Climate Change

WASHINGTON, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a joint Energy and Environment and Climate Change hearing titled, "Out of Control: The Impact of Wildfires on our Power Sector and the Environment."

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Today’s joint subcommittee hearing on wildfire impacts returns to an important topic for the Committee— and vitally important for tens of millions of people, especially Oregonians, Californians, and those across the West who have been experiencing massive devastation from these catastrophic fires.

When we last held a hearing on this...

WASHINGTON, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “Promoting American Innovation and Jobs: Legislation to Phase Down the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons.”

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This morning’s hearing will examine a bill that would mandate a rapid phase down, in the United States, of the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs.

These substances, which contribute to climate change when emitted into the atmosphere, serve many important uses, including as a very critical ingredient in cooling and refrigeration equipment throughout our...

WASHINGTON, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) responds to Energy and Commerce Democrats' partisan climate change proposal, the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation (CLEAN) Future Act:

"It's disappointing that the Democrats have – yet again – opted for politics over progress. If Democrats were serious about getting something done on climate change, they would seek to make law instead of engaging in partisan messaging exercises. Their climate bill is being developed without a single Republican member being involved. Republicans could have stood next to...