Energy & Environment

WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, reintroduced the Future Generations Protection Act of 2021. This bill would help ensure a rapid shift away from fossil fuel to clean renewable energy.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09), Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL-06), and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-08) introduced bicameral legislation to provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with additional authority to protect consumers from the harm caused by traders that repeatedly manipulate electricity and natural gas markets. The Energy Consumer Protection Act is being introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA).

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) reintroduced the Frack Pack, a set of five bills aimed at closing loopholes that allow the oil and gas industry to skirt key environmental and public health protections. The legislative package would hold the industry accountable for pollution that threatens clean air, safe drinking water, and the health of communities across the country.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Jared Polis (CO-02) and Matt Cartwright (PA-17), and introduced their Safe Energy Future Plan, a package of five bills that will protect public health and the environment from the risks of oil and gas production, including hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking.”