Press Releases

Chair Castor Praises Clean Energy Tax Policies Outlined By Ways & Means

Nov 21, 2019 Press Release
GREEN Act Would Extend Important Energy Incentives, Create New Opportunities

WASHINGTON (November 21, 2019) - On Thursday, Chair Kathy Castor (D-FL) of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis commended her colleagues in the Ways and Means Committee for prioritizing clean energy tax policies, using the tax code to benefit American families and businesses, and working to ramp up clean energy across the United States.

Chair Castor Statement on Trump’s New Attack On America’s Clean Air and Water

Nov 12, 2019 Press Release
"The Trump administration is once again putting the profits of corporate polluters over the health of millions of Americans. Sound science is fundamental to our nation’s environmental protections, the air we breathe and the water we drink. President Trump proposes to bury the science we rely on and, in doing so, undermines the health of American families and our children’s future."

Chair Castor Statement on Trump's Paris Agreement Withdrawal

Nov 4, 2019 Press Release
Castor Blasts Trump's One-Sided Decision to Withdraw the U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement: "We Need Bold Congressional Action"
"By ignoring the science and the rising costs of the changing climate, Trump takes America backward – and sides again with corporate polluters over young Americans fighting for their futures. As millions face dangerous wildfires, extreme weather events and costly impacts, Trump shrinks from the bold action needed to lead America and the rest of the world in tackling the climate crisis."

Climate Crisis Dems to Ways & Means: 'Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies'

Oct 30, 2019 Press Release
Letter from Chair Castor & Majority Members Urges Climate Action In Year-End Tax Deal

Chair Castor Calls On Google To Stop Funding Climate Deniers

Oct 16, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON (October 16, 2019) - On Wednesday, Rep.

Committees to Hold Joint Hearing on Global Youth Climate Movement

Sep 11, 2019 Press Release
Greta Thunberg and US Youth Leaders to testify

 

Climate Crisis Committee Requests Input on Climate Policy from Public and Key Stakeholders

Sep 5, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON (September 5, 2019) - The U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis today launched a formal request for information as it drafts policy recommendations for Congress. The committee’s questions for stakeholders are posted at climatecrisis.house.gov/inforequest.

Samantha Medlock Joins Climate Crisis Committee as Senior Counsel

Sep 4, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON (September 4, 2019) - The U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis has hired Samantha Medlock as senior counsel to focus on climate adaptation and resilience. 

House Democrats Recap Climate Action in the First 200 Days of Congress

Jul 26, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON (July 26, 2019) – House Democrats today recapped climate policies they’ve worked on in Congress’s first 200 days.

“This is just the start of climate action in this Congress,” said Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. “Americans overwhelmingly support climate action and we’re going to deliver.”

Rep. Castor Welcomes Effort to Cut Carbon Pollution to Net-Zero by 2050

Jul 23, 2019 Press Release
Statement by Rep. Kathy Castor, Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON (July 23, 2019) – Reps. Frank Pallone, Paul Tonko and Bobby Rush announced plans to dramatically cut carbon pollution to net-zero by 2050 today. Below is a statement from Rep. Kathy Castor, chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis:

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