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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Clean Up Pollution, Address Public Health Risks, and Build a Better America

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding 12 sites and proposing to add another five, including the Lower Hackensack River, to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).
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Rodgers, Westerman, & Graves Call on Congressional Leadership to Address Key Barriers to U.S. Energy Security in China Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), together with House Natural Resources Committee Republican Leader Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader Sam Graves (R-MO), led a letter to House...
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E&C Republicans Question Environmental Groups Over Possible Collusion with Russia

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans sent a letter to three environmental groups with financial ties to a San Francisco-based environmental NGO called the Sea Change Foundation as a next step in the investigation of foreign influence over U.S.-based environmental NGOs.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients-February 2022 on March 23

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

Galey and Lord Site in Society Hill, South Carolina added to protect communities and chart next steps for cleanup
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Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Brownfields Program-Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal) discussed on March 23 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Pallone Questions Vaping Companies Over Marketing of Synthetic Nicotine Products to Teens

E&C Chairman Raises Concerns with Four Companies Regarding Their Roles in the Rise of Youth Vaping Following Passage of Legislation Empowering FDA to Regulate Synthetic Nicotine Following the recent enactment of federal legislation clarifying the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate all tobacco products, including those containing synthetic nicotine, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to four leading vaping companies that sell synthetic nicotine products to request information regarding the health and safety of their products.
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E&C Announces Hearing on Upgrading America’s Drinking Water Infrastructure

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 29, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on federal efforts to update our drinking water infrastructure.
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E&C Announces Health Legislative Hearing on MDUFA Reauthorization

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G.
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E&C Announces Additional Details on FCC Oversight Hearing

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced additional details today on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, March 31, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Brendan Carr, Geoffrey Starks, and Nathan Simington will testify.
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E&C Leaders Demand Answers from Utility Companies on Alarmingly High Shutoff Rates During COVID-19 Pandemic

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to six utility companies today demanding answers for high customer shutoff rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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E&C Democrats Outline Priorities on Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Investments

Members Highlight Opportunities to Help Close the Digital Divide Through The $65 Billion Investment in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Seventeen Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee wrote to Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), today outlining their recommendations and priorities as the agency implements the broadband programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on America's Wireless Future Frontier

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “5G and Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier:”
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Pallone Asks Oil Company Executives to Testify and Answer for Rising Gas Prices on April 6

E&C Chairman Expresses Concern Oil Industry Is Exploiting the War in Ukraine for Its Own Economic Gain Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to six oil and gas companies today expressing concern that the industry is taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine and global market shocks to keep prices artificially high and increase their own profits.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Public Health Legislative Hearing

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Future of Medicine: Legislation to Encourage Innovation and Improve Oversight:”
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E&C Announces Hearing on America’s Wireless Future Frontier

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on facilitating the advancement of next-generation wireless technologies, including 5G, to ensure the United States uses wireless technology to serve consumers and remains a global leader in this important economic sector.
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National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification for a Virtual Public Meeting discussed on March 24 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; RCRA Expanded Public Participation (Renewal) discussed on March 24 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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McCollister on restoring former Superfund site: 'Returning (the land) to productive reuse is at the heart of the Brownfields program'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has teamed up with Kansas State University's (K-State) Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) program to get ideas from the community on future use of a former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri.
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