1 day ago · Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island called Zeldin the wrong man for the job. “We need an EPA administrator who will take climate change seriously, treat the science honestly and stand up where necessary to the political pressure that will be coming from the White House, where we have a president who actually thinks (climate change) is a hoax, and from the huge fossil fuel ...

Jan 11, 2025 · Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, warns the effects of climate change are making the risk of home...

Jan 20, 2025 · (e) The U.S. International Climate Finance Plan is revoked and rescinded immediately. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, within 10 days of this order, issue guidance for ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Whitehouse is not only confronting Trump and Republicans though, as he challenged Democrats to fix their messaging failures on climate change after the issue failed to resonate in the 2024 ...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse this evening took to the Senate floor to outline next steps for tackling climate change in his first climate speech after Democrats passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act – the most expansive climate bill ever signed into law.

Jun 16, 2021 · – As Congress deliberates a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure and green energy, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) are introducing legislation to drastically drive down the harmful emissions causing climate change and putting Americans’ health and the global economy at risk.

Jul 15, 2022 · Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today began to outline a path forward to address climate change following the news that climate measures would not be included in the pending reconciliation package.

Mar 7, 2023 · WASHINGTON — Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, has given 287 speeches on the Senate floor raising alarms about climate change, often delivered mainly to the C-SPAN cameras in...

Jan 20, 2025 · Executive Order 14027 of May 7, 2021 (Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office). Executive Order 14029 of May 14, 2021 (Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and Technical Amendment).

Nov 8, 2024 · Republicans on Tuesday seized control of the Senate, which means Democrats will no longer lead its committees in the next Congress. That includes Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, a...