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New York is among the 38 states, territories, and Indian Nations that will receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding for beach water monitoring and notification programs.

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EPA Issues Waiver for 34 Texas Counties Impacted by Crude Unit Failure at Delek Tyler Refinery.
In response to a request on May 28th from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan issued an emergency fuel waiver

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EPA Announces $245,000 Grant to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Summer Beach Recreation in Illinois
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Space Age Fuel, Inc. to pay $135,000 EPA penalty for N. Santiam oil spill
Tanker truck crashed on icy road, released oil to river

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California’s Amgen, Provivi, UC Davis Win EPA’s Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, with three of the five awardees based in California.

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Bilirakis Delivers Remarks on Legislation That Strengthens U.S. Travel and Tourism, Saves Lives, and Holds Big Tech Accountable
Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing on legislation to improve American economic leadership, including legislation to strengthen the travel and tourism industry.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Redesignation of the Ohio Portion of the Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standard on June 9
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA to Give New Jersey over $280,000 to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Summer Beach Recreation
New Jersey is among the 38 states, territories, and Indian Nations that will receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding for its beach water monitoring and notification programs.
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E&C Republican Leaders Push EPA to Be Accountable for the Superfund Program
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) are pressing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to be accountable with the vast amount of money it has been allotted to address Superfund sites and its implementation of the program.
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Recycling Education and Outreach; Grant Program and Model Recycling Program Toolkit; Request for Information discussed on June 9 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Boyd: New Chesapeake Bay Program director 'excited to work with a forward-focused team of specialists'
The U.S. Department of Environmental Protection announced Dr. Kandis Boyd will take on the role of director of the Chesapeake Bay Program, which will focus on restoring the bay to its former condition before damage was inflicted by pollution and other human activity.

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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Development of Best Practices for Collection of Batteries To Be Recycled and Voluntary Battery Labeling Guidelines; Request for Information on June 9
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Pallone and Wyden Urge Medicaid to Protect Women and Families’ Right to Choose Their Doctor
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to take steps to enforce Medicaid’s guarantee that Americans may see the health care providers of their choice.

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Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Program; Request for Information discussed on June 9 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA Highlights Over $4 Million Brownfields Investment in Waterbury
President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help revitalize properties in Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Build a Better America, and Address Environmental Justice Concerns

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House and Senate Leaders Release Bipartisan Discussion Draft of Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill
U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J. and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released a discussion draft of a comprehensive national data privacy and data security framework.

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Leader Rodgers Statement on the Decision of OPEC and Russia to Increase Oil Production
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the Biden administration welcoming the decision of OPEC and Russia to increase their production of oil, ahead of an expected visit to Saudi Arabia by President Biden.

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Griffith on the Formula Crisis: “No parent should have to worry about how they are going to feed their baby.”
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the formula shortage crisis in the United States.

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EPA Releases List of Disinfectants for Emerging Viral Pathogens (EVPs) Including Monkeypox
On Monday, May 23, EPA triggered its emerging viral pathogen (EVP) guidance in response to recent cases of monkeypox in the United States.

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EPA administrator: 'EPA's proposed rule builds on' Clean Water Act to protect water resources
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule that would give states, territories and tribes the ability to defend water resources against harmful development.

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