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A utilities company in California's Inland Empire is getting a $120 million loan to improve its wastewater-recycling efforts, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last month.
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Congressional Record publishes “REPORTS OF COMMITTEES” in the Senate section on April 28

“REPORTS OF COMMITTEES“ was published in the Senate section on page S2218 on April 28
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Cash: EPA accepting merit award nominations; 'We look forward to recognizing their efforts'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England regional office is accepting 2022 Environmental Merit Awards nominations until May 16.
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EPA Awards $75,000 Environmental Justice Grant to Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to Assess Pollution

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has awarded $75,000 to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community under the Environmental Justice Small Grants program.
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EPA Announces 2022 Gulf Guardian Awards for Individual, Partnership and Youth Environmental Education Winners in Biloxi, Mississippi

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) announced the Gulf Guardian Winners for several recipients in Biloxi.
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Air Quality Awareness Week 2022: AirNow Fire and Smoke Map Adds New Feature to Improve Accessibility for People with Color Vision Deficiencies

Today, as the agency kicks off Air Quality Awareness Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are announcing a new pilot feature of the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map to make it more accessible to people with color vision deficiencies.
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Rodgers to Secretary Becerra: HHS Must Abandon its Political Agenda and Rebuild Trust with the American People

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on HHS’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
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Leader Rodgers Urges Sec. Granholm to Say ‘Yes’ to American Energy and Lower Costs

Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
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Pallone Praises Biden Administration’s New Lightbulb Efficiency Standards

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Department of Energy (DOE) announced new energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs:
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DOJ attorney: U.S. will make sure 'companies like Schnitzer comply with the Clean Air Act'

A Portland, Ore.-based steel manufacturing and scrap-metal recycling company with locations throughout the United States is facing more than $1.5 million in penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.
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Cash: 'EPA's proposed rulemaking will help ensure that Connecticut's air quality improves'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is pushing for new required guidelines for companies in Connecticut to help battle the smog and air quality problem in the region.
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28 notices published in week ending April 30 by Environmental Protection Agency

There were 28 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending April 30, according to the Federal Register.
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EPA Administrator praises Biden's climate plan: 'This will help the United States meet our ambitious climate goals'

The Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continue their progress in cutting super-pollutants, banning illegal imports, and speeding up their transition to cleaner new technologies to combat climate change and save money, according to the EPA's administrator.
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Release of Draft Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards discussed on April 29 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request March 2022 on April 29

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act; Final Action on Petitions on April 29

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Revised Door County (Partial) Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standard discussed on April 29 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records on April 29

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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“Earth Day (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record on April 26

“Earth Day (Executive Session)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S2140-S2141 on April 26
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Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability discussed on April 29 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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