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News Release: 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. The hearing is entitled, “Trusting the Tap: Upgrading America’s Drinking Water Infrastructure."
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Regan: 'Protecting our public health means improving our indoor air quality'

A Clean Air in Buildings Challenge by the Environmental Protection Agency will help building operators and owners cut risks from airborne viruses and other indoor contaminants.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act on March 21

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) on March 21

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on March 21

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Adds Michner Plating – Mechanic Street Site in Jackson, Michigan to the Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Michner Plating – Mechanic Street site in Jackson, Michigan will be added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) of contaminated sites that pose significant human health and environmental risks.
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State of Alaska and Fairbanks North Star Borough Receive $5.6 Million EPA Grant to Improve Air Quality in Fairbanks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $5.6 million to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to help the Fairbanks North Star Borough improve air quality.
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Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board Radionuclide Cancer Risk Coefficients Review Panel discussed on March 21 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Adds Unity Auto Mart Site in Unity, Wisconsin to the Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Unity Auto Mart site in Unity, Wisconsin site will be added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) of contaminated sites that pose significant human health and environmental risks.
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EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health 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 sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risks.
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Pallone & Eshoo Applaud Passage of Key Health Care Provisions in the Omnibus

Energy and Commerce 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 omnibus funding package, which includes key health care provisions.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Nationwide

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Charging Forward: Securing American Manufacturing and Our EV Future:”
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E&C Announces FCC Oversight Hearing for March 31st

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 Thursday, March 31, on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Information from SAMHSA on Rising Mental Health Conditions Amid COVID-19

Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today to request information regarding the Biden Administration’s efforts to address the increased levels of mental health issues in the United States, particularly given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2021 in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 93 U.S. manufacturing plants nationwide earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021
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KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

21,000 people die from cancer caused by radon exposure each year in U.S.
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E&C Leaders Demand Answers from Utility Companies on Alarmingly High Shutoff Rates During COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: 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. The letters were sent to the executives of Dominion Energy, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, Exelon, NextEra Energy, and Southern Company.
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E&C Democrats Outline Priorities on Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Investments

News Release: 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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EPA's Regan: Latest bus rebates 'just the beginning' of school transportation goals

Eleven Missouri school districts will be splitting $535,000 in rebate opportunities to replace 26 older buses with clean-energy models.
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Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Two Health Bills Signed into Law

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and H.R. 189, the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021.
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