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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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House GOP to Biden: What’s the Admin’s Plan to end the Public Health Emergency

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and more than 70 House Republicans urged President Biden and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to accept that COVID-19 has become endemic, recognize that current heavy-handed government interventions are doing more harm than good, and immediately begin the process to unwind the Public Health Emergency so our country can get back to normal.
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Feb. 15

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Guthrie Opening Remarks in Hearing on ARPA-H & Medical Research

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks in the Health Subcommittee Hearing on biomedical research.
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Rodgers, Guthrie, and Carter Demand Action to Stop the Scourge of Fentanyl & Fentanyl-Related Substances

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In a GOP Leadership press conference today, E&C Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA) delivered remarks about stopping the scourge of fentanyl and the HALT Fentanyl Act.
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GOP to HHS Secretary Becerra: CMS Proposed Medicare Coverage Would Deny Alzheimer’s Treatments to Patients Who Need Them

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Vern Buchanan...
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EPA New England to Host Public Listening Session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in Communities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a series of public listening sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy), so communities and stakeholders can provide their comments on the Agency's plan.
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EPA penalizes SGL Composites for failing to report releases of dangerous chemical

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has penalized SGL Composites $139,100 for repeated failures to immediately report releases of hydrogen cyanide from its facility, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, in Moses Lake, Washington.
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EPA Recognizes 49 Water Infrastructure Projects for Excellence; Winners from Marana and Flagstaff, Arizona

Earlier this week, at a virtual roundtable with state and community representatives, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored 49 water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Drinking Water SRF programs.
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President Biden, EPA $1 Billion Investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Accelerate Cleanup Efforts and Benefit Pennsylvania

Today, President Biden and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will announce that as a direct result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will make significant progress in the clean-up and restoration of the Great Lakes’ most environmentally degraded sites, securing clean water and a better environment for millions of Americans in the Great Lakes region.
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EPA Region 4 Announces 2021 Pollution Prevention Recognition Award Winners in the Southeast

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announced the 2021 Pollution Prevention (P2) Recognition Award Winners. Region 4 recognized companies in Kentucky, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
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EPA finds Williams Creek Hatchery Violated Clean Water Act, Threatening Fort Apache Indian Waters

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) violated the Clean Water Act-related permit issued for its Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery Complex.
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Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 14

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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McMorris Rodgers, Capito Request Review of NRC Preparedness on Advanced Reactors

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) ...
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Leader Rodgers Opening Remarks in Health Hearing on ARPA-H & Medical Research

News Release: THE CULTURE AT NIH. “The question before this Committee this morning, is whether to create a new agency, ARPA-H, partly driven by the growing concerns as to the culture at NIH. “Given Dr. Lander’s sudden resignation last night, it only raises more questions in my mind as to what is really going on at...
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E&C Republican Leaders Launch Probe into Attempts by NIH’s Fauci and Collins to Suppress Debate and Information on COVID-19’s Origins

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 letters to National Institute of Allergy...
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Leader Rodgers Statement Following Biden’s Address on the Ukraine-Russia Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement following President Biden’s remarks on the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
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Leader Rodgers Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on EPA’s Brownfields Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Brownfields" program.
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EPA allocates $3.8 million in grants to 'boost environmental workforce'

The EPA has selected three organizations and allocated nearly $3.8 million in grants in the Bay Area to build a skilled environmental workforce in the communities that need it most, according to a press release.
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President Biden, EPA $1 Billion Investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Accelerate Cleanup Efforts and Benefit New York

Today, President Biden and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will announce that as a direct result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will make significant progress in the clean-up and restoration of the Great Lakes’ most environmentally degraded sites, securing clean water and a better environment for millions of Americans in the Great Lakes region.
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