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Letter from Chair Castor & Majority Members Urges Climate Action In Year-End Tax Deal
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.
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.
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.”
Statement by Rep. Kathy Castor, Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Statement from U.S. rep. Kathy Castor, Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON (July 18, 2019) - Earlier today, more than 70 environmental justice advocates and national environmental organizations released the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform, a shared vision for securing “economic, racial, climate, and environmental justice to improve the public health and well-being of all communi
Members to Focus on Clean Energy in August 1st Field Hearing
WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis will hold its first field hearing in Boulder, Colorado on August 1st, with a focus on the transition to clean energy. Additional information about the hearing, including a list of witnesses and webcast, will be posted to the committee's website.
Statement from U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON (June 24, 2019) - Earlier today, The Blue Green Alliance, a coalition of unions and environmental groups, released a set of principles for climate action. Below is a statement by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: