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House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) today urged Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Communications and Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) to hold an oversight hearing to review ongoing NTIA activities and programs.
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E&C Republicans Lead to Combat Chinese Influence in American Medical Research
Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans today highlighted bills members are leading to combat and stop influence from the Chinese Communist Party in American medical research.
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E&C Announces Oversight Hearing on the Energy Impacts of Cryptocurrency
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the energy impacts of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, January 20, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains.”
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Pallone Applauds Biden EPA Action on Toxic Coal Ash
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) series of actions aimed at protecting Americans from toxic coal ash:
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EPA Releases Draft Revised Risk Determination for HBCD for Public Comment
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment a draft revision to the risk determination for cyclic aliphatic bromide cluster (HBCD) pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 6(b).
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EPA Releases Draft Scope Document for Part Two of Asbestos Risk Evaluation
EPA is asking for public input on the draft scope document for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos.
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Federal Interagency Working Group to Hold Public Meeting on Endangered Species Pesticide Issues
A federal interagency working group (IWG) is holding a public listening session on January 27, 2022, to hear stakeholder perspectives on improving the Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 7 consultation process for federal pesticide decisions.
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EPA Announces Endangered Species Act Protection Policy for New Pesticides
Reversing decades of practice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking meaningful action to further the Agency’s compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when evaluating and registering new pesticide active ingredients (AIs).
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EPA Renews Enlist Product Registrations with New Control Measures, Providing Growers with Certainty for the 2022 Growing Season
Today, EPA is issuing seven-year registrations for two herbicide products, Enlist Duo and Enlist One, to ensure growers have access to effective pesticide tools for the 2022 growing season.
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EPA Announces Endangered Species Act Protection Policy for New Pesticides
Reversing decades of practice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking meaningful action to further the Agency’s compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when evaluating and registering new pesticide active ingredients (AIs).
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EPA Settlement with Texas Recycling Company Will Prevent the Release of Ozone Depleting Refrigerants Which Contributes to Climate Change
Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Derichebourg Recycling USA Inc. (Derichebourg) of Houston, Texas, to resolve Clean Air Act violations at 10 scrap metal recycling facilities in Texas and Oklahoma.
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'Take the next steps:' EPA gives funding nod for firms to keep making eco-tech
Nine small businesses have received Phase II funding of more than $3 million to continue development of environmental technologies and bring them to market.
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Tacoma firm faces 'a mess - and a stiff penalty' over hot-asphalt spill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced recently that Gardner-Gibson, Inc. paid a $650,000 penalty for a 2015 spill of hot asphalt that threatened Commencement Bay and other violations of the Clean Waters Act.
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EPA Awards More Than $3 Million in Funding to U.S. Small Businesses to Commercialize Environmental Technologies
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3,599,571 in funding for nine small businesses to further develop and commercialize technologies to protect the environment and public health.
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EPA Takes Key Steps to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking several actions to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by decades of coal ash disposal.
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EPA Releases Draft Environmental Justice Action Plan for its Land Protection and Cleanup Programs
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft “EJ Action Plan: Building Up Environmental Justice in EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs” highlighting projects, tools, and practices to be applied to the Agency’s Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) programs.
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EPA to Evaluate Whether Lead Emissions from Piston-Engine Aircraft Endanger Human Health and Welfare
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will evaluate whether emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare.
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This January, Save Lives by Testing Your Homes for Radon
January marks the beginning of National Radon Action Month, a time of year when EPA encourages everyone to test their home for radon.
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Proposed rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 11
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rodgers Statement on Supreme Court Vaccine Mandate Opinions
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued opinions on President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates.
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