Press Releases

Lately the news has been rife with discussions about all kinds of different environmental policy proposals

Today, Catholic Climate Covenant testified before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the proposed changes to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).

My name is Jose Aguto, and on behalf of Catholic Climate Covenant, I thank you for providing us this opportunity to provide testimony on the proposed revision of the Supplemental Finding and Residual Risk and Technology Review of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.

SPEECH BY H.E. CARD PAROLIN

Having worked in the Catholic Church all my adult life, September always felt like the beginning of the year and, like a student with new books, I get excited for the coming adventure of learning more and doing more.

Catholic Climate Covenant stands with the U.S. Catholic bishops and other Catholic organizations to express its disappointment with the Trump Administration’s decision to replace the national standard for the electricity sector under the Obama Administration with a weakened version.

Catholic parishes around central New York are now powering their churches, schools and other diocesan facilities with non-fossil fuel electric energy.

Thank you for providing me this opportunity to comment.

Today, Catholic Climate Covenant Associate Director, Jose Aguto, provided comments in Charleston, West Virginia at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) hearing, Repeal of Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.

The leaders of 161 Catholic colleges and universities, religious congregations, national organizations, and health care providers, serving people and communities in every state of the nation, have issued a letter to President Trump and the U.S. Congress in support of climate change science, funding and international policy negotiations.