News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Leaders Rodgers and Brady Demand Transparency from Secretary Becerra on Cure-Killing Price Control Scheme

Leader Rodgers Statement on EPA’s Burdensome CERCLA Regulation Proposal

Chairman Krishnamoorthi Requests Information from Federal Agencies and Crypto Exchanges on Efforts to Combat Fraud and Scams

At Detroit Field Hearing, Members and Witnesses Call for Reforms to Protect Frontline Communities from Corporate Pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing steps to protect communities from the health risks posed by specific polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 2, 2022) – Today, U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a civil judicial complaint against River City Diesel LLC, RCD Performance LLC, and Midwest Truck and 4WD Center LLC (collectively RCD) and Joshua Davis of East Peoria, Illinois, for manufacturing, selling, and installing aftermarket "defeat devices" designed to bypass vehicle emission controls in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.

“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House section on pages H7729-H7730 on Aug. 30

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Pelosi’s statement on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and the importance of the legislation’s preemption provisions to ensure all Americans have the same privacy protections, no matter where they are.

News Release: WASHINGTON – On Sept. 2, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michael S. Regan and Minister of the Environment, Japan Nishimura Akihiro met in Tokyo, Japan for a high-level bilateral dialogue. The ministers met to discuss accomplishments, including the historic climate investments from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and priorities for continued international, regional, and bilateral cooperation on environmental protection.

Comer, Committee Republicans Seek Clarification on NARA’s Involvement in FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Raid

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 6.

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to remove 12 chemicals identified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticide products to better protect human health and the environment.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed cleanup activities are complete at another portion of the Libby, Mont., Superfund site.

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (Sept. 1, 2022) The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is pleased to announce the winner of the President’s Environmental Youth Award, Grade 6-12 category Spencer Jackson Burke of Dallas, Texas.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the award of $3.5 million to an ongoing program that will support projects to protect and restore the nation’s estuaries—those rich, productive coastal habitats where freshwater rivers and streams meet tidal areas. The funds were the second such award from EPA to Restore America's Estuaries (RAE), which manages the competitive National Estuary Program (NEP) Watersheds Grant Program.