U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2020 budget, which would slash funding for the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and eliminate ARPA-E:
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Washington – Today the independent, nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its 2019 High-Risk List – once again and since 2013, the GAO has included the federal government’s fiscal exposure to climate change risks. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14), Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the following statement:
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U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14), Francis Rooney (FL19) and the entire Florida congressional delegation today urged Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt to protect the coasts of Florida from oil and gas development. Unanimous bipartisan support is rare in Washington, but the stakes are high for Florida, it’s economy and natural environment as the Trump Administration moves forward on drilling off the coast.
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U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the statement below following the announcement of the appointment of Republican members to the Committee:
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Florida’s Democratic Congressional Delegation urged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today to build upon his decision to establish an “Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection” and commit Florida to a clean energy future that protects Floridians from the costly impacts of climate change. U.S. Rep. Castor and all of the Florida Democrats in Congress advise that Florida lags behind other states in solar and renewable energy and that Florida should modernize its electric power production.
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Following today’s announcement on Democratic appointees to the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the below statement welcoming her newly-appointed Democratic colleagues and emphasizing the urgent need for action on the climate crisis
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the below statement following President Trump’s shortsighted State of the Union address: “Tonight, we heard little vision from President Trump. He did not mention higher wages for Americans and gave only passing reference to tackling exorbitant health care and drug costs. There also was no mention of the most significant crisis of our lifetime – climate change. The President refuses to acknowledge the urgency and escalating costs of the climate crisis on Am...
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The National Climate Assessment, jointly released by 13 federal agencies in November, noted that across all climate risks, low-income communities, communities of color, and those experiencing discrimination are disproportionately affected by extreme weather and climate events.
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U.S. Rep. Castor announced today a new grant of $1,951,773 to continue to support a fisheries and spawning habitat research effort launched from a previous grant award. In addition, this grant will support the competitive selection of several new projects to focus on science, monitoring and technology related to marine wildlife research, seafloor mapping and science support for the northwest Florida estuary programs.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) voted on one of the numerous U.S. Senate Republican-passed bills to reopen the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other critical agencies, including the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, to prevent the degradation of Florida’s national parks and monuments, allow EPA to resume its critical activities in protecting Florida’s clean air and waters that are inextricably linked to our state’s economy, and protecting the nation’s public health.
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