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. Read more »

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: Read more »

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. Read more »

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 Read more »

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… Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) reintroduced her bipartisan Florida Coastal Protection Act today, which would make permanent the moratorium on oil drilling that exists now but is slated to expire in 2022. U.S. Rep. Castor is joined by several of her Florida colleagues in standing up for Florida’s natural resources and economy and in taking on powerful oil and gas companies. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced the inclusion of several water quality provisions she fought for in the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill that passed the Congress today in response to the devastating red tide and toxic green algae that is plaguing Florida: Read more »