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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized O-I, Brockway, a container glass manufacturing plant in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, as one of 93 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.
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E&C Republican Leaders Ask White House to Survey Agencies for All Funding Proposals on Cleavage Site Research

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to White House Office of Science...
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EPA Proposes Removing C&R Battery Site from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

EPA seeks comments on proposal to remove site from EPA’s National Priorities List
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EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

Five Virginia School Districts Receiving $1.5 Million to Replace 32 Old Diesel Buses
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; California; San Diego County; Reasonably Available Control Technology on April 13

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Awards $100,000 to UC Berkeley for creating technology to remove high levels of arsenic from groundwater

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced it awarded $99,998 in funding to an interdisciplinary student team at UC Berkeley for creating a new technology that removes arsenic from groundwater as part of the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program.
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EPA Region 6 Announces Chief of Staff

Today, EPA Regional Administrator Earthea Nance announced her appointment of Delia Iris Gonzalez as Chief of Staff for Region 6.
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Air Plan Approval; Montana; 2015 Ozone NAAQS Interstate Transport Requirements discussed on April 12 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Leader Rodgers: For Energy Security & Lower Prices, We Must Flip the Switch

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the Biden administration issuing a national waiver for E15 gasoline to be used this summer.
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Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) discussed on April 12 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Revision of Approved State Primacy Program for the State of Nevada on April 12

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Proposes Removing Chem-Solv Site from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

EPA seeks comments on proposal to remove site from EPA’s National Priorities List
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EPA Proposes to Ban Ongoing Uses of Asbestos, Taking Historic Step to Protect People from Cancer Risk

Proposed Rule is First-Ever Risk Management Rule Issued Under New Process in 2016 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act
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EPA Seeks Input on Revision to Air Emissions Reporting Requirements Rule

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is inviting qualified small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel.
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EPA seeks public comment on proposed change to cleanup plan for MIDCO I and MIDCO II Superfund sites in Gary, Indiana

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today opened a 30-day public comment period on its proposal for a change to the 1992 cleanup plan for the MIDCO I and MIDCO II Superfund sites at 7400 W 15th Street and 5900 Industrial Highway, respectively, in Gary, Indiana.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Revisions to South Dakota Codified Law and Administrative Rules of South Dakota on April 11

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rule published on April 11 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA seeks nominations for Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking nominations for candidates to serve on its Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC).
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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe receives EPA's OK to administer Clean Water Act programs on reservation, trust lands

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to oversee the Clean Water Act’s quality control and certification efforts on reservation and trust lands.
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