"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."
"Thank you so much. I wanted to go until noon."
"I believe it is essential that we focus on environmental justice as we make this transition to reduce our carbon footprint."
"I am committed to protecting our sacred lands, addressing climate change, and moving renewable energy forward."
"I think we really need to be proactive and address those things proactively rather than reactively."
"I look forward to working with you and my colleagues to protect our public lands and to meet our obligations to our indigenous communities."
"The question is: will legislation aid our communities' future survival or hinder it. I hope for all our sakes it will be the former."
"Right now, the EPA and Interior Department are run by former lobbyists for coal and oil companies."
"Methane is more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at trapping heat, and is responsible for about a quarter of the warming we are experiencing today."
"Thank you, Chairman. Welcome to all of you and thank you so much for taking time to be with us today."
"Simply put, we must have legislation that clearly prioritizes investments in scalable projects like those mentioned today that reduce emissions at the source and address the historical harm and discri..."