We should not be allowing decisions to be made that are not going to be effective for what we want our government to be doing for us.
It is imperative that we hear the best science, and that we understand the impacts so that we can begin to act on climate change.
In your testimony, you mentioned that we need to provide our agencies with clear, informed mandates to begin preparing for climate change.
These special places will serve as refuge for our highest values, and as places of growth toward our Nation's future.
Unfortunately, the Trump administration has failed to provide this leadership.
We begin that leadership today as we confront the most pressing issue facing our Nation--climate change.
Today is an exciting day. It will be the first of a new era for this Committee and for this Congress, an era of inclusion, where the diverse...
I invite the current Congress to have the fortitude your predecessors have lacked.
We oppose the Administration's proposed offshore leasing and drilling. It would make more than 90 percent of U.S. waters available to oil an...
Discontinue (and certainly do not expand) the extraction of fossil fuels from Federal lands for use in energy generation.
We will uphold our public lands as a point of pride that all Americans can share and co-own.
It is time for America to act on climate change, and our public lands are one of the best resources for us to do so.
We will hold up our public lands as a point of pride that all Americans share in and co-own.
We oppose an attack on Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that would open one of our planet's truly wild places for drilling.
now is the time to act on climate change. We can't wait any longer.
I believe it is essential that we focus on environmental justice as we make this transition to reduce our carbon footprint.
I think we really need to be proactive and address those things proactively rather than reactively.
I am committed to protecting our sacred lands, addressing climate change, and moving renewable energy forward.