Matthew Tresaugue

AVP, Communications, Political Affairs, @EnvDefenseFund and @EDFAction. Former journalist. @OneBreathHOU enthusiast. Runner. Baseball junkie.

[EDF @EnvDefenseFund]

It was the hottest summer on record. So far. How could #climatechange impact where you live? Our newly launched CVI "explains why specific communities are so vulnerable," @soledadobrien says on @matteroffacttv.

Check out the whole segment at https://t.co/CdWxtMwtcY

[EDF @EnvDefenseFund]

🌍 New U.S. #EJ mapping tool we developed with @TAMU shows where #climateaction is most urgently needed, equipping policymakers and communities to direct the right resources to the right places. See what shapes the risks your community faces at https://t.co/edvpMFRQ55

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

A new data tool has mapped out 184 climate risks in more than 70,000 U.S. communities. You can check your area here:

https://t.co/CO9obpS8eF

[EDF Action @EDFaction]

Last #GOPDebate made it clear that climate denial is bad politics. Did these Republican hopefuls learn their lesson? We’re about to find out. 👀

[David Kieve @David_K_Kieve]

The transition to electric vehicles is happening now, and automakers are going all-in. We cannot cede this rapidly growing market to China. The U.S. will not be competitive a decade from now if we follow the Republicans’ doubling-down on gas-powered vehicles. It’s a losing hand.

[David Kieve @David_K_Kieve]

Watching this debate and thinking about the elephant not in the room: Donald Trump and the other Republican candidates somehow think U.S. companies and workers can compete globally by going in reverse. 1/2 🧵

[Amanda Leland @AVLeland]

Thanks in large part to the Inflation Reduction Act, the United States’ biggest economic and environmental initiative in decades, we’re watching the U.S. transform in real time. Governors are key! I get into for @GOVERNING but see some highlights here🧵 https://t.co/K1ajVPuowM

[Vickie Patton @_VickiePatton]

All people have a right to clean air & clean water as forged by Congress in long-standing statutes

But a pro-polluter majority on the US Supreme Court is eroding generations of progress in safeguarding our air and water

Respecting environmental law = protecting people's health

[Fred Krupp @FredKrupp]

BREAKING: EPA proposes limits to climate pollution from power plants; an urgently needed step toward protecting people from the devastating harms of climate change, from increasingly severe flooding, hurricanes and drought to worsening wildfires (thread)

[Fred Krupp @FredKrupp]

The House Republicans’ plan to tie the debt ceiling increase to repeal of critical Inflation Reduction Act provisions threatens our economy, our health and our clean energy future. Testifying before @SenateBudget today 10a ET, you can watch here https://t.co/ZPzfSmewWZ (thread)

[EDF Texas @EDFtx]

Deer Park residents were repeatedly assured there was nothing to be concerned about after the ITC fires in 2019. But data we obtained from EPA revealed levels of benzene that *were* concerning — as thousands battled symptoms and visited health clinics.

https://t.co/p4w9bCK2jN

[One Breath @OneBreathHOU]

The ITC fire is one of the worst industrial disasters in history. It could have been prevented, @pubhealthwatch shows.

For decades, though, @TCEQ and @EPAregion6 leaders balked at requiring the troubled tank farm to stop polluting cancer-causing benzene.

https://t.co/0qpMdXLn5f

[One Breath @OneBreathHOU]

Staggering headaches. Burning throats. Having to pull over on a highway to throw up. Deer Park residents were being told they didn't have anything to worry about.

That's not what the data said. @TexasTribune shows the ITC fires were much, much worse.

https://t.co/0zI7BLmpLd

[Matthew Tresaugue @mtresaugue]

@JustinOnwenu @ColumbiaLaw Many, many congrats!

[Matthew Tresaugue @mtresaugue]

“The executive order signed today by President Biden is an important step forward to bring a whole-of-government approach to supporting the communities impacted by historic injustices and emerging climate threats,” @MargotTBrown says. https://t.co/wxVYEXqqYx

[EDF Action @EDFaction]

This is a big day for us, our health and our future. Today’s @EPA action will speed the transition to electric vehicles and reduce harmful pollution.

@EnvDefenseFund general counsel @_VickiePatton explains. #SolutionsForPollution #InvestingInOurFuture

[EDF Texas @EDFtx]

Today's the last day to tell @EPA to adopt the stronger standards for soot, or PM2.5 — the deadliest air pollutant in the U.S. The new standards could save thousands of lives every year.

https://t.co/5OEJk2C19B

[EDF @EnvDefenseFund]

Stronger limits on soot pollution can save lives, advance environmental justice and help stabilize the climate. We have an opportunity to make our voices heard - sign this petition to EPA calling for the strongest science-based standards.
https://t.co/pJIjjpYO3u

[On Capitol Hill @EarthjusticeDC]

“We are delivering 600 handwritten letters from our community to the @EPA and calling on the Biden Administration to set the strongest soot pollution standard possible.” -Juan Flores, @airallianceHOU

We need #CleanAirNow! #SolutionsForPollution

[One Breath @OneBreathHOU]

The plant in Pasadena where the explosion happened today reported 113 violations to @TCEQ since 2019.

It's *currently* on @EPA's list of "high-priority violators."

Chemical disasters are preventable. But not the way Texas is acting.

https://t.co/D4t44Ipr5r