Press Releases

February 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senator Whitehouse re-introduced the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act.

February 17, 2023

In a couple of hearings in Midland, Texas this week, House Committees led by Congressional Republicans pushed harmful messages of the fossil fuel industry in an attempt to expand production in an area already overburdened by pollution from oil and gas companies. 

February 17, 2023

On Feb. 14, the Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for rejecting the state government’s plan to reduce smog pollution that crosses into other states. The TX plan fails to require any air pollution reductions at all.

16 de febrero de 2023

El administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Michael Regan, visitó hoy esta localidad por primera vez tras el catastrófico descarrilamiento ocurrido este mes.

February 16, 2023

EAST PALESTINE, OHIO -- Today, EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited East Palestine for the first time following the catastrophic train derailment earlier this month. He is expected to meet with residents and first responders and visit the derailment site.

16 de febrero de 2023

La Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental (GAO) y la Oficina de Gestión y Presupuesto (OMB) deben realizar una supervisión rigurosa de los fondos de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (IRA).

February 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over 80 environmental, public health and justice groups have submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency, challenging their proposed expansion to its Renewable Fuel Standard program. The expansion allows electric vehicle energy produced from toxic sources, such as landfill gas and factory farms, to receive valuable tax credits.

February 16, 2023

Senator Whitehouse and Representative Khanna have reintroduced the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act, a bill that would provide relief to Americans struggling with price gouging by fossil fuel companies. This type of legislation has wide and bipartisan support amongst voters and Congress should work swiftly to pass it and send it to President Biden to sign.

February 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sens. Alex Padilla and Susan Collins reintroduced the Outdoors for All Act in Congress.

February 15, 2023

New Brunswick — Today, Governor Phil Murphy announced that he has directed the state Department of Environmental Protection to propose adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) program by the end of 2023. ACC II would set the state on a path to lower vehicle emissions and a healthy transition to electric vehicles and cleaner air, by setting gradually increasing sales targets so that every new light-duty vehicle sold in New Jersey will be a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) by 2035.