán Lead 47 Congressional Colleagues in Urging EPA to Further Strengthen Prevention and Safety Standards to Prevent Chemical Disasters
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 5, 2023
Tweet - "Exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals is harmful & historically disadvantaged communities face higher risk of exposure. @EPA 's new tool will increase transparency & accountability of these "forever chemicals" sources."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2022
Letter to John Kerry, Special Envoy for the Climate - Reps. Omar and Bowman Lead Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Support Loss & Damage Funding for Developing Countries at COP27
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 2, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Murphy, Merkley, Cicilline, Keating, Colleagues Call on Administration to Center Human Rights Ahead of Cop27 in Egypt
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 25, 2022
Tweet - "IL has more lead pipes than any other state. To address the legacy of lead in IL, I support @EPA 's lead action plan & urge them to ensure the LCRI requires full replacement of lead pipes & community awareness of the dangers of lead contamination."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2022
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Joins Gillibrand In Calling For EPA To Further Address Toxic Peas Pollution In Upcoming Guidance
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 3, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Bennet, Neguse, Colleagues Urge Administration to Increase Investments in the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 7, 2022
Tweet - "Since being signed into law, the climate package has been a catalyst for U.S. clean energy projects, powering a new generation of EVs & renewables. There's no doubt that the Inflation Reduction Act is making a difference in how America does business."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2022
Letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management, Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor - Senator Markey, Chair Maloney, and Reps. Khanna, Bush, Tlaib Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Admin. To Strengthen Commitment to Environmental Justice
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 5, 2022
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds To Deadly Flooding In Pakistan
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 16, 2022
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Rep. Cammack Joins Reps. Hartzler, Mann, Colleagues In Pushing Back On The EPA's New Atrazine Requirements
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 15, 2022
Tweet - "Today I visited my hometown of East St. Louis & met with residents in Cahokia Heights to discuss the impact of flooding in the region after July's record-breaking storms. Aging sewer/storm water systems combined with climate-driven weather changes are putting families at risk."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2022
Schneider Statement Following EPA Announcement on EtO High Risk Communities
Rep. Brad Schneider
Aug. 1, 2022
Tweet - When it comes to environmental restoration, the Chicago River's South Branch has received the short end of the stick for far too long. Glad I was able to play a part in securing $1 million in new federal funding to help change that."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Quigley Urges Swifter Phase Out of Single-use Plastics in National Parks
Rep. Sean Casten, ...
July 28, 2022
Duckworth Provisions to Help Achieve Environmental Justice and Lower Local Cost Shares Passes Senate in 2022 Water Resources Bill
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 27, 2022
Casten Introduces COVER Act to Support Soil Health Practices
Rep. Sean Casten
July 22, 2022
Tweet - "Today I had the pleasure of joining the @shedd_aquarium and @Chicagoparks to announce $1 million in federal funding I secured for the River Habitat Conservation and Restoration Initiative on the South Branch of the Chicago River."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2022
Durbin Announces $1 Million For Chicago River Habitat Restoration And Conservation Efforts
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2022
Tweet - "Until Republicans in Congress come to their senses on the climate crisis, @POTUS should do everything that he can to protect this Earth--especially given the recent disastrous SCOTUS decision obstructing @EPA . Our planet is burning. Inaction is not an option."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2022
Letter to The Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency - Collins, King, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration Help Lower Energy Costs by Increasing Biodiesel Volumes
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 15, 2022
Casten Statement on the Future of Climate Action
Rep. Sean Casten
July 15, 2022
Tweet - "History will not judge today's Senate kindly if it fails to take any meaningful steps to deal with the climate crisis. We are leaving our children an increasingly dangerous planet to live on."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2022
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Huffman, Booker, Lowenthal Lead 35 Colleagues in Letter Raising Concerns Over Climate & Environmental Justice Risks of Chemical Recycling of Plastics
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Date
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Politician
Nov. 21, 2024
Durbin, Quigley, & Duckworth Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation To Map Urban Flooding & Help FEMA Better Assess Risks
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 10, 2024
Durbin Leads Illinois Delegation In Requesting $50 Million In Reimbursements For MWRD's Work On the Thornton Reservoir
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2024
Durbin Discusses Federally Funded Innovative Water Program At Argonne National Lab
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 14, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Applaud New EPA Rule Restricting Dangerous Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2023
Durbin Introduces Bill To Create Bond Program To Fund Climate Resiliency Projects
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Release Statement On CDC Report On Public Health Impact Of Sterigenics
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members Of Illinois Delegation In Urging President Biden To Grant Federal Disaster Declaration For Cook County Following Severe September Rainfall, Flash Flooding
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Announce Up To $1 Billion For Midwest Alliance For Clean Hydrogen's Production And Distribution Hub
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Announce Up To $1 Billion For Midwest Alliance For Clean Hydrogen's Production And Distribution Hub
Rep.Bill Foster
Oct. 13, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Announce Up To $1 Billion For Midwest Alliance For Clean Hydrogen's Production And Distribution Hub
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 18, 2023
Following Their Letter, Durbin, Duckworth Commend Biden Administration For Approving Federal Assistance For Illinois Following Severe Summer Storms Across The State
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2023
Following Their Letter, Durbin, Duckworth Commend Biden Administration For Approving Federal Assistance For Illinois Following Severe Summer Storms Across The State
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 18, 2023
Durbin Discusses Enforcement And Compliance Initiatives With EPA Assistant Administrator
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 15, 2023
Durbin Secures $250,000 For Green Era's Efforts To Combat Food Waste
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 15, 2023
Durbin Joins USDA Under Secretary Dr. Homer Wilkes To Announce $23 Million For Illinois To Expand Green Spaces
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 18, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Lead Letter To EPA Urging The Agency To Protect Communities From Coal Ash
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2023
ICYMI: Carper, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Support a Strong EPA Proposal to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2023
ICYMI: Carper, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Support a Strong EPA Proposal to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 16, 2023
Meet the Press - July 16, 2023
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 26, 2023
Durbin Introduces America's Red Rock Wilderness Act To Protect Wilderness Lands In Utah
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 15, 2023
Durbin Meets With International Atomic Energy Agency Director
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2023
Senators Warren, Whitehouse, Representatives Goldman, Raskin, and 47 Colleagues Urge SEC to Finalize Strong Climate Risk Disclosure Rule, Protect Investors
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 9, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Ernst Demands Biden EPA Remove Regulatory Barriers on Ethanol, Provide Certainty for Farmers and Consumers
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 9, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker, Huffman, Merkley Call on EPA to Address Plastics Crisis
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 6, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Warren, Lawmakers Urge Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to Require Cryptominers Disclose Emissions and Energy Use
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Call for Stronger Safeguards to Protect Americans from Chemical Accidents
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker, Barragán Lead 47 Congressional Colleagues in Urging EPA to Further Strengthen Prevention and Safety Standards to Prevent Chemical Disasters
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 5, 2023
Tweet - "Exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals is harmful & historically disadvantaged communities face higher risk of exposure. @EPA 's new tool will increase transparency & accountability of these "forever chemicals" sources."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2022
Letter to John Kerry, Special Envoy for the Climate - Reps. Omar and Bowman Lead Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Support Loss & Damage Funding for Developing Countries at COP27
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 2, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Murphy, Merkley, Cicilline, Keating, Colleagues Call on Administration to Center Human Rights Ahead of Cop27 in Egypt
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 25, 2022
Tweet - "IL has more lead pipes than any other state. To address the legacy of lead in IL, I support @EPA 's lead action plan & urge them to ensure the LCRI requires full replacement of lead pipes & community awareness of the dangers of lead contamination."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 13, 2022
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Joins Gillibrand In Calling For EPA To Further Address Toxic Peas Pollution In Upcoming Guidance
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 3, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Bennet, Neguse, Colleagues Urge Administration to Increase Investments in the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 7, 2022
Tweet - "Since being signed into law, the climate package has been a catalyst for U.S. clean energy projects, powering a new generation of EVs & renewables. There's no doubt that the Inflation Reduction Act is making a difference in how America does business."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2022
Letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management, Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor - Senator Markey, Chair Maloney, and Reps. Khanna, Bush, Tlaib Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Admin. To Strengthen Commitment to Environmental Justice
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 5, 2022
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds To Deadly Flooding In Pakistan
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 16, 2022
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Rep. Cammack Joins Reps. Hartzler, Mann, Colleagues In Pushing Back On The EPA's New Atrazine Requirements
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 15, 2022
Tweet - "Today I visited my hometown of East St. Louis & met with residents in Cahokia Heights to discuss the impact of flooding in the region after July's record-breaking storms. Aging sewer/storm water systems combined with climate-driven weather changes are putting families at risk."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 4, 2022
Schneider Statement Following EPA Announcement on EtO High Risk Communities
Rep.Brad Schneider
Aug. 1, 2022
Tweet - When it comes to environmental restoration, the Chicago River's South Branch has received the short end of the stick for far too long. Glad I was able to play a part in securing $1 million in new federal funding to help change that."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Quigley Urges Swifter Phase Out of Single-use Plastics in National Parks
Rep.Sean Casten, ...
July 28, 2022
Duckworth Provisions to Help Achieve Environmental Justice and Lower Local Cost Shares Passes Senate in 2022 Water Resources Bill
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 27, 2022
Casten Introduces COVER Act to Support Soil Health Practices
Rep.Sean Casten
July 22, 2022
Tweet - "Today I had the pleasure of joining the @shedd_aquarium and @Chicagoparks to announce $1 million in federal funding I secured for the River Habitat Conservation and Restoration Initiative on the South Branch of the Chicago River."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2022
Durbin Announces $1 Million For Chicago River Habitat Restoration And Conservation Efforts
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2022
Tweet - "Until Republicans in Congress come to their senses on the climate crisis, @POTUS should do everything that he can to protect this Earth--especially given the recent disastrous SCOTUS decision obstructing @EPA . Our planet is burning. Inaction is not an option."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2022
Letter to The Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency - Collins, King, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration Help Lower Energy Costs by Increasing Biodiesel Volumes
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 15, 2022
Casten Statement on the Future of Climate Action
Rep.Sean Casten
July 15, 2022
Tweet - "History will not judge today's Senate kindly if it fails to take any meaningful steps to deal with the climate crisis. We are leaving our children an increasingly dangerous planet to live on."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2022
Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Huffman, Booker, Lowenthal Lead 35 Colleagues in Letter Raising Concerns Over Climate & Environmental Justice Risks of Chemical Recycling of Plastics
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
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