News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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 fully remote hearing on the Brownfields Program on Tuesday, February 15, at 11:30 a.m. (EST).

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “ARPA-H: The Next Frontier of Biomedical Research:”

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 (R-FL) and 74 Republicans in the House sent the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra a letter urging him to “to abandon and re-propose the Nation Coverage Determination (NCD) to provide for reasonable access to FDA-approved [Alzheimer’s] treatments for a broader population of Medicare beneficiaries, including Americans suffering from other neurological diseases and medical conditions such as Down Syndrome.”

Today, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks in the Health Subcommittee Hearing on biomedical research.

Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in the Health Subcommittee Hearing on biomedical research.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule seeking public comment on the need to extend the deadline up to but no longer than November 4, 2024 for states, territories, tribes and federal agencies with existing certification plans to comply with the updated federal standards under the 2017 Certification of Pesticide Applicators rule.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering taking another look at a 2020 report on national emissions standards for hazardous air pollution from certain chemical manufacturers but will continue to use its own peer-reviewed metrics.

Today, EPA issued a final registration review decision requiring the cancellation of pentachlorophenol, a wood preservative used primarily on utility poles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a new and improved Framework for the Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing under its Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program, and a webpage highlighting ecolabel criteria that address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the extension of the public comment period for the proposed Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to Fenceline Communities Version 1.0 under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

On January 25th, EPA resumed publishing notices of substantial risks provided by companies under section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to its ChemView database.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing two grant funding opportunities for states and Tribes to develop and provide businesses with information, training, and tools to help them adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices. Approximately $14 million in grants with no cost share/match requirement are made possible by the $100 million investment in the P2 program provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.