Energy and Environment

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), concluded his Eight Climate Change Tour of Denali National Park and Preserve by re-introducing his Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. Quigley led four members on a three-day tour of the Park, during which they learned about the significant impacts of climate change on Denali and all of Alaska.

Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Morgan Griffith (VA-9) reintroduced the bipartisan Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act. This cost-neutral legislation requires that each public building constructed, acquired, or significantly altered by the General Services Administration incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features, to the maximum extent possible. Quigley first introduced this bill in 2010 during the 111th Congress.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, the lead sponsor of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, applauded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) announcement of the first deadline related to the implementation of his big cat protection legislation. FWS has announced that owners of big cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, cougars, or hybrids of these species must register them by the end of the day June 18, 2023.

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity (SITE) Act, legislation focused on improving our nation’s power infrastructure and streamlining the regulatory process to help put the country on the path to a sustainable future.