Alan Lowenthal: “I strongly agree that they should be permanently protected for the use and enjoyment of future generations.”

These targets are certainly reasonable, and they are consistent with what the world has agreed to for climate targets.

We must achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035, and the entire U.S. economy needs to reach net-zero emissions by midcentury.

Our public lands and oceans can and must be a solution to climate change.

I want to join my colleagues in urging you to consider implementing the GAO recommendation to consider a negotiated rulemaking.