| March 25, 2024
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Chairman Whitehouse Responds to Committee Republicans’ Complaints, Details How Climate-Related Economic Risks Discussed in Committee Hearings Are Already Beginning to Occur
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| March 20, 2024
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Whitehouse: Climate Change is Threatening the Outdoor Recreation Industry
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Dec. 1, 2023
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Carper, Whitehouse, Pallone Urge EPA to Strengthen Methane Emissions Reporting Rule
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Nov. 2, 2023
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Warren, Whitehouse, Cohen, Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Eliminate Investor-State Dispute Settlement from Existing U.S. Trade and Investment Agreements
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Oct. 25, 2023
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Whitehouse: "If you care about inflation, you'd better care about climate disruption"
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Sept. 25, 2023
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Warren, Senators Urge Treasury Department to Address Climate-Related Financial Risks
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Sept. 21, 2023
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Senate Democrats Back Biden Administration's Governmentwide Social Cost of Carbon Directive
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Sept. 11, 2023
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ICYMI: As Economy-wide Risks from Climate Change Pile Up, Senator Whitehouse Urges Action
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| July 28, 2023
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ICYMI: Senate Passes Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Bill from Carper, Capito, Whitehouse
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| June 15, 2023
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Capito, Sinema, Murkowski, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Carbon Capture Legislation
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| May 31, 2023
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EPW Committee Advances Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Legislation
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| May 25, 2023
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ICYMI: Carper, Merkley, Whitehouse, Wyden Urge FTC to Embrace Clarity in "Green Guides" Review
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| May 18, 2023
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Carper, Schatz Unveil Environmental Review and Permitting Reform Proposal
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| March 10, 2023
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Senator Warren Urges Treasury Secretary to Use Climate Hub to Take Swift, Aggressive Action on Climate Risks
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| March 6, 2023
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Senators Warren, Whitehouse, Representatives Goldman, Raskin, and 47 Colleagues Urge SEC to Finalize Strong Climate Risk Disclosure Rule, Protect Investors
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2023
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Senator Baldwin Calls on HHS to Release Remaining $1.5 Billion in LIHEAP Funding to Help Wisconsin Families Afford Energy Bills
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 6, 2023
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Warren, Lawmakers Urge Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to Require Cryptominers Disclose Emissions and Energy Use
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Jan. 30, 2023
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Letter to Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Invest in Non-Lithium Energy Storage Solutions
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Jan. 25, 2023
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker, Barragán Lead 47 Congressional Colleagues in Urging EPA to Further Strengthen Prevention and Safety Standards to Prevent Chemical Disasters
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Jan. 25, 2023
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Call for Stronger Safeguards to Protect Americans from Chemical Accidents
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Dec. 6, 2022
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Letter to Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Crisis - After Widespread Fossil Fuel Lobbying at Cop27, Senator Markey Joins Senators Whitehouse and Cardin in Calling for Un Climate Conferences to Require Corporate Participants to Provide Audited Climate Political Influencing Statements
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Nov. 29, 2022
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Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Durbin Urges USDA To Update Standards For Commercial Dog Breeding Facilities
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Nov. 4, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Markey, Colleagues Urge Biden to Bolster Climate, Finance Commitments at Cop27
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Nov. 2, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Murphy, Merkley, Cicilline, Keating, Colleagues Call on Administration to Center Human Rights Ahead of Cop27 in Egypt
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Oct. 14, 2022
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Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Shaheen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Release of LIHEAP Home Heating Aid
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Oct. 13, 2022
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Joins Gillibrand In Calling For EPA To Further Address Toxic Peas Pollution In Upcoming Guidance
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Oct. 13, 2022
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Reed-backed Bill to Help States with Energy- and Cost-saving Weatherization Upgrades Gets Included in NDAA
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Oct. 12, 2022
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Letter to Pablo Vegas, CEO of ERCOT - Lawmakers Open Investigation Into Texas Energy Grid Operator's Subsidies to Cryptominers
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Oct. 4, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Senators Push Biden to Build on Inflation Reduction Act, Declare Climate Emergency
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Sept. 27, 2022
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Reed Helps Include $1 Billion for LIHEAP in Proposed Stopgap Funding Bill
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Sept. 21, 2022
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Whitehouse Cheers Bipartisan Passage of Kigali Amendment to Phase Out Use of Potent HFCs Driving Climate Change
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Sept. 21, 2022
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Reed Helps Ratify Kigali Amendment to Combat Climate Change, Reduce Hydrofluorocarbons
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| Sept. 9, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murphy, Blumenthal, New England Delegation Call for President Biden to Lower Energy Costs by Releasing Oil from Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Aug. 18, 2022
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Letter to the Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Chair Castor Leads Bicameral Letter Urging Ferc to Strengthen Transmission Rule
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2022
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Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - With Home Heating Bills Forecasted to Surge This Winter, Reed, Collins & 56 Colleagues Urge Emergency Supplemental Funding for LIHEAP
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| July 28, 2022
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Whitehouse Applauds Major Climate Addition to Reconciliation Package
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| July 27, 2022
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Letter to Dianne Feinstein, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Climate Crisis in Letter Requesting Appropriated Funds to Support President Biden's Use of the Defense Production Act
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| July 21, 2022
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Letter to Michael Conner, Assistant Secretary for Civil Works - Merkley Leads Colleagues in Urging End of Fast-tracking Oil and Gas Infrastructure
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| July 20, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Manchin, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Call on Secretary Granholm to Implement Direct Air Capture Hub Program as Congress Intended
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| July 20, 2022
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Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Urging Climate Emergency Declaration
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| July 15, 2022
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Whitehouse Outlines Post-reconciliation Steps Forward on Climate
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| July 15, 2022
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Huffman, Warren, Colleagues, Call on Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to Require Cryptomining Companies to Disclose Energy Use and Emissions
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| July 11, 2022
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Whitehouse Announces Funding to Launch Offshore Wind Job Training Certification Program for High School Students
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| July 11, 2022
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Letter to Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - Pushing the Department of Justice to Strengthen Environmental Justice Program
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| June 27, 2022
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Letter to Deborah Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Asking for Protection of Coastal Communities and Suspension of Further Expansion of Offshore Gas Leasing
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| June 18, 2022
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Whitehouse Applauds News of International Fisheries Agreement to Begin Leveling Playing Field for Domestic Industry
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| June 17, 2022
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Letter to Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Whitehouse, Schatz, Warren, Senators Call for Stronger Emissions Disclosure Requirements, Dark Money Transparency in Proposed Sec Climate Risk Rule
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| June 17, 2022
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Letter to Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Leading U.S. Senators Urge SEC to Move Forward with Strong Climate Disclosure Rules
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| June 14, 2022
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Letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Sens. Ossoff, Casey, Whitehouse Pushing to Reduce Energy Costs for Businesses & Manufacturers
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| June 14, 2022
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Letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy - Whitehouse & Colleagues Raise Concerns About Cryptomining's Heavy Toll on Environment
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| June 3, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - To Fight Inflation & Help Consumers and Businesses, U.S. Senators Urge Biden to Tap Diesel Fuel Reserve
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| May 23, 2022
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Letter to Robert Ford, Chair and CEO of Abbot Laboratories - King Seeking Relief for Maine Mothers Amid Formula Shortage
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| May 20, 2022
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Whitehouse, Coons Introduce Legislation to Accelerate Carbon Dioxide Removal
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| May 19, 2022
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Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - OPEN/CLOSED: To receive testimony on the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on atomic energy defense activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| May 18, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - King Calls for National Strategy, Director to Address Baby Formula Shortage
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| May 13, 2022
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Letter to Mardi Mountford, President of the Infant Nutrition Council of America - Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Push Infant Formula Manufacturers to Address Shortages and Get Formula on Shelves
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| May 6, 2022
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Letter to Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Other Related Agencies; and John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Other Related Agencies -
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| May 1, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Cortez Masto Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Expedite Solar Tariff Investigation Decision
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 27, 2022
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Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 20, 2022
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Letter to Richard Glick, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Chair Castor Leads Bicameral Call for Ferc Action to Lower Energy Costs and Improve Grid Reliability
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| April 7, 2022
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Sarbanes, Reed, Collins Reintroduce No Child Left Inside Act
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| April 4, 2022
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Whitehouse Welcomes Ipcc Report as Wake-up Call for Climate Action in Face of Fossil Fuel Obstruction
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| April 1, 2022
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Reed Hails Biden's Plan to Leverage Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Help Drive Down Gas Prices
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Sen. Jack Reed
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| March 21, 2022
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Whitehouse: Long-awaited Draft Sec Climate Rule Does Not Go Far Enough in Requiring Disclosure of Material Information
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| March 18, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Rep. Delgado Sends Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Take Proactive Steps to Reduce Energy Costs
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| March 16, 2022
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Collins, Reed Lead Effort to Help More American Households Save Energy and Money
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| March 8, 2022
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Whitehouse Statement on Ban of Russian Fossil Fuel Imports
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| March 3, 2022
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Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Warner & Kaine Urge Changes to SNAP Benefits Guidance to Address Food Insecurity among Students
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| March 3, 2022
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Whitehouse Offers Amendment to Shift Usps to Zero-emission Fleet
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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Whitehouse Cheers New Guidance to Support Expansion of Carbon Utilization and Direct Air Capture
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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| Feb. 9, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Provide Comprehensive Funding Plan To Address PFAS
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 7, 2022
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Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and Hon. Roman Martinez, Chairman of USPS Board of Governors - Brown, Colleagues Call for USPS to Prioritize Widespread Fleet Electrification
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Feb. 3, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Durbin Joins Bipartisan Letter To President Biden Urging Funding For PFAS Research And Remediation In FY2023 Budget Request
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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| Jan. 26, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Stansbury Asks USDA to Reinstate Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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| Jan. 26, 2022
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Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and Samantha Power, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Brown, Colleagues Lead Call to Release Funds to Help Meet Global Hunger Needs
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Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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