Energy and Environment
Congresswoman Lee believes that we must demand environmental justice. Congresswoman Lee is committed to protecting endangered animals and preserving and increasing public access to our national parks and public lands.
In Congress, she is working to combat and prevent climate change and she has long opposed taxpayer-funded giveaways to Big Oil and other major polluters. Instead, she has advocated for increased investments in clean, renewable energy technologies. Congresswoman Lee is fighting to ensure that the good-paying jobs created by the growing green energy sector are open to all, especially people of color, women and veterans.
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Releases Statement on Appropriations Committee Approval of Fiscal Year 2021 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill
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February 12, 2020
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Votes to Protect America’s Wilderness
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Congresswoman Lee Opposes the USMCA Trade Agreement
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Praises the Passage of Federal Spending Package to Invest in Our Veterans, Environmental Justice, and Combating Homelessness