Press Releases

WASHINGTON — ICYMI, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum Founding President and Board Chair James Dozier sat down with New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte to mark the 10th Annual National Clean Energy Week (NCEW). The interview, which premiered at NCEW’s Policymakers Symposium last week, reflected on how far energy policy has come since the […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) released its second round of congressional endorsements for the 2026 election cycle. The endorsements include seven Republican members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.  The leaders endorsed by CRES recognize that meeting America’s growing energy needs will require a diverse and reliable mix of energy […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) named U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Dave McCormick (R-Penn.) and U.S. Representatives Celeste Maloy (R-Utah) and Gabe Evans (R-Colo.) as the 2026 CRES Clean Energy Champions. “2026 has been an important year for American energy policy, with Congress taking important steps to address rapidly growing demand. This year’s Clean Energy Champions have led on policies to strengthen our energy security, expand domestic production and advance an energy strategy that elevates all energy sources,” said James […]

WASHINGTON – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today released its first round of congressional endorsements for the 2026 election cycle. The endorsements include 22 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Each of the candidates endorsed by CRES have shown a commitment to strengthening American energy security through an all-of-the-above approach. These members continue […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) announced the addition of four new team members across its communications, policy and government relations teams.  Jonathan Leiter has joined as Director of Communications, Kamil Lungu as Government Relations Senior Associate, Carolyn Spector as Digital Communications Senior Associate and Elizabeth Rowland as Policy and Government Relations Coordinator.  “As CRES continues to expand our work, I am delighted to welcome Jonathan, […]

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 […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President and CEO Heather Reams issued the following statement in support of House passage of the bipartisan Geothermal Energy Advancement Act. This legislation will work to improve federal permitting and leasing for geothermal energy projects. “Geothermal energy has tremendous potential to deliver the abundant, reliable and emissions-free power needed to meet America’s growing energy […]

WASHINGTON – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum today published a white paper, “Crossing the Innovation Valley of Death: Federal Policy for American Energy Dominance,” authored by Michael Yancey, Director of Congressional Policy at CRES Forum. The paper examines the structural barriers preventing American energy technologies from reaching commercial scale and presents a policy roadmap for Congress […]