Permitting & Regulatory Reform

Washington — Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Founding President and Board Chair James Dozier today issued the following statement regarding the 2026 midterm election:  “CRES was proud to support a strong slate of clean energy leaders for re-election and congratulates those who will return to Washington in January,” said James Dozier, CRES Founding President and Board Chair. “CRES remains […]

Washington – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) and Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) today led a coalition of fifteen organizations in a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reiterating support of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act and urging its swift passage in both chambers.   “The […]

CRES is proud to recognize Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) as our October CRESponsible Leader of the Month.   Sen. Curtis has long been one of Congress’ most consistent voices on energy and the environment. He joined Congress at a time when Republicans who talked about climate were warned it was a political mistake, and he has […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) sent a letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) endorsing the Bipartisan American Affordability and […]

This August, we recognize Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) as our CRESponsible Leader of the Month.  Representing North Dakota’s at-large congressional district, Rep. Fedorchak brings 12 years of firsthand experience in energy regulation, infrastructure permitting and utility policy from her time on the North Dakota Public Service Commission, where she helped ensure some of the lowest electricity rates in the nation and permitted more than $15 billion in energy infrastructure […]

WASHINGTON — ICYMI, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) named Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) CRESponsible leader for the month of July. Each month, CRES highlights a member of Congress for their leadership on clean energy policy. As CRESponsible Leader of the Month, Sen. Capito shared her insights with CRES on the momentum behind bipartisan […]

This July, we are proud to recognize Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as our CRESponsible Leader of the Month.  As Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Capito is a leading voice for an all-of-the-above energy strategy and the commonsense permitting reform policies needed to build it. Her continued leadership reflects a clear understanding that meeting our nation’s growing energy demand requires the ability to […]

WASHINGTON — ICYMI, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President and CEO Heather Reams wrote an op-ed published in the Washington Examiner reflecting on a firsthand visit to the Crane Clean Energy Center in Pennsylvania alongside Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.). From jobs and grid reliability to AI-driven electricity demand, Heather writes that the project is more than […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President and CEO Heather Reams issued the following statement praising the announcement by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) to invest $17.5 billion in Nuclear Supply Chain Loans to support the deployment of ten large-scale commercial nuclear reactors. “Nuclear power is the cornerstone of […]

On June 9th, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) and the Conservative Energy Network (CEN) brought together more than 40 advocates from 18 states for a day of meetings on Capitol Hill, advancing the case for an all-of-the-above energy strategy. Advocates held more than 60 meetings across House and Senate offices, including 21 meetings directly […]