This week’s Supreme Court decision in West Virginia vs. EPA to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon pollution is a significant blow to God’s children here in the United States and throughout creation. By Rev. Mitch Hescox Evangelical Environmental Network The Good: The Supreme Court left the EPA’s overall ability to regulate greenhouse gases […]
Today, the Green New Deal Network (GNDN) members released the following statements in response to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on West Virginia v. the Environmental Protection Agency (WV v. EPA), a ruling that sharply limits EPA’s power to regulate harmful power plant emissions. This most recent attack by a GOP-backed Supreme Court on our […]
In response to the harrowing Supreme Court decision on West Virginia v. EPA, Sunrise Movement National Spokesperson, John Paul Mejia, released the following statement: “I am heartbroken and enraged. Today, it is hard to believe that our government will ever do anything to combat climate change. Our hearts are with young people all across this […]
Today the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate carbon emissions from the power sector. The Supreme Court ruled that the agency is not authorized to consider shifting generation from dirtier to cleaner power generating sources when establishing greenhouse gas emissions standards under the Clean Air Act provision in question. The case […]
CO2 fits perfectly EPA’s definition of a chemical substance that presents “an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.” Congress, with strong bipartisan agreement, established the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA; acronym pronounced tosca) in 1976 and – with bipartisan support again – strengthened the law in 2016. This law has been used successfully […]
The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) has submitted 67,755 Comments from Christians to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of the “Clean Trucks Standard.” (EPA–HQ–OAR–2019–0055; FRL–7165–03– OAR) By Lindsay Garcia Evangelical Environmental Network Their comments state: As pro-life Christians, we want the air that we breathe to be safe for our children. However, […]
The following is the written testimony of EEN President and CEO Rev. Mitch Hescox from the EPA Public Hearing on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) held on February 24, 2022 “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! Amos 5:24 (NIV) It’s past time to restore justice and re-establish the […]
On the final day of comments, 15,750 pro-life Christians submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of its proposed rule to strengthen the emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks. The rule, if implemented, would significantly curb greenhouse gas emissions from America’s tailpipes for all model year 2023-2026 vehicles. By the […]
The EPA approved dangerous chemicals that break down into PFAS for use in fracking in 2011, according to records obtained by Physicians for Social Responsibility and reported by the New York Times. Despite EPA scientists having identified preliminary evidence that the toxic, carcinogenic, and birth-defect-linked substances could degrade into those ‘forever chemicals’ and persist in […]
The Evangelical Environmental Network and its body of 200,000+ pro-life Christians who support a strong fugitive methane standard are grateful to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their announcement to begin the process to develop a proposed rule to reduce methane and other harmful pollutants from new and existing sources in the oil and natural […]
Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) is thankful for the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s vote to advance the nomination of Janet McCabe to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a bipartisan vote. A special thank you to Senator Wicker (R, MS) for his support of McCabe’s nomination. By Evangelical […]
This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency reinstated its climate policy website, which supplies credible information about the climate crisis. This information was removed from the EPA website by the previous administration. By Rev. Mitch Hescox Evangelical Environmental Network The EPA has begun to reestablish its mission of protecting human health and the environment today […]
As a member of EPA Clean Air Act Advisory, I witnessed over the last four (4) years the mission of the EPA to protect public health and the environment be tossed aside in favor of other agendas. It is past time to restore both the mission and integrity of the Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Regan […]
Testimony of the Rev. Mitch Hescox of the Evangelical Environmental Network regarding the ozone national ambient air quality standard, presented to the Environmental Protection Agency. By Rev Mitch Hescox Evangelical Environmental Network Good Afternoon. I am The Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox, President/CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN), father, grandfather of seven (7), a resident […]
We are truly thankful that Senators Collins and Manchin are standing with evangelicals, electric utilities, moms, and health groups to halt Andrew Wheeler’s egregious act in overturning the Mercury Rule. We hope their courage gives courage to everyone at the EPA to once again fulfill their mission to “protect human health and the environment.” By Evangelical […]