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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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EPA extends public comment period for proposed Clean Air Act rules to Jan. 31
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period on the proposed Clean Air Act rules aimed at reducing pollution from the oil and natural gas industry to Jan. 31.
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EPA announces $22 million loan to modernize water infrastructure in Erie County, NY
Erie County, New York was recently awarded a $22 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modernize its water infrastructure.
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EPA awards over $32 million to tribes in Alaska, Pacific Northwest for environmental programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded over $32 million in grants to help tribes in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington develop environmental protection programs.
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EPA releases plan to fix recycling system ‘in need of critical improvements’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released the 2021 National Recycling Strategy, an effort to address recycling barriers and create a more efficient system.
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U.S., Mexico collaborate to address Tijuana River Basin pollution in effort that ‘will benefit both countries’
Top officials from the U.S. and Mexico met to discuss a course of action for pollution reduction in the Tijuana River Basin along the U.S.-Mexico border, resulting in a joint statement recognizing its importance for both countries.
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EPA provides $184,000 to tribal schools, child care facilities in Alaska to address lead in drinking water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $184,000 to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium as part of its plan to address unsafe drinking water in tribal schools and childcare facilities..
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EPA proposes actions for renewable fuel to get ‘back in growth mode’
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a package of actions setting biofuels volumes for years 2022, 2021 and 2020, and introducing regulatory changes intended to enhance the program’s objectives.
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E&C Leaders Request Briefings Following Alarming Reports of a Website Encouraging Suicide
News Release: Washington, D.C- Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member...
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E&C Leaders Request Briefings Following Alarming Reports of a Website Encouraging Suicide
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette...
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Pallone on Biden EPA’s Final Clean Cars Rule
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its clean cars rule updating tailpipe emissions standards...
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