Protecting Our Planet
November 6, 2025
Washington, D.C.—As Americans struggle with an unstable economy due to President Trump’s chaotic policies and large corporations exploit lax rules in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to outsource good-paying jobs abroad, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) led more than 100 of his Democratic House colleagues in urging U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to strengthen the agreement to support job creation and economic growth, clean manufacturing, and a livable climate. Specifically, the members call for the original USMCA to be renegotiated to achieve strengthened environmental enforcement standards to ensure clean air and water while creating a level playing field.
September 18, 2025
Washington, D.C.—As President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to roll back regulations to address climate change and protect public health, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), led most Texas Democratic Congressmembers this week in opposing EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s proposal to eliminate any federal ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and resultant protections.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
September 16, 2025
Washington, D.C.—Since May, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) has sought information about the impact on the safety of American families from intensified weather events following President Trump’s slashing of the federal workforce and hiring freezes at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS). The first impact appears to have been felt with regard to a catastrophic Texas flood over the July 4 weekend that took more than 130 lives.
July 8, 2025
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) requested immediate answers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agency responsible for the National Weather Service (NWS), about the impact of critical understaffing on the recent catastrophe in Central Texas. The Congressman is seeking information regarding how President Trump’s abrupt staffing cuts and hiring freezes may have affected forecasts and warning alerts in the NWS Austin/San Antonio office. One of the six vacant positions is the “Warning and Coordination Meteorologist,” who is responsible for planning, coordinating, and carrying out area-wide public awareness programs to mitigate death, injury, and property damage or loss caused by severe weather.
July 3, 2025
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) released the following statement: “So many Republican colleagues seem to believe that their most important role is clicking their heels and saluting Trump."
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May 22, 2025
Washington, D.C.—Today, in the early morning hours after an all-night debate, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) voted against President Trump’s and the GOP’s Tax Scam. To pay for even more tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk, their bill includes devoting $20 billion to undermining public schools with a new federal voucher scheme, ripping food assistance away from hungry families, repealing renewable energy credits, and denying nearly 14 million Americans access to a family physician and medications while triggering a $500 billion automatic cut to Medicare.
March 6, 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) reintroduced the Farewell to Foam Act, bicameral legislation to phase out single-use plastic foam food service products, “loose fill” such as packing peanuts, and non-medical disposable coolers – materials known to cause harmful health effects and pollute waterways. This bill prohibits the sale and distribution of these items beginning January 2028 while aiming to support the transition to alternatives.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
July 30, 2024
This year we're headed for a very hot summer. The National Weather Service predicts hotter-than-normal conditions almost everywhere. And that's saying something, given that last year was the hottest year on record. So, be sure to look for shade and water—lots of it.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
June 18, 2024
DEMS WARN AGAINST TEXAS CLASS VI PRIMACY: Seven Texas Democrats are warning EPA not to hand over permitting authority for carbon sequestration wells to the state of Texas, arguing the state agency charged with overseeing the industry has a “sorry history of lax regulations and enforcement.” Texas is among several states pursuing primacy over so-called Class VI wells as EPA struggles to speed up its permitting process, even as the fossil fuel industry and the Biden administration are turning to carbon capture to meet their climate goals.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
Texas Congressmembers Urge EPA to Hold Texas Railroad Commission Accountable on Carbon Storage Wells
June 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviews the Texas Railroad Commission’s request for primacy over the state’s carbon storage infrastructure and protection of underground sources of drinking water, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Greg Casar (TX-35), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Al Green (TX-09) and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), urged Secretary Michael Regan to address major gaps in the Commission’s ability to meet minimum requirements in protecting Texans health and safety. Specifically, the members ask for a transparent evaluation process that considers the proximity of wells to vulnerable communities and environmental justice impacts, public engagement in multiple languages, and an emergency response plan to plug leaking wells.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet