Energy and Environment
Energy independence and combating climate change is a flagship issue for Congresswoman Pelosi.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement as the U.S. House of Representatives filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the court case District of Columbia, et al. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, which seeks to block the Trump Administration's unlawful rule that weakens states' ability to provide food assistance for thousands of Americans relying on the lifeline of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in high-unemployment areas:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following reports that the Trump Administration would drastically roll back protections for thousands of seasonal streams, small waterways and pristine wetlands currently protected under the Clean Water Act:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following the announcement from the Trump Administration that they would be revising implementation guidelines for the National Environment Policy Act to decrease climate change-related permitting requirements for infrastructure projects:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the fourth anniversary of the historic Paris Climate Agreement:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement in support of the climate strikes occurring around the globe:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following the announcement that President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency will revoke California's legal authority to set auto pollution standards, as guaranteed under the Clean Air Act:
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San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Trump Administration's new proposed rule to gut protections for clean air from methane emissions, one of the most serious contributors to the climate crisis:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the U.S. Forest Service will provide California with the reimbursements required under the existing California Fire Assistance Agreement for expenses resulting from last year's wildfires:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Trump Administration's repeal of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and replacement with a special interest, dirty power plan that abandons America's leadership in the fight against the climate crisis: