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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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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.
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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
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Chair Rodgers Welcomes Nine New Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee selected nine new members to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Rodgers Named Chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement on being named Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Chair Rodgers Congratulates Kevin McCarthy on Becoming Speaker of the House

ouse Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after Kevin McCarthy was elected to serve as Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress.
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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 Welcomes Nine New Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee selected nine new members to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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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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