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Nov. 22, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Charles Sheehan, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Senator Doug Jones Leads Push for EPA to Enforce Civil Rights Protections Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Reps. Kind and Hurd Request House Leadership Bring Restore Our Parks and Lands Act to the Floor Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency - Harris, Colleagues Announce GAO Report: Climate Change Poses Real Threat to Our Nation's Superfund Sites Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Gordon van Welie, President and CEO of ISO New England - New England Senators Urge Grid Operator to Consider Larger Role for Clean Energy in Market Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Announce The Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Rep. Welch, Sen. Udall Introduce Legislation to Reform the Renewable Fuel Standard to Benefit the Environment Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Rep. Huffman, Sen. Markey Push for Accountability, Protecting the Arctic and American Taxpayers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Cardin Leads Bipartisan Senate Resolution Urging President Trump to Keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - More than 160 Members Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Senators Markey and Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Blasting Trump Admin. Attack on Lighting Standards That Save Consumer Money, Combat Climate Change Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Call on Interior Secretary to Terminate Acting BLM Director's Authority Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Raskin Urges President Trump to Prioritize Climate in Renegotiated NAFTA Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, The President - Katie Hill Leads Letter Urging President Trump to Prioritize Climate in Renegotiated NAFTA Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 18, 2019 Harris, Feinstein, Senate Democrats Introduce Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act to Rescind President Trump's Anti-Climate Agenda Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 18, 2019 Harris Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Resolution to Protect Ambitious National Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 18, 2019 Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reverse Trump Administration Attacks on Endangered Species Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Letter to Peggy Gustafson, Inspector General U.S. Department of Commerce - Wyden Demands Answers from Commerce IG on Reports of Suppression and Retaliation at NOAA Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Letter to Ms. Gustafson - Hirono, Senate Democrats Demand Answers from Commerce IG on Reports of Suppression and Retaliation at NOAA Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "The Democratic Party must be holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for helping to destroy the planet, not collecting campaign contributions and other donations from them." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 5, 2019 U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans' Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "How we fund the #GreenNewDeal: -Hold the fossil fuel industry accountable -Revenue from wholesale of renewable energy -Eliminate federal fossil fuel subsidies -Scale back military spending -Tax revenue from 20 million jobs -Make the wealthy pay their fair share #ClimateTownHall" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 22, 2019 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: "Bernie Sanders unveils $16.3 trillion climate plan." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 15, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers Press EPA on Chlorpyrifos Decision Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Menendez, Booker Urge EPA to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2019 Booker Reintroduces Sweeping Environmental Justice Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 19, 2019 Sanders: Trump's Ignorance on Climate Change is Threatening the Lives of our Children and Future Generations Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 19, 2019 Tweet - "June was the hottest month ever recorded. Channai, India, a city of 9 million, is running out of water. Unprecedented heatwaves, floods and wildfires are devastating communities here. The time for incremental approaches to climate change is over. We need a Green New Deal." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 9, 2019 Blumenauer, Ocasio-Cortez, and Sanders Introduce Resolution to Declare the Climate Crisis a National Emergency Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 9, 2019 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 16, 2019 Tweet - "Our grandchildren will look back with shame on members of the Republican Party who ignored scientists and denied the crisis of climate change to protect fossil fuel profits." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 13, 2019 Welch Introduces Bill to Help Forest Recover form Emerald Ash Borer Damage Sen. Peter Welch
June 7, 2019 Brown Introduces Legislation Directing Trump Administration to Meet Standards Set by Paris Climate Agreement Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 4, 2019 Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Energy Efficiency Legislation Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 21, 2019 Letter to Sen. John Barrasso, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Thomas Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Cardin Leads Call for EPW to Prioritize Climate and Resiliency Investments in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 20, 2019 Letter to Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Thomas R. Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Ask Epw to Incorporate Climate Change Considerations in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2019 Harris, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect America's Precious Biodiversity and Help Combat Mass Extinction Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2019 Following UN Report, Udall & Beyer Introduce Bipartisan Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act to Protect America's Precious Biodiversity and Help Combat Mass Extinction Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2019 Harris, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Arctic Drilling Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Keep Appropriations Bill Free of Anti-Environmental Riders Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 2, 2019 Feinstein Introduces Bill to Protect West Coast from Dangerous Offshore Drilling Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 1, 2019 Sanders: Trump's Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal for Nevada's Yucca Mountain a Disaster Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 1, 2019 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Climate Action Now Act Sen. Peter Welch
April 26, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, EPA Administrator - Senators to EPA: Change Course and Extend Methylene Chloride Protections to Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 4, 2019 Letter to Rep. John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee and Rep. Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee - Top Dems Push for Funding to Address the Climate Crisis Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 2, 2019 Merkley, Welch Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Extend Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Marcy Kaptur and Mike Simpson - Representative Levin Calls for Federal Funding to Move Spent Nuclear Fuel from SONGS and Other Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 21, 2019 Tweet - "Our campaign will offset all carbon emissions produced from travel activities and events by investing in renewable energy and carbon reduction projects. As a nation, our goal must ultimately be to transition away from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
Nov. 22, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Charles Sheehan, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Senator Doug Jones Leads Push for EPA to Enforce Civil Rights Protections Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Reps. Kind and Hurd Request House Leadership Bring Restore Our Parks and Lands Act to the Floor Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency - Harris, Colleagues Announce GAO Report: Climate Change Poses Real Threat to Our Nation's Superfund Sites Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Gordon van Welie, President and CEO of ISO New England - New England Senators Urge Grid Operator to Consider Larger Role for Clean Energy in Market Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Announce The Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 14, 2019 Rep. Welch, Sen. Udall Introduce Legislation to Reform the Renewable Fuel Standard to Benefit the Environment Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Rep. Huffman, Sen. Markey Push for Accountability, Protecting the Arctic and American Taxpayers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Cardin Leads Bipartisan Senate Resolution Urging President Trump to Keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - More than 160 Members Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Senators Markey and Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Blasting Trump Admin. Attack on Lighting Standards That Save Consumer Money, Combat Climate Change Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Call on Interior Secretary to Terminate Acting BLM Director's Authority Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Raskin Urges President Trump to Prioritize Climate in Renegotiated NAFTA Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, The President - Katie Hill Leads Letter Urging President Trump to Prioritize Climate in Renegotiated NAFTA Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 18, 2019 Harris, Feinstein, Senate Democrats Introduce Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act to Rescind President Trump's Anti-Climate Agenda Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 18, 2019 Harris Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Resolution to Protect Ambitious National Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 18, 2019 Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reverse Trump Administration Attacks on Endangered Species Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Letter to Peggy Gustafson, Inspector General U.S. Department of Commerce - Wyden Demands Answers from Commerce IG on Reports of Suppression and Retaliation at NOAA Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Letter to Ms. Gustafson - Hirono, Senate Democrats Demand Answers from Commerce IG on Reports of Suppression and Retaliation at NOAA Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "The Democratic Party must be holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for helping to destroy the planet, not collecting campaign contributions and other donations from them." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 5, 2019 U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans' Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 Tweet - "How we fund the #GreenNewDeal: -Hold the fossil fuel industry accountable -Revenue from wholesale of renewable energy -Eliminate federal fossil fuel subsidies -Scale back military spending -Tax revenue from 20 million jobs -Make the wealthy pay their fair share #ClimateTownHall" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 22, 2019 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: "Bernie Sanders unveils $16.3 trillion climate plan." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 15, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers Press EPA on Chlorpyrifos Decision Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Menendez, Booker Urge EPA to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2019 Booker Reintroduces Sweeping Environmental Justice Bill Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 19, 2019 Sanders: Trump's Ignorance on Climate Change is Threatening the Lives of our Children and Future Generations Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 19, 2019 Tweet - "June was the hottest month ever recorded. Channai, India, a city of 9 million, is running out of water. Unprecedented heatwaves, floods and wildfires are devastating communities here. The time for incremental approaches to climate change is over. We need a Green New Deal." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 9, 2019 Blumenauer, Ocasio-Cortez, and Sanders Introduce Resolution to Declare the Climate Crisis a National Emergency Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 9, 2019 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 16, 2019 Tweet - "Our grandchildren will look back with shame on members of the Republican Party who ignored scientists and denied the crisis of climate change to protect fossil fuel profits." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 13, 2019 Welch Introduces Bill to Help Forest Recover form Emerald Ash Borer Damage Sen.Peter Welch
June 7, 2019 Brown Introduces Legislation Directing Trump Administration to Meet Standards Set by Paris Climate Agreement Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 4, 2019 Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Energy Efficiency Legislation Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 21, 2019 Letter to Sen. John Barrasso, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Thomas Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Cardin Leads Call for EPW to Prioritize Climate and Resiliency Investments in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 20, 2019 Letter to Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Thomas R. Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Ask Epw to Incorporate Climate Change Considerations in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2019 Harris, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect America's Precious Biodiversity and Help Combat Mass Extinction Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2019 Following UN Report, Udall & Beyer Introduce Bipartisan Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act to Protect America's Precious Biodiversity and Help Combat Mass Extinction Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2019 Harris, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Arctic Drilling Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Keep Appropriations Bill Free of Anti-Environmental Riders Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 2, 2019 Feinstein Introduces Bill to Protect West Coast from Dangerous Offshore Drilling Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 1, 2019 Sanders: Trump's Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal for Nevada's Yucca Mountain a Disaster Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 1, 2019 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Climate Action Now Act Sen.Peter Welch
April 26, 2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, EPA Administrator - Senators to EPA: Change Course and Extend Methylene Chloride Protections to Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 4, 2019 Letter to Rep. John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee and Rep. Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee - Top Dems Push for Funding to Address the Climate Crisis Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 2, 2019 Merkley, Welch Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Extend Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Marcy Kaptur and Mike Simpson - Representative Levin Calls for Federal Funding to Move Spent Nuclear Fuel from SONGS and Other Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 21, 2019 Tweet - "Our campaign will offset all carbon emissions produced from travel activities and events by investing in renewable energy and carbon reduction projects. As a nation, our goal must ultimately be to transition away from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy." Sen.Bernie Sanders
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