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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today ahead of the No Surprises Act’s ban on surprise medical billing going into effect on Jan. 1, 2022...
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Pallone & Tonko Celebrate Climate and Environment Wins in Omnibus

“In our fight to stem the rising tide of catastrophic climate change, phasing down HFCs is one of the most consequential actions ever taken by Congress.
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Pallone on SolarWinds Cyberattack

“The Energy and Commerce Committee is tracking developments in the SolarWinds cyberattack, which may have far-reaching implications across the federal government and beyond.
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Pallone on President-Elect Biden Nominating Michael Regan to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency

“The EPA is a critical agency for the protection of public health and our planet. President-elect Biden’s nomination of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan to lead the Agency proves he appreciates the gravity of that charge.
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Pallone Welcomes Five New Democratic Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee

“I congratulate Representatives Craig, Fletcher, Rice, Schrier, and Trahan on their appointments to the Energy and Commerce Committee.
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EPA awards UC-Berkeley nearly $550,000 to help prevent wildfire smoke exposure in San Francisco

The University of California-Berkeley recently received $549,940 in research funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prevent wildland fire smoke exposure in at-risk San Francisco Bay Area communities through an improved communication system.
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Tennessee food processor settles with EPA over alleged safety violations

George Prepared Foods and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached a settlement over allegations that the company violated the Clean Air Act at its facility in Caryville, Tenn.
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EPA, Avantor settle over chemical substance violations

A Fortune 500 manufacturer based in Pennsylvania has recently settled with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allegedly violating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
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Improper sewage incineration results in $370,000 EPA fine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a proposed settlement with Synagro Northeast LLC and the City of Woonsocket, R.I. over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.
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EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Standards for Passenger Vehicles, Paving Way for a Zero-Emissions Future

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the most ambitious federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks ever.
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Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed H.R. 3537, the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act, into law.
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Republican Committee Leaders Ask Administration for Detailed Accounting on Broadband Programs

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), and Appropriations Committee Republican Leader Kay Granger (R-TX) led a series of broadband oversight letters with Education and Labor...
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EPA Reaches Settlement with a Montague, Mass. Food Manufacturing Company for Clean Water Act Pretreatment Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Greenleaf Foods, SPC (also known as Lightlife Foods) to address alleged violations of the Clean Water Act pretreatment regulations by its soy-based food production facility in Montague, Massachusetts.
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EPA finalizes ‘most ambitious vehicle emissions standards for greenhouse gases ever’ concerning light-duty vehicles

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized federal greenhouse gas emission standards that are the “most ambitious vehicle emissions standards for greenhouse gases ever established for the light-duty vehicle sector in the United States.”
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EPA drafts new protocol for hazardous chemical evaluations to address ‘incomplete and hard to follow documentation‘

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently drafted a new chemical review protocol for hazardous materials to address “incomplete and hard to follow documentation” present in the 2018 Application of Systematic Review in Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluations.
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EPA Awards Research Funding to UC Berkeley to Help Reduce Community Exposure to Wildfire Smoke

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $549,940 in research funding to the University of California-Berkeley to create an action plan for effective communication of wildland fire smoke exposure threats to at-risk San Francisco Bay Area communities.
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Leader Rodgers Statement Following President Biden’s COVID-19 Remarks

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement following President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 remarks on Dec. 21, 2021...
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EPA and City of Fall River Agree on Five-Year Plan for Fixing Wastewater Infrastructure and Reducing Combined Sewer Overflows into Local Waterways

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Fall River have signed an Administrative Order on Consent committing the City to continue implementing an agreed-upon five-year plan to reduce and treat combined sewer discharges coming from city wastewater pipes into the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay
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EPA Announces Nationwide Monitoring Effort to Better Understand Extent of PFAS in Drinking Water

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) to establish nationwide monitoring for 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lithium in drinking water.
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EPA announces $20 million in air quality improvement grants ‘to help those who are hurting’

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a competition on Dec. 13 for $20 million in grants to aid in the improvement of air quality monitoring.
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