Environment & Animal Welfare
"In California, I was honored to coauthor AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act. But it’s clear to me that to solve climate change, we need America to do what California has done, and then for America to get other countries to do what California has done. That’s why my first piece of legislation in Congress was the Climate Solutions Act of 2015: a bold, innovative plan to energize investment in green energy technology, set strong renewable energy standards and slash the carbon pollution that is damaging our planet."
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Nearly 55 years ago, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, marking a wondrous scientific achievement. This week, we paid tribute to Glenn’s life and were reminded of the remarkable role the United States government can and should play in advancing scientific research.
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ICYMI: CONGRESSMAN LIEU’S THE HILL OP-ED: “ACTING ON CLIMATE IN THE AGE OF PRUITT”
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.)
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding news reports that the Obama Administration will block oil leasing rights in the Arctic in his offshore drilling plan.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding President-elect Trump’s selection of Myron Ebell to lead the Environmental Protection Agency transition team. Myron Bell is the director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment. He denies the dangers of climate change and opposes the Paris Climate Agreement and protections for public lands.
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the Paris Agreement. In December 2015, the Paris Agreement was adopted by almost 200 countries, creating a global framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. Today, the landmark agreement became international law.
The federal regulatory agency says investigations are not public it files charges, so it will not provide documents demanded by the House Science committee chair.
SEC Chair Mary Jo White would not confirm her agency is investigating Exxon, so she will not provide documents demanded by House Science committee chair Rep. Lamar Smith.
The lights are off in the Committee on Science, Space and Technology room — once the last stand for Bob Inglis. The conservative climate change believer had lost to a tea party challenger, and, on that day six years ago, he was indignant.
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Washington - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey’s release of a report on the existence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in schools.