Energy and Environment

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and David McKinley (R-WV-1) announced passage of the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act via the Fiscal Year 2023 spending bill. The STREAM Act now goes to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Acid mine drainage (AMD)—the…

The PREPARE Act also serves as a major milestone in the legislative journey of the Pennsylvania lawmaker, marking the 150th bipartisan bill he introduced since Jan. 3, 2013 — the most of any Democratic Congressman during his time in office.

“The Prepare Act is recognition that we are not doing enough across the government to prepare for future extreme weather events,” Cartwright said. “Governments need to take into account planning for future extreme weather events and that’s how we save taxpayers’ money by planning ahead.”

The government readiness bill is Cartwright’s 150th bipartisan bill he has introduced since taking office in 2013.

Tuesday was a calm and quiet fall day on the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, but folks in the Wyoming Valley know that an extreme weather event can change that very quickly. It's part of the inspiration behind new legislation announced by lawmakers and flood protection officials along the levee in Forty Fort. "Reducing the risk from disasters before they occur is…

It should be hard to imagine opposition, politically or publicly, against making the federal government — and states, for that matter — better prepared for extreme weather disasters. The destruction of Hurricane Ian alone seems an obvious example, yet again, of just how severe the wreckage can be. Add the ongoing glut of floods, fires, tornadoes, heat waves, droughts and other destructive…

Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) held a press conference at the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority’s new headquarters in Forty Fort to announce The PREPARE Act, (H.R. 4177), legislation he’s introducing this week to improve government readiness for extreme weather disasters. Co-sponsored by Republican representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), David Rouzer (N.C.), Doug…

Congressman Matt Cartwright, a Pennsylvania Democrat, also voiced support for the bill, saying the oil cuts would “empower Putin”. “As a nation, we need to reevaluate our relationship with the Saudis and remind them who the superpower is,” he said in a statement on Thursday.

Congressman Matt Cartwright said in a statement on Thursday: "As a nation, we need to reevaluate our relationship with the Saudis and remind them who the superpower is."

“It’s outrageous that by inflating global oil prices, OPEC has chosen to financially empower Putin, further funding his criminal war against Ukraine,” said Rep. Cartwright. “As a nation, we need to reevaluate our relationship with the Saudis and remind them who the superpower is.”