Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), applauded $1.7 million headed to Evari, Inc., in Peterborough from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers and Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) grant program. The funding will help the company research and develop low-cost,… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded the Department of Energy (DOE)’s announcement to invest $430 million to upgrade 293 hydropower and hydroelectric facilities across the United States. The Grid Deployment Office’s Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives program is based on Kuster’s 21st Century Dams Act, which calls for a national plan to… Read more »

Gorham, N.H. — This week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) was recognized by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) for her longstanding commitment to supporting New Hampshire’s outdoor recreation and tourism industries and conservation work. During the event, Kuster heard from AMC staff members and discussed the group’s work researching and monitoring the impacts of climate change and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Scott Peters (CA-50) introduced the Removing Emissions to Mend Our Vulnerable Earth (REMOVE) Act, legislation to enact a whole-of-government approach to study and produce carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology to prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5°C from pre-industrial levels. The… Read more »

Cornish, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) toured the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in Cornish, New Hampshire. Kuster championed the 2017 Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act, which redesignated the national historic site as a national historical park to more accurately illustrate its complexity and historical significance. Kuster’s legislation… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Mike Carey (R-OH), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2024. The legislation extends the 40A Biodiesel Tax Credit through 2025 and promotes the production and use of biodiesel fuels to help lower consumer energy costs and reduce… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH),  celebrated $43,510,000 in federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to help lower energy costs for Granite Staters by delivering affordable solar to low-income households. The funding comes from the U.S. Environmental… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) is applauding the EPA’s decision to implement the first-ever national drinking water standards to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’ The final rule will reduce PFAS exposure for approximately 100 million people, prevent thousands of deaths,… Read more »

“COP 28 made it clear that tackling the climate crisis requires every country across the world to do their part—and America must continue to lead that fight.”   Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Climate Change and Clean Energy Task Force Chair Scott Peters (CA-50) penned a joint op-ed in Newsweek on their experience representing the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act, legislation extending a 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC) to American hydroelectric investments to improve power production, provide… Read more »