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News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – 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.
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EPA to Review Cleanups at Four Connecticut Superfund Sites this Year
News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – 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.
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“PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR” published by the Congressional Record on Dec. 8, 2004
“PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR“ was published in the Senate section on page S12083 on Dec. 8, 2004

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Dyno Nobel, Inc. resolves chemical emergency release notification violations at Cheyenne, Wyo. facility
News Release: CHEYENNE -- 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.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on Jan. 10
The House section of the Congressional Record published “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” on Jan. 10.

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EPA Reaches $11 Million Settlement with Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company
News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) for the reimbursement of $11 million in costs EPA incurred in cleaning up contamination at the Maunabo Groundwater Superfund Site in Puerto Rico.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9.9 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Guam Schools
News Release: PITI, GUAM – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of its Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding approximately $9,875,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Guam Department of Education. These rebate funds will help Guam purchase ...

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Regan: New addendeum 'will help support EPA’s mission to advance environmental justice'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of the General Counsel released an addendum of the agency’s legal authorities to identify and address cumulative impacts of pollution on underserved communities.

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“SA 5239. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Smith) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 798, to provide for a research program for remediation of closed methampheta” published by the Congressional Record on Dec. 8, 2006
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “SA 5239. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Smith) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 798, to provide for a research program for remediation of closed methampheta” on Dec. 8, 2006.

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Chair Rodgers Applauds Passage of H.R. 22 to Prevent the Sale of SPR Oil to China
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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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Regan: 'Our priority is helping Tribal nations improve their recycling efforts'
Thanks to what is the largest recycling investment in three decades, $40 million in federal funds through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used for recycling infrastructure projects for Tribes and Intertribal coalitions.

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Chair Rodgers Congratulates Kevin McCarthy on Becoming Speaker of the House
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House 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 Responds to President Biden’s Comments on Big Tech
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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 Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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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Rodgers Named Chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement on being named Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The committee, first created in 1795, is the oldest in the House of Representatives and has broad jurisdiction over health care, energy, environment, technology, data privacy and security, broadband, and much more.
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Chair Rodgers Welcomes Nine New Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee
News Release: Washington D.C. - 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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Regan: EPA announces funds 'dedicated to advancing environmental justice'
Approximately $100 million has been made available through President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act for environmental justice grants that will help projects in communities that are stricken with pollution and underserved.
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Week ending Jan. 7: 5 notices published by Environmental Protection Agency
There were five notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Jan. 7, according to the Federal Register.

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Cozad: 'Companies that violate lead-based paint regulations must be held accountable'
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said two home renovation companies are required to pay civil penalties for Toxic Substances Control Act violations.

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