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Environment

Information regarding my stance on Environmental issues.

May 12, 2016

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today received a perfect 100% score on the Defenders of Wildlife Conservation Report Card for the 1st Session of the 114th Congress. Congressman Cohen was the only member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation to receive a perfect score.

April 12, 2016

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today sent a letter to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President and CEO Bill Johnson seeking answers to questions regarding TVA’s historical contributions to its pension system, the pending TVA Retirement System modifications, and the impact that these changes would have on TVA workers and retirees who have voiced concern that the changes are inequitable and will

March 8, 2016

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today sent a letter to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President and CEO Bill Johnson highlighting the inequalities in the TVA’s proposed pension cuts for its workers and executives.

February 24, 2016

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today received a perfect 100% score by the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for their 2015 National Environmental Scorecard. Congressman Cohen's score was the highest awarded to a member of Tennessee's Congressional Delegation. It far exceeds the 21% average score of the entire Tennessee delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives.