Sign-on Letters

REP House CAA Letter

Letter from Republicans for Environmental Protection to House in opposition to efforts to prevent or delay the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its Endangerment Finding and using the Clean Air Act to help control greenhouse gas emissions.

Nine Senators letter to KGL on manufacturing competitiveness

 

Letter to President on Coal Waste, 4.15.10

239 public interest organizations, representing several million citizens, ask the Administration to release the proposed coal ash rule for public comment and to ensure that the rule proposes federally enforceable standards that will protect all United States citizens and their environment from a truly toxic substance.

Letter to President on Coal Waste, 4.15.10

239 public interest organizations, representing several million citizens, ask the Administration to release the proposed coal ash rule for public comment and to ensure that the rule proposes federally enforceable standards that will protect all United States citizens and their environment from a truly toxic substance.

Sign-On letter urging Obama and Harper to make climate a priority at June G20

A letter from 17 American and 8 Canadian organizations to Obama and Harper urging them to make climate a priority at the G20 summit in June 2010.

Enviornmental Coalition House letter in opposition to the extension of VEETC

On behalf of our millions of members, activists, and supporters we write in opposition to the extension of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC). As currently written, this economically wasteful subsidy will cost US taxpayers $5.4 billion for corn ethanol this year alone and do nothing to drive green jobs, increased national security, or better environmental performance. As the country struggles with financial insecurity, it is critical that we examine the utility of our subsidies and ensure that they provide the greatest level of energy security and environmental benefit to taxpayers. Especially in light of the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates that the oil companies buy ethanol, continuing to give oil companies the VEETC for purchasing that very same ethanol is fiscally irresponsible. We cannot afford to continue to subsidize this industry. We must demand more for our tax dollars.

Letter to Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman regarding definition of renewable biomass

We write to thank you for your leadership in crafting comprehensive climate and energy legislation and to urge you to address potential adverse wildlife habitat, biodiversity and carbon impacts that bioenergy could have under this type of legislation. Specifically, the Senate has an opportunity to strengthen and improve on the House-passed American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, H.R. 2454)’s bioenergy provisions. By strengthening the definition of renewable biomass and including bioenergy-related emissions within the cap, you can craft a solution that both avoids these impacts and jumpstarts our economy. Biomass resources, such as sustainably sourced agricultural, forestry, and urban residues, as well as some dedicated energy crops grown on marginal lands, can be used to produce transportation fuels, electricity, and heat. These types of bioenergy can create jobs in rural communities, cut carbon pollution, and reduce our dependence on imported oil. Without adequate protections and accounting measures, however, bioenergy runs the risk of no longer acting as an important tool to reduce carbon emissions, but instead as a source of additional carbon pollution, as well as harm to sensitive lands and wildlife habitat.

NACAA Letter to Congress supporting EPA

A letter from the National Association of Clean Air Agencies to Congress supporting the EPA and urging opposition to legislative efforts to halt or strip EPA authority to regulate ghg.

Seven states to KGL opposing state preemption

Seven states (MA, CA, DE, ME, MD, RI, and VT) to KGL opposing state preemption as well as efforts to erode or block Clean Air Act limits on global warming pollution.

Letter from Democrats to RGL against state preemption

 

COEJL Letter to Senator

Letter in support of "fair and effective climate legislation" that reduces dependence upon fossil fuels through the development of alternative energy sources.

IL Gov letter to Sen Durbin on DAA

A letter from IL Governor Pat Quinn to Senator Durbin urging opposition to amendments blocking EPA authority to regulate ghg under the Clean Air Act proposed by Sen. Murkowski.

Conference of Mayors House DAA letter

A letter from the Conference of Mayors urging opposition to House DAA.

Conference of Mayors House DAA letter

A letter from the Conference of Mayors urging opposition to House DAA.

Ag forestry orgs on KGL

A letter from wide array of forest products, agriculture, business, and conservation groups strongly supporting inclusion of public and private incentives for farms and domestic and tropical forests in comprehensive climate and energy legislation.

Letter from twenty-two Democrats to Reid

Letter in support of bipartisan and comprehensive energy legislation with a renewed focus on jobs and reduced dependence on foreign oil.

EA: Actor's letters on Murkowski

With Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) poised to force a U.S. Senate vote on her highly controversial Dirty Air Act (S.J.Res. 26) any day now, actors Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Kristen Bell, and Amy Smart joined Environment America in strong opposition to the binding resolution, which would be the most significant rollback of the Clean Air Act in the law’s nearly 40-year history. The actors sent letters to their senators – Michigan’s Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin, and Wisconsin’s Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl – saying that it “would strike at the heart” of the Clean Air Act and “keep America dependent on oil and other dirty energy sources, costing us new clean energy jobs and improved security.”

MA Gov opposes DAA

A letter to Congress sent by MA Gov. Patrick opposing the "Dirty Air Act."

Alliance of Auto Manufacturers Oppose Murkowski DAA

A letter from the alliance of automobile manufacturers to Congress opposing both House and Senate attempts to restrict the EPA's authority to regulate ghg under the Clean Air Act.

NWF Senate Letter opposing Rockefeller

An NWF letter to the Senate urging opposition to Senator Rockefeller's S. 3072 attack on the EPA's authority to regulate GHG under the the Clean Air Act.

NWF House Letter Opposing Rahall DAA

An NWF letter to the House opposing HR4753, Rahall's limitation of the EPA's authority to regulate ghg under the Clean Air Act.

Env Groups Oppose Rockefeller Amendment

A letter to the Senate urging opposition to Senator Rockefeller's S. 3072 attack on the EPA's authority to regulate GHG under the the Clean Air Act.

Earthjustice Senate Letter opposing DAA

A letter to the Senate opposing S. 3072, legislation seeking to delay key EPA action under the Clean Air Act to curb emissions of two of the most important global warming pollutants from power plants and other industrial sources.

Earthjustice House letter opposing DAA

A letter to the House opposing H.R. 4753, legislation seeking to delay key EPA action under the Clean Air Act to curb emissions of two of the most important global warming pollutants from power plants and other industrial sources.

UAW Disapproval Resolution Letter

A Letter to Congress from the UAW opposing EPA endangerment disapproval resolutions and calling for comprehensive energy and climate reform that supports American jobs.