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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Vermont: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions on March 2

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Announces Listening Sessions on a Potential CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) announces two public listening sessions to receive individual input related to concerns about potential liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is making $250 million available to develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies. These planning grants, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are the first tranche of funding going to states, ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy."


White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Virtual Public Meeting discussed on March 1 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis: Americans Need and Deserve More Transparency Over Their Privacy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee hearing titled “Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy."


Reps. Hudson and Eshoo Request Information in Preparation for Pandemic Bill Reauthorization

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Members Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) released a Request for Information (RFI) in preparation of the upcoming Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization due by Sept. 30, 2023.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee hearing titled “Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy."


Rodgers and Bilirakis to FTC Chair Khan: “You will no longer be able to claim you are taking a non-partisan approach.”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan demanding answers about the recent resignation announcement of Republican FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H872-H873 on Feb. 24


Chair Rodgers: “People Should Trust Their Data is Being Protected.”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy."


EPA grant application closes on May 31

ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, HUMAN WELLBEING, AND ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY IN PUGET SOUND grant opened on March 2.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Water Act and Administrative Procedure Act Claims on March 1

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on March 1

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Deletes Part of Wauconda Sand & Gravel Superfund Site in Illinois from NPL

News Release: CHICAGO (March 1, 2023) –Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the removal of the soil portion of the Wauconda Sand & Gravel Superfund site in Lake County, Illinois from the National Priorities List (NPL). EPA deletes sites- or parts of sites- from the NPL only when no further cleanup is required.


Squaxin Island Tribe receives EPA approval to administer Clean Water Act programs on reservation and trust lands

News Release: SEATTLE (March 1, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the application from the Squaxin Island Tribe to administer the water quality standards and certification programs under the Clean Water Act. With this approval, the Tribe will assume Clean Water Act authority to manage and ...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Subcommittee Markup Wrap up: E&C Republicans Advance Solutions to Unleash American Energy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans advanced 9 solutions during an Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee markup and 7 solutions during an Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee yesterday.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Members Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) released a Request for Information (RFI) in preparation of the upcoming Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization due by Sept. 30, 2023.