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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 a letter today to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky requesting a briefing on the multiple crises that have occurred under her leadership at the agency.

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EPA Releases New Calculator and Updated Data for Occupational Pesticide Seed Treatment Exposure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new calculator and updated worker exposure data used to assess occupational safety for new seed treatment pesticides, new seed treatment uses of registered pesticides, and existing seed treatment pesticides currently undergoing review.

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City of Lebanon Meets EPA Consent Decree Requirements by Eliminating CSO Outfalls
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing Lebanon, N.H. for completely eliminating all of its Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) outfalls, therefore eliminating the need for the Consent Decree established between EPA and the City in 2009.

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U.S. EPA Awards $1.2 Million to Three California Small Businesses to Commercialize Environmental Technologies
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3,599,571 in funding for nine small businesses nationwide, including $1,199,586 for three companies in California, to further develop and commercialize technologies to protect the environment and public health.

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EPA Mid-Atlantic Region Applauds Philadelphia-based OLIN
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3,599,571 in funding for nine small businesses today, including Philadelphia-based OLIN.

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EPA Announces New WIFIA Loans Totaling $688 Million, Highlights More than $5 Billion in Water Infrastructure Investments Towards Building a Better America
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans totaling $688 million to help finance water infrastructure projects in Baltimore, Md.; Milwaukee, Wis.; and the San Francisco Bay area. In the first year of the Biden-Harris administration, EPA closed 29 WIFIA loans that are investing over $5 billion in communities across the country to protect public health and the environment while creating over 36,000 jobs.

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Proposed rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 14
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Jan. 14?
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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3 notices published in week ending Jan. 15 by Environmental Protection Agency
There were three notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Jan. 15, according to the Federal Register.
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Notice published on Jan. 14 by Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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EPA Awards over $1.9 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Arizona
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $14 million in grants awarded to projects that reduce diesel emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older, dirtier engines and vehicles. Of this, over $1.9 million was awarded to projects in Arizona.

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EPA Awards National Grant to Guam for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $14 million in grants awarded across the country to projects that reduce diesel emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older, dirtier engines and vehicles throughout the Southwestern U.S. and Pacific Island territories.

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EPA Awards National Grant for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Nevada
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $14 million in grants awarded to projects that reduce diesel emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older, dirtier engines and vehicles.

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EPA Issues Emergency Orders to Three Mobile Home Parks in Thermal, Calif., to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe for Residents
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued three emergency orders under the Safe Drinking Water Act to different mobile home park public water systems located on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe’s Reservation in California.

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EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Sandoval Zinc Company Superfund Site in Illinois
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begins a 30-day public comment period on its proposed plan to clean up the Sandoval Zinc Company Superfund Site in Illinois.

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EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today said it will fully evaluate Pennsylvania’s amended plan to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.

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Tacoma facility pays $650,000 for hot asphalt spill near Commencement Bay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Gardner-Gibson, Inc. has paid a $650,000 penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act related to the release of 60,000 gallons of hot, liquid asphalt from its Gardner-Fields, Inc. facility in Tacoma.

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Purple Martins Thrive Again in New York’s Niagara River Area of Concern
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation today announced that purple martins are returning to a 13.5-acre marsh near Buckhorn Island State Park, in the Town of Grand Island, NY (Erie County).

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EPA proposes to disapprove revisions to Wyoming’s 2014 regional haze plan as inconsistent with the Clean Air Act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed to disapprove the State of Wyoming’s revised regional haze State Implementation Plan to address haze-forming emissions from the Jim Bridger power plant, Units 1 and 2, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

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EPA and Wisconsin achieve cleaner, healthier air in Rhinelander area
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) announced the Rhinelander area will be formally redesignated to attainment of the most recent federal air quality standard for sulfur dioxide.

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