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EPA and TC Oil Pipeline Operations Inc. Enter Into Agreement to Clean Up Oil Discharge From Pipeline Rupture Near Washington, Kansas

C Oil Pipeline Operations Inc. has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up the oil discharge that occurred Dec. 7 in Washington County, Kansas, as a result of a rupture in a section of the Keystone Pipeline


EPA to Host January 26 Community Meeting for Fajardo, Puerto Rico Residents Regarding Air Pollutant from Sterilizer Facility

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a community meeting for residents of Fajardo, Puerto Rico to share information about health risks from the chemical ethylene oxide or EtO, which is being emitted from a commercial sterilizer facility called Customed Inc.


EPA proposes partial approval, disapproval of Alaska’s air plan for Fairbanks North Star Borough

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it is proposing to approve portions of Alaska’s plan for combatting harmful particulate pollution in the Fairbanks-North Star Borough, and disapprove others.


EPA Finds Kansas and Missouri Home Renovators in Default for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

An official for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled that two home renovation companies must pay civil penalties to resolve violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.


EPA to Host January 24 Community Meeting for Villalba, Puerto Rico Residents Regarding Air Pollutant from Sterilizer Facility

Community meeting will focus on informing residents about potential health risks from a nearby sterilizer plant


EPA to Review Cleanups at Four Connecticut Superfund Sites this Year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at four National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Connecticut this year.


EPA to Review Cleanups at Six Massachusetts Superfund Sites this Year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at six National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Massachusetts this year.


Dyno Nobel, Inc. resolves chemical emergency release notification violations at Cheyenne, Wyo. facility

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced an Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) settlement with Dyno Nobel, Inc., resolving alleged violations at the company’s ammonium nitrate production facility in Cheyenne, Wyo.


EPA to Review Cleanups at Four Rhode Island Superfund Sites this Year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at four National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Rhode Island this year.


EPA to Review Cleanups at Two Maine Superfund Sites this Year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at two National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Maine this year.


EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input from small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations as it develops the Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rulemaking Revision, which is an essential step to reduce nutrient discharges in the nation’s waters.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9.9 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Guam Schools

Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states and territories in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet


EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site in Lake County, Calif.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its preferred cleanup plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund site and is inviting the public to review and comment on the plan.


EPA Proposes Settlement to Protect Sacramento River Endangered Species

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed enforcement action related to violations of the Clean Water Act on the Sacramento River in Red Bluff, Calif.


Chair Rodgers: GAO Gain-of-Function Research Report Affirms Our Concerns with HHS P3CO Framework

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after the Government Accountability Office issued a report titled “HHS Could Improve Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens,” which is commonly referred to as “gain-of-function" research.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a potential link between the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine and strokes in adults over 65 years of age


Chair Rodgers Applauds Passage of H.R. 22 to Prevent the Sale of SPR Oil to China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, out of the House, out of the House by a bipartisan vote of 331-97


Chair Rodgers Speaks on House Floor to Protect America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in favor of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.


Chair Rodgers Responds to President Biden’s Comments on Big Tech

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s Wall Street Journal Op Ed today on Big Tech.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extension

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Biden administration further extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration