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News Release: DENVER - January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with our partners to spread the word about radon health risks in homes, the importance of testing, and steps homeowners can take to reduce risk in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains states of ...
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EPA Begins Hazardous-Waste Cleanup at Former Auto Shop in Edenville, Michigan
News Release: CHICAGO (Jan. 25, 2023) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a hazardous-waste cleanup at the Vincent’s Marathon site, 6674 M-30, Edenville, Michigan. At the state of Michigan’s request, EPA will remove 55-gallon drums and small containers of hazardous waste including benzene, perchloroethylene, and chlordane from the former gas station and auto repair shop. EPA anticipates that the cleanup will be completed by mid-spring.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program (Renewal) on Jan. 24
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chair Rodgers Responds to Granholm’s Baseless Claims About H.R. 21
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding misleading statements made by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm at yesterday's White House briefing on H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; IA; Electronic Submittal of Air Quality Information on Jan. 24
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit discussed on Jan. 24 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Two Organizations in California Receive EPA Grants to Combat Food Waste, Climate Change
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced two grants to organizations in California – Monterey One Water and the Yurok Tribe – to divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digester capacity. Anaerobic digestion is a process in which microorganisms break ...
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Garcia: EPA, Puerto Rico company reach settlement 'for the cleanup of contamination at its property and protects the Maunabo community'
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached an $11 million settlement with Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company for contamination clean-up.
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Chair Rodgers Announces First Energy and Commerce Hearing
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced the first hearing of the 118th Congress, which will focus on restoring American energy dominance and strengthening U.S. economic, environmental, and national security...
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Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste Proposed Rule discussed on Jan. 24 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page proposed rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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CertaPro Painters of Maine Fined for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with IDK Ventures (which operates as Certa
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EPA Fines Turbocharged Performance LLC in Sibley, Iowa, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 24, 2023) – Sibley, Iowa, auto repair shop Turbocharged Performance LLC will pay a $30,000 civil penalty for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company sold or installed so-called “defeat devices” on at least 581 occasions.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards on Jan. 24
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. to Address Clean Air Act Violations in Settlement with United States
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. and numerous affiliated companies (collectively, GWRSI) for violation of Clean Air Act (CAA) locomotive regulations. The complaint, also ...
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Starfield: EPA seeks input to 'identify serious environmental challenges'
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment for its fiscal 2024-2027 National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives to help decide how best to protect vulnerable and overburdened communities.
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Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste Proposed Rule discussed on Jan. 23 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page proposed rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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