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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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President Biden, EPA $1 Billion Investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Accelerate Cleanup Efforts and Benefit Minnesota

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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President Biden, EPA $1 Billion Investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Accelerate Cleanup Efforts and Benefit Indiana

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’s Local Government Advisory Committee Adopts Infrastructure Recommendations

Today, EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) adopted recommendations to present to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan on the agency’s implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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President Biden, EPA $1 Billion Investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Accelerate Cleanup Efforts and Benefit Ohio

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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Cleveland-Cliffs Agrees to Improve Environmental Compliance at Indiana Facility and Pay $3 Million Civil Penalty for Ammonia and Cyanide Violations

Cliffs Burns Harbor (Cleveland-Cliffs) has agreed to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and other laws, for an August 2019 discharge of ammonia and cyanide-laden wastewater into the East Branch of the Little Calumet River.
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EPA reaches settlement with GB Group for lead-based paint violations in Oakland and San Francisco

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the GB Group, Inc., for failing to comply with regulations that protect the public from exposure to lead while residential remodeling is being performed.
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EPA Awards Maryland Environmental Service $1.8 million to Reduce Diesel Emissions at Port of Baltimore

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency congratulated Maryland Environmental Service (MES) today on their Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grant award of $1.8 million to replace diesel powered yard trucks, forklifts, and cargo handling equipment with less polluting equipment, and replace three drayage trucks with electric vehicles at the Port of Baltimore.
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After EPA dings New England companies for not reporting chemical data, they are back in compliance

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) past efforts at enforcement have resulted in more timely information about chemicals in the environment getting out to the public.
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'Investing in people': Springfield, Missouri one of 19 Brownfields job training program grant recipients

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced selection of Springfield, Missouri as a Brownfields job training program grant recipient is an investment in the city's people, a regional administrator said in a news release
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'Leaders in creating innovative, practical technologies': EPA awards 3 California small businesses with $1.2 in environmental tech funding

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $1.2M to three small businesses in California last month in order to commercialize environmental technologies in the state.
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