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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works | Ranking Member @whitehouse.senate.gov

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EPW Votes on Nuclear Safety Nominee, Discusses Chemical Safety Law YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

We need to extend expiring funding for our chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act.

We need to reign in a corrupt, captured, anti-science EPA.

We do NOT need to weaken chemical safety. That’s what this partisan proposal does.

04.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Burgum’s a liar. Data centers are sending energy bills soaring.

26.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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More pollution, and Zeldin is damn proud.

25.02.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another empty promise from Trump to lower your energy bills.

25.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Army Corps failures & partisanship risk water resources bill YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

Under current leadership, the Corps of Engineers has stymied clean energy, disfavored coastal projects, and paused $11 billion in funding for Democratic states.

A hard, fast, and convincing course correction is required to get the Corps on track.

25.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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E.P.A. Weakens Limits on Mercury From Coal Plants

The EPA used to work to keep deadly neurotoxins out of our air, food, and water.

Now, they're erasing protections that would have saved 11,000 lives every year just to burn more coal.

20.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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​Historic Climate Rollback Makes U.S. a Global Outlier on Tailpipe Rules

It’s not just more pollution, it’s higher costs.

EPA’s own estimates show increased costs at the pump of at least $580 BILLION and up to $1.4 TRILLION over the next three decades.

That’s money from your pockets to Trump’s fossil fuel donors.

19.02.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue
Climate Change is Real, Trump's EPA won’t protect you.

14.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

The Trump EPA has fully abandoned its duty to protect the American people from greenhouse gas pollution and climate change.

The only winners today are Trump’s fossil fuel megadonors.

12.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
POLITICO: US Democrats urge EU to defy Trump on oil and gas rules.

POLITICO: US Democrats urge EU to defy Trump on oil and gas rules.

Cutting methane is a no brainer. Trump’s bullying of the EU will hurt American companies, waste gas, and increase air pollution.

@whitehouse.senate.gov and @repscottpeters.bsky.social led 24 Members of Congress in urging the EU to resist Trump's attacks and uphold its methane standards.

06.02.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Addressing cybersecurity threats to our nation’s water systems YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

To meet the challenges of the 21st century, we must repair and replace outdated infrastructure while ALSO maintaining and updating our cybersecurity capabilities.

This is not an either or.

04.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who caused the problem? πŸ˜’

03.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Ranking Member Whitehouse's statement on Trump Shuttering Kennedy Center for β€œComplete Rebuilding.”

Ranking Member Whitehouse's statement on Trump Shuttering Kennedy Center for β€œComplete Rebuilding.”

Ranking Member Whitehouse's statement on Trump Shuttering Kennedy Center for β€œComplete Rebuilding.”

Ranking Member Whitehouse's statement on Trump Shuttering Kennedy Center for β€œComplete Rebuilding.”

Trump did a hostile takeover of the Kennedy Center, installed loyalists to bless his power grab, and illegally named the building after himself.

Now, amid a wave of boycotts and declining sales, he is trying to shutter the Center.

Ranking Member @whitehouse.senate.gov's statement:

02.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Experts agreeβ€”there is no permitting reform without project certainty.

29.01.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Senate could be working on bipartisan legislation to bring more clean, affordable energy to the grid.

The Trump Administration doesn’t want it.

28.01.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s lawlessness halts permitting reform in the Senate. No certainty, no reform. YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

Any deal to pass permitting reform needs certainty that laws will be faithfully executed.

What good is it if any project can be struck down by a lawless and vindictive executive branch?

28.01.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More Trump fossil fuel corruption is brewing.

19.01.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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Big Oil is fueling the climate crisis, and they’ve known for nearly 60 years.

They’ve been burying the truth and spreading disinformation to make a profit.

15.01.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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@whitehouse.senate.gov pushed the Senate to affirm that climate change is not a hoax.

Shocking no one, a Republican objected.

14.01.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the same EPA that believes your life isn't as valuable as Big Oil's business.

14.01.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Republicans still won’t say it: climate change is real
Republicans still won’t say it: climate change is real YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

The world is round. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The climate is changing, and human-caused fossil fuel emissions are the primary cause.

These are facts, but Republicans still won’t say itβ€”anything for Big Oil.

14.01.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Senate is ready to work on bipartisan permitting reform. Trump isn’t.

12.01.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

Remember when the EPA protected our health? Not anymore.

Zeldin’s legacy will be one of sickness, death, and more pollution.

12.01.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Oil companies shouldn't know more about Donald Trump's plans in Venezuela than the American people.

I launched an investigation with @whitehouse.senate.gov, because every single American deserves answers.

10.01.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 1264 πŸ” 343 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 11
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Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as β€˜embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups

This polluter-driven stoogery shows the full extent of creepy polluters’ control over the Trump Administration.

09.01.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration will stop at nothing to help Big Oil.

There’s no point in passing a bipartisan permitting bill if this corrupt Administration won’t faithfully execute the laws.

09.01.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite the Trump Administration’s lies, wind and solar are some of the cheapest energy sources.

08.01.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senate Democrats Launch Investigation into Trump Administration’s Dealings with Big Oil Surrounding U.S. Military Action in Venezuela Senators—including the Ranking Members of the Environment and Public Works, Finance, and Banking Committees—are seeking answers from fossil fuel companies regarding their knowledge of the ...

More on the investigation led by Senators @whitehouse.senate.gov, @wyden.senate.gov, @warren.senate.gov, @sanders.senate.gov, Schatz, and @welch.senate.gov:

08.01.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats Seek Answers About Oil Industry’s Knowledge of Venezuela Operation

BREAKING: Senate Dems are investigating Trump’s dealings with US fossil fuel companies surrounding the Venezuelan military actions.

We want to know:
- When they knew
- Their communications with the Trump Admin
- What the Trump Admin has promised them

08.01.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Read the Senators' amicus brief supporting New York's effort to hold big polluters accountable:
www.epw.senate.gov/public/index...

05.01.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0