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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQOU-aZUGVJqzJWaFocsIFyDMIluUITwBQgmaT8yWXP1OqSoyp8aAb1GpKI02kE2SOUBuRenECaCA9aTLF-A3aHSJw1tddNWpu1QqZdZ2O48Ldgmy1w-kSiFMr0kIfgtZEElTMrH_yZYGQriBOLSdu2xAkAsxQ-1.jpeg?resize=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQOU-aZUGVJqzJWaFocsIFyDMIluUITwBQgmaT8yWXP1OqSoyp8aAb1GpKI02kE2SOUBuRenECaCA9aTLF-A3aHSJw1tddNWpu1QqZdZ2O48Ldgmy1w-kSiFMr0kIfgtZEElTMrH_yZYGQriBOLSdu2xAkAsxQ-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2026\/01\/30\/greenies-and-democrats-at-each-others-throats-as-climate-change-talking-point-evaporates\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/01\/28\/greenies-democrat-climate-change-affordability-civil-war-internal-conflict-massachusetts\/\">The Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wattsupwiththat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-205.png?resize=528%2C50&amp;quality=75&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Daily Caller News Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-10239521\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/author\/AStreb\">Audrey Streb<\/a><br>DCNF Energy Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Sierra Club is calling for a local Democratic representative to be dismissed from his role on a key committee, which the Democratic Massachusetts House Speaker panned as a \u201cfoolish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">State-level Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Mark Cusack, who chairs the state\u2019s House Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy, was reportedly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthbeacon.org\/energy\/we-will-fill-the-statehouse-climate-advocates-gird-for-a-showdown-over-house-plan-to-dial-back-climate-commitments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">planning<\/a>&nbsp;to soften the state\u2019s climate mandates and cut some funding for a green program, according to the CommonWealth Beacon. The local Sierra Club executive committee chapter then unanimously voted for Cusack to be removed as chair in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthbeacon.org\/energy\/mass-sierra-club-takes-unprecedented-step-to-call-for-removal-of-house-energy-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first-ever move<\/a>&nbsp;for the chapter, outraged at the purported effort to \u201cwalk back the state\u2019s landmark clean energy laws,\u201d according to the local publication and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierraclub.org\/massachusetts\/blog\/2026\/01\/sierra-club-massachusetts-calls-speaker-house-ron-mariano-remove-rep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sierra Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith this foolish request, the Massachusetts Sierra Club is demonstrating a complete lack of understanding of the legislative process and is simply overreacting to old news stories about an outdated committee redraft of the House\u2019s energy affordability legislation,\u201d Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano told the CommonWealth Beacon.\u00a0\u201cJust last week, [Ways and Means] Chairman Michlewitz and Chairman Cusack hosted several member meetings regarding this bill and are now working to incorporate the feedback that they received. For months now, the House has been clear that this legislation will not alter the state\u2019s climate goals or retreat from our commitment to clean energy. Instead, our sole focus is on bringing down energy costs for residents, a goal that everyone should be capable of supporting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycallernewsfoundation.org\/2025\/08\/12\/top-dog-at-sierra-club-jettisoned-after-staff-revolt\/?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=related&amp;utm_source=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(RELATED: Top Dog At Sierra Club Jettisoned After Staff Revolt)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cusack did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As an energy affordability bill moves through the Massachusetts legislature, the Sierra Club is opposing language hostile to the state\u2019s climate goals, though the CommonWealth Beacon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthbeacon.org\/energy\/next-up-on-beacon-hill-house-leaders-plan-closed-door-meetings-on-healeys-energy-affordability-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0that this language is not likely to remain in the final bill-.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A Sierra Club spokesman told the DCNF that the reported plan to water down climate goals \u201cis one part of a complex and comprehensive bill to charge ratepayers more money for electricity and gas by vastly expanding our gas distribution system which is the main driver of high costs. \u2026 Two other reasons we are calling for this are the inappropriate, rushed, and nontransparent process he [Cusack] used to try to move the bill out of committee without having public hearings for these issues, and that he took fossil fuel donations almost exactly as the bill was released.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The CommonWealth Beacon reported that Cusack raked in over $2,000 from energy interest groups around the same time the plan was made public. However, according to the publication, it is unlikely Mariano will remove Cusack from the committee, and two environmentalists from other local organizations said they are unsure what impact his removal would have and are concerned the Sierra Club\u2019s action could backfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Affordability is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/11\/05\/affordability-affordability-affordability-democrats-new-winning-formula-00637023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">set to be<\/a>&nbsp;a major Democrat talking point heading into the midterm election season, while&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/07\/10\/americans-climate-change-cnn-harry-enten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some<\/a>&nbsp;Gallup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/01\/09\/tiny-share-swing-state-voters-care-biden-signature-issues-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">polling<\/a>&nbsp;indicates that climate change is fading from voters\u2019 minds. Several&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/democrats-eye-energy-message-to-spark-midterm-victories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrats<\/a>&nbsp;have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/majority-leader-schumer-statement-on-historic-investments-to-expand-clean-energy-and-climate-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marketed<\/a>&nbsp;green energy initiatives as keys to affordability, a point also touted by the Sierra Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Critics of this view&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/06\/new-jersey-virginia-set-embrace-radical-energy-policies-experts-warn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contend<\/a>&nbsp;that these green policies disturb energy markets, shut down reliable power supply and drive industry out of the state, causing costs to climb. Notably, Democrats in other states including New York have recently&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/08\/14\/some-new-york-dems-realize-climate-targets-too-extreme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moved to punt<\/a>&nbsp;their climate goals over affordability concerns and several congressional Democrats have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/10\/democrats-pander-affordability-after-pedaling-pricey-climate-change-boondoggles-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pivoted<\/a>&nbsp;from climate change messaging and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/08\/01\/democrats-run-away-green-new-deal-after-peddling-radical-plan-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refrained<\/a>&nbsp;from mentioning the \u201cGreen New Deal,\u201d once widely championed by their political party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Massachusetts has set ambitious climate targets,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/massachusetts-clean-energy-and-climate-plan-for-2050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">planning<\/a>&nbsp;to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/massachusetts-clean-energy-and-climate-plan-for-2025-and-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slash emissions<\/a>&nbsp;by at least 50% of 1990 levels by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The publication noted that some climate advocates distanced themselves from the Sierra Club\u2019s move, saying that they are instead \u201cencouraging interested people to keep engaging with all House members.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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