By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -To help cut red tape and eliminate government waste, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved, S. 710, the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power today held a legislative hearing to discuss H.R. 4255, the “Accountability in Grants Act," which would prohibit the EPA from awarding grants under Section 103 of the Clean Air Act for foreign projects. Since 2001, the U.S. Environmental...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The Government Accountability Office today released a report on the collection and analysis of anthrax samples, which revealed implementation issues. The anthrax attacks in 2001 highlighted the federal government’s inadequate preparedness to respond to an intentional release. In 2005, ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing today to review progress of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program in helping facilities implement security plans to protect against...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 6131, a bill to reauthorize the SAFE WEB Act of 2006. The Act, set to expire next year, has become an extremely effective tool used by the Federal Trade Commission to combat cross-border fraud, spam, and spyware. Commerce, Manufacturing, ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2012
News Release: On September 8, 2011, just two days after Solyndra filed for bankruptcy, the FBI raided the solar manufacturer’s Fremont, California facility. The raid occurred nearly two years to the day following the administration’s rushed decision to grant Solyndra a $535 million taxpayer backed loan guarantee.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of September 10. Next week’s robust hearing schedule will focus on a number of the committee’s hallmark issues, including protecting taxpayer dollars, North American energy independence, ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - It was announced today that the House of Representatives will vote on the “No More Solyndras Act," H.R. 6213, next Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. The “No More Solyndras Act" is a product of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s extensive investigation into the Department of Energy’s $535...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today unveiled a new website to provide visitors with easy access to the most up-to-date information on the committee’s important work.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Exactly three years ago today, Vice President Joe Biden famously participated in Solyndra’s groundbreaking following the Obama administration’s rushed approval of the $535 million loan guarantee to the now-bankrupt solar company. Appearing via satellite, the vice president heralded Solyndra...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After enduring nearly six years of opposition and an unnecessarily grueling permitting process, Shell is poised to begin energy exploration in Alaska’s Arctic waters as early as next week. The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that preliminary work may commence on a single...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: Carney in December 2011 - “Reject means reject"
By EPA Newswire | Aug 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of a “special access" order by a 3-2 vote to suspend existing FCC rules...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee welcomed today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to block implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, one of several stringent new EPA rules affecting power plants that are expected to drive electricity prices higher and put jobs at risk.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced an upcoming hearing to discuss how to free more federal spectrum for commercial use...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) today pushed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to answer outstanding questions from members of Congress, the Republican Governors Association, and the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) regarding the health care law’s state exchange and Medicaid expansion rules.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A newly released report by the Government Accountability Office finds continued weaknesses in the Environmental Protection Agency’s network security. A bipartisan contingent of Energy and Commerce Committee members, led by Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), requested that GAO audit EPA information security last year.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: Gas prices across the country are spiking. An article in USA Today warns 2012 is likely to be the costliest year ever at the pump, noting that the national average price for gasoline is up 30 cents since mid-July and is now higher than year-ago levels in 39 states.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Committee members Joe Barton (R-TX), Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and Pete Olson (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacating EPA’s disapproval of the longstanding Texas Flexible Permit Program.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee members today called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to address the numerous concerns raised by members of Congress and the HHS Inspector General regarding the seemingly illegal use and waste of taxpayer dollars through the Centers for Disease Control’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work program.
