Alan Lowenthal: “Reducing emissions from fossil fuel production has been an area of bipartisan agreement on this Subcommittee.”

Gulf Coast communities are also on the front lines of climate change, and sea-level rise, erosion, flooding, and more powerful storms will continue to wreak havoc until we reduce our emissions.

I personally remain cautiously optimistic, but I also still believe that transitioning away from fossil fuel is the most effective strategy for saving the planet for our children and for our grandchildren.

We have subsidized the fossil fuel industry for decades upon decades in this country on our public lands...

The Coast Guard's response to this recommendation is currently classified as 'open--unacceptable response.'