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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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Pallone and Eshoo Applaud House Passage of FDA User Fees Reauthorization Package

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22), which reauthorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs for prescription drugs, generic drugs, biosimilars, and medical devices, by a vote 392-28.
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Notice of June 2022 Denial of Petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program discussed on June 8 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Montana; Whitefish PM10 discussed on June 8 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Montana; Thompson Falls PM10 on June 8

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Notice of June 2022 Alternative Compliance Demonstration Approach for Certain Small Refineries Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program on June 8

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA and Rhode Island Officials Celebrate EPA's $3.15 Million Brownfields Ocean State Investment

EPA Deputy Administrator Joins Senator Reed, Senator Whitehouse and Rep. Cicilline in Woonsocket
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EPA Secures Funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Ensure the Clean Up at Raymark Superfund Site Continues Full Force

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe and EPA New England Regional Administrator David Cash joined Congresswoman DeLauro and Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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EPA fines Bay Area auto parts company $1.1 million for selling ‘defeat’ devices, harming air quality

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Allied Exhaust Systems, Inc., doing business as Team Allied Distribution
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EPA and Army Host Southwest-Focused Virtual Regional WOTUS Roundtable

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) (together, the agencies) will host a virtual Southwest-focused regional roundtable
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