Member Press Releases

Ernest Moniz Confirmed as Secretary of Energy Statement of Green For All CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

This press release commends the Senate for voting to confirm Ernest Moniz for United States Secretary of Energy

BlueGreen Alliance Commends Committee Approval of EPA Nominee Gina McCarthy

This press release thanks the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for voting to confirm Gina McCarthy to head the EPA, and encourages a quick vote in the full Senate.

Business Leaders Applaud Committee Vote for Gina McCarthy’s Nomination to EPA, Call for Swift Confirmation

This press release commends the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for voting to confirm Gina McCarthy to head the EPA

LCV Statement on Republican Boycott of McCarthy Hearing

This press release from the League of Conservation Voters expresses their disappointment with Senator Vitter and other Senate republicans for boycotting the confirmation vote for Gina McCarthy to head the EPA.

Earthjustice Condemns Partisan Boycott of Gina McCarthy Nomination

This press release from Earthjustice expresses their disappointment with Republican Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee for boycotting the confirmation vote for Gina McCarthy to head the EPA.

GOP Boycott of McCarthy Vote: Ideological Obstruction

This press release from Clean Water Action expresses their disappointment with Senator Vitter and other Senate republicans for boycotting the confirmation vote for Gina McCarthy to head the EPA.

Senator Vitter Does Polluters’ Bidding in Boycotting Gina McCarthy’s Confirmation to Head EPA

This press release from Environment America expresses disappointment with the obstructionist tactics of Sen. Vitter in leading the GOP boycott of Gina McCarthy's conformation vote.

Statement on Senate Committee Inaction on the Nomination of Gina McCarthy

This press release from the Environment Defense Fund expresses their disappointment with the delay in Gina McCarthy's conformation vote and offers several testimonials and statements in support of her from various stakeholders

NRDC: GOP Obstructs Vote on Key Public Health and Environment Leader

This press release from the Natural Resources Defense Council expresses their disappointment with Republican Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee for boycotting the confirmation vote for Gina McCarthy to head the EPA.

8 Senate Republicans Boycotting McCarthy EPA Nomination Took $5.2 Million from Fossil Fuel Industry

This press release from Oil Change International describes how the senators who boycotted the vote on Gina McCarthy to head the EPA have received over $5.2 million in campaign contributions from fossil fuel interests.

Lawmakers Urged to Quickly Reschedule McCarthy Vote

This press release from the Union of Concerned Scientists expresses their disappointment that the confirmation vote for Gina McCarthy to head the EPA has been delayed. It states the organization's strong support for McCarthy and encourages another vote to be scheduled as soon as possible

Sierra Club Statement on Failure of Any Republicans to Attend Gina McCarthys Confirmation Hearing

This press release from the Sierra Club expresses their disappointment with Republican Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee for boycotting the confirmation vote for Gina McCarthy to head the EPA.

NWF: Inexcusable for EPA Nominee to be Denied Fair Vote

This press release from the National Wildlife Federation expresses their disappointment with Republican Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee for boycotting the confirmation vote for Gina McCarthy to head the EPA.

Committee Favorably Reports Energy Efficiency, Hydropower Bills

This press release announces that five bills addressing energy efficiency and hydroelectric power have been voted favorably out of the committee

Small Businesses Support Clean Energy Standards and Want Congressional Action on EPA Nominee

This poll conducted by Small Business Majority shows that small business owners support government incentives to help businesses become more energy efficient and utilize clean energy sources. In addition, small business owners support the EPA's authority to enforce clean air laws and they support the nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the agency.

Ontario urged to defy unreasonable WTO ruling against Green Energy Act

This press release from the Council of Canadians expresses their disappointment with a recent WTO ruling that Ontario cannot enforce local content quotas under the provisions of its Green Energy Act. The Council encourages the local government to defy the ruling.

World Leaders Lack Political Will to Make Progress at Climate Negotiations in Bonn

This statement from Alden Meyer lamenting the slow progress of international climate negotiations and emphasizing that a lack of political will in the international community is the main roadblock at this point.

New focus on injecting fairness into climate talks a cause for hope

A press release from the Climate Action Network - International on the progress that was made at the 2013 UN Climate Negotiations in Bonn and on the continuing need to work towards a 2015 agreement

EPA Refuses to Curb Deadly Coal Mine Pollution

A press statement expressing the Center's disappointment with the Obama Administration's decision to not implement pollution controls for coal mine air pollution and climate change impacts

General Motors is First Automaker to Join Growing Group of Businesses Calling for U.S. Policy Action on Climate Change

A press release announcing the addition of General Motors and six other companies to this list of signatories to The Ceres Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) Climate Declaration.

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Nominated for Transportation Secretary

This press release expresses the Sierra Club's support for President Obama's nomination of Anthony Foxx for Transportation Secretary; emphasizing his commitment to public mass transit

BlueGreen Alliance Touts Cleaner Air, Economic Benefits of Tier 3 Vehicle Standards

A press release from the BlueGreen Alliance describing the organization's testimony on the proposed Tier 3 fuel standards. The BlueGreen Alliance supports the new standard and emphasizes the positive impacts of the standard for both individual and environmental health.

New Environment America Ad in Times Square: Pres. Obama and the Nation Should Address Global Warming

A press release about Environment American's ad on the Time Sqaure video board pressuring Obama to focus more on tackling climate change

Statement from Secretary of State Kerry on Earth Day 2013

Secretary Kerry's official remarks on Earth Day 2013 and America's commitment to tackling climate change

BICEP Backs Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Legislation

A press statement expressing the Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy program's support of the 'Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act' BICEP Director Anne Kelly is quoted.

U.S. Business Leaders Urge Strong Policy Action on Climate Change

A group of 33 well-known corporations sent a letter to president Obama urging federal policymakers to take action on climate change. The letter says that a bold response to the climate challenge is one of the greatest American economic opportunities of the 21st century.

Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Bill Could Lead to A Cleaner, Healthier Environment

A press release announcing Environment America's support for the re-introduction of the Shaheen/Portman sponsored 'Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act'

Robin Hood Tax legislation introduced, could generate billions of dollars to fight climate change

A press release expressing Friends of the Earth's support for the enactment of a financial transactions tax that could raise billions of dollars for critical needs such as healthcare, education, job creation and the international fight against HIV/AIDS and climate change.

Obama Administration Misses Deadline on Power Plant Pollution

An official statement from the League of Women Voters expressing their disappointment that the Obama Administration has failed to adhere to the April 15, 2013 deadline for finalizing industrial carbon pollution standards for new power plants.

NWF-Led Coalition Calls for Stronger Tar Sands Pipeline Standards

A press release announcing that a coalition of groups filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking the agencies to develop stronger safety standards for tar sands oil pipelines.

LCV, NWF Launch Web Ads In Support of McCarthy Nomination

The League of Conservation Voters and the National Wildlife Federation have launched the first in a series of web ads to remind Senators that their constituents support the work that the Environmental Protection Agency does to protect clean air and clean water. The ads encourage the Senators to support President Obama’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, whose nomination will be considered by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee later this week.

Exxon’s Tar Sands Oil Spill Portends Dirty and Dangerous Future in Keystone XL Pipeline

Environment America’s Get Off Oil Program Director, Dan Gatti, issued this statement following the rupture of Exxon Mobil’s Pegasus pipeline on Friday afternoon, which spilled an estimated 2000 barrels of oil and caused the evacuation of 22 homes in the small town of Mayflower, Arkansas

Statement on Hoeven pro-Keystone XL amendment

A press release from Oil Change International about their new analysis that reveals that supporters of the non-binding Keystone XL pipeline amendment received 3.5 times more in campaign contributions from fossil fuel interests than those voting “no”.

Senate Votes In Favor of Dirty Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

A press release reguarding the U.S. Senate vote in support of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on 3.27.13

Solar is Booming, Industry Year in Review Released Today

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released their annual year-in-review of market trends from 2012. The report found that photovoltaic (PV) installations grew 76 percent in 2012, and that the United States accounted for 11 percent of all global PV installations in 2012 -- its highest market share in at least fifteen years.

Survey: Latinos Reject Rubio Approach to Climate Change, Clean Energy

About three out of four Latinos believe that climate change is a serious problem and a substantial majority support President Obama using his authority to reduce its main cause: dangerous carbon pollution, according to a national poll of 1,218 registered voters.

Lisa Jackson Added Much to EPA Legacy

Margie Alt, executive director of Environment America, issued the following statement: “From her days working in the non-profit world cleaning up Superfund sites, to her time as EPA chief seeing through landmark clean air standards, Lisa Jackson demonstrated her mettle as a champion for the environment."

EESI Joins Call for Bipartisan Action After Obama's State of the Union Speech

In the State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama emphasized the need to keep the economy on the right track as it regains its strength and creates new jobs. He also reiterated the critical need to address climate change, after a year which saw record heat, drought, and weather extremes in the United States: "For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change." We at EESI share these goals.

Groups Applaud Climate Change Elements of President's State of the Union Address

Nine groups, listed below, released the following statement in response to the State of the Union address delivered by President Barack Obama this evening:

RGGI States Propose Lowing Regional CO2 Emissions Cap 45%, Implementing a More Flexible Cost-Control Mechanism

After a comprehensive two-year program review, the nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the nation's first market-based regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, released an updated RGGI Model Rule and Program Review Recommendations Summary.

Northeast States Plan Deeper Cuts in Power Plant Pollution

Power plant pollution in the Northeast would decline by more than 20 percent in the next decade under a plan announced today by Northeast and Mid-Atlantic state environmental and energy officials. The officials announced improvements to a regional cap on carbon emissions, following a year-long review of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the nation's first cap on carbon from power plants, which took effect in 2009.

EDF Statement on Senators' Letter Opposing New Limits on Smog and Soot Pollution

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is deeply disappointed in a new letter from five U.S. senators asking the President to stop a proposal to update passenger vehicle emissions and fuel standards (commonly referred to as Tier 3) before the American public has even had an opportunity to see and comment on the proposal.

Nurses Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline, Cite Adverse Effects of Increased Air Pollution, Climate Change

Citing serious adverse health concerns, National Nurses United announced that it is joining with environmentalists, unions and other organizations from across the country to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline.

Chairman Boxer and 15 Senate Colleagues Call for EPA Nominee with a Strong Record on Protecting Public Health

Senator Barbara Boxer, Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, joined with 15 of her Senate colleagues on a letter to President Obama urging him to nominate a strong leader as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

New Bipartisan Poll Reveals Strong Support for Cleaner Gasoline and Vehicles

An overwhelming majority of voters support the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) setting stricter standards on gasoline and tighter emissions standards for cars, SUVs and trucks according to the American Lung Association's latest survey.

State Legislators Applauded for Calling on Presidnet Obama to Prioritize Action on Global Warming

The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) delivered a letter signed by 302 state legislators from 40 states to President Obama, urging him to prioritize tackling global warming in his second term.

Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation of John Kerry as Secretary of State

The U.S. Senate voted 94-3 to confirm U.S. Senator John Kerry as the next Secretary of State. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement in response.

Whitehouse-Waxman Task Force Will Help Nation Address Climate Change

Building on President Obama's inaugural commitment to address climate change, key congressional leaders announced a new Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change that will be co-chaired by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Henry Waxman. The goal is to provide a Congressional forum for discussions on solutions and actions to try to solve the climate crisis.

Sierra Club Statement on New Bicameral Climate Task Force

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joined Representative Henry Waxman to announce a new bicameral task force to fight climate disruption. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement.

Rep. Waxman and Sen. Whitehouse Form Bicameral Climate Change Task Force

Following President Obama's recent statement in his inaugural address that failing to respond to the threat of climate change would "betray our children and future generations," Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse announced the formation of a bicameral Task Force on Climate Change to address this important issue.