Tom Lantos has been a strong and consistent voice for protecting our environment and fighting global warming. He has steadfastly opposed the Bush Administration's effort to weaken and undermine laws and regulations to assure clean water, clean air, and protection of endangered species.
The following newspaper articles deal with Tom's activities and views on environment and energy issues:
- NEW House Adopts Clean Energy Legislation; Lantos Authors key Provisions of Bill, Press Release, December 6, 2007
- NEW Tom Lantos and Edward Markey - Chairs of the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - outline Congressional action on global climate change in letter to UN International Conference on Climate Change (PDF file), December 4, 2007
- NEW At Hearing in San Francisco, Lantos Calls Sluggish Response to Bay Oil Spill Frightening in a Post-9/11 World, Press Release, November 19, 2007
- Tom Lantos Praises Award of Nobel Prize to Al Gore and UN Authorities on Climate Change, Press Release, October 12, 2007
- Lantos lauds pollution control plant, San Mateo Daily Journal, August 31, 2007
- Lantos Joins Speaker Pelosi, Committee Chairs to Welcome House Adoption of Comprehensive Clean Energy Package, Press Release, August 4, 2007
- A blueprint for taking leadership on climate change, Oped by Congressman Tom Lantos in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 5, 2007.
- Lantos calls for new global climate treaty, San Mateo Daily News, June 2, 2007
- Lantos focuses on global image, the environment, San Mateo Daily Journal, June 1, 2007
- U.S. Re-Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight Climate Change, Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Lantos, Hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2007, YouTube Video
- Lantos, Feinstein call for new climate policies, San Mateo Daily Journal, February 5, 2007
- Lantos: It's time to act on climate, San Mateo Daily News, February 4, 2007
- Statement of Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) at the Government Reform Committee Hearing: "Climate Change Technology Research," September 21, 2006 (excerpts)
- Lantos Calls for State Senate to Pass Environmental Legislation, Bay City News Service, July 19, 2006 (excerpts)
- Lantos Opposes Cuts to Conservation and Environment Programs, California Chronicle, May 19, 2006
- Lantos blasts attempt to lift offshore drilling ban, San Mateo Daily Journal, May 12, 2006
- Bay Area delegation unimpressed (Lantos reaction to State of the Union Speech), San Mateo County Times, February 1, 2006 (excerpts)
- Lantos gives Bush speech a C (Lantos reaction to State of the Union Speech), San Mateo Daily Journal, February 1, 2006
- FARALLON ISLANDS: Pombo drops backing of ham radio bill; Environmentalists fought measure that would allow access to protected habitat, San Francisco Chronicle, April 19, 2005
- Bill to open up Farallones loses a key sponsor; Remaining backer Rep. Pombo plans to keep pushing, San Francisco Chronicle, February 19, 2005