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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Seeks Input on Inflation Reduction Act Programs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Construction Materials and Products

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first opportunities for public input on new programs focused on lower carbon construction materials made possible by a $350 million investment from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The Agency will hold three public ...
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EPA to Review Cleanups at Six New Hampshire 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 six National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in New Hampshire this year.
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Chair Rodgers: GAO Gain-of-Function Research Report Affirms Our Concerns with HHS P3CO Framework

News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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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EPA to Review Cleanups at Four Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island this year.
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EPA awards Guam Department of Education nearly $9.9 million for cleaner school buses

The Guam Department of Education is among the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program rebate competition.
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Regan: Collaborations with committee 'demonstrate the pride we take in prioritizing local voices'

Fifteen new members and seven who are returning have been appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Local Government Advisory Committee.
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EPA to Review Cleanups at One Vermont Superfund Site this Year

News Release: BOSTON (Jan. 18, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct a comprehensive review of completed cleanup work at a National Priority List (NPL) Superfund site in Vermont this year.
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EPA to Review Cleanups at Two Maine 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 two National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites in Maine this year.
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EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision

News Release: WASHINGTON — 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.
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EPA to Review Cleanups at Six Massachusetts 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 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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