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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and elected federal officials from New England and New York joined together to announce 22 grants totaling $2.8 million to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and community groups to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound in the States of Connecticut and Vermont.
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EPA awards $4.6 million in grants to reduce diesel emissions in New England
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $4.6 million in grants to help reduce diesel emissions in New England, a news release said.
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‘Schools should be safe places for students’: EPA awards $445,000 to Indian Health board to identify lead in drinking water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $445,000 grant to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) to identify lead in drinking water at tribally-operated schools and child care facilities.
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E&C Republicans Lead Bill to Lower Gas Prices by Unleashing Domestic Production
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by E&C Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), are introducing a new bill today to protect the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) ...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Second Legislative Hearing Focused on Holding Big Tech Accountable
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “Holding Big Tech Accountable: Legislation to Build a Safer Internet:"
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Bilirakis: “The Best and Most Comprehensive way Congress can Protect People is With a Comprehensive National Privacy Standard”
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) called for a national privacy standard to rein in Big Tech and protect people’s information from the Chinese Communist Party.
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Leader Rodgers: “To Uphold American Values, we Must Enact a National Privacy Standard and Hold Big Tech Accountable”
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers urged Democrats to establish a national privacy standard, which would help protect the personal information of Americans and improve Big Tech accountability and transparency.
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Rodgers, Bilirakis Urge FTC Chair to Embrace Bipartisan Tradition & Avoid an Ill-Conceived Decision-Making Process
News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan on her recent internal decisions that politicize the agency while harming businesses.
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EPA Awards Inter Tribal Council of Arizona $1,581,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $1,581,000 to the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) to help identify sources of lead in drinking water in schools or child care facilities.
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National academies commend EPA’s IRIS program handbook, acknowledge program ‘can serve as a model’
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has recently commended, through peer review, a handbook on human health assessments by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Pallone & Eshoo Praise House Passage of 15 Health Bills
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed 15 health bills...
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Guthrie Remarks in Health Subcommittee Hearing on the Future of Biomedicine
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The Future of Biomedicine: Translating Biomedical Research into Personalized Health Care."
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Future of Biomedical Research
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Future of Biomedicine: Translating Biomedical Research into Personalized Health Care:"
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Leader Rodgers Remarks in Health Subcommittee Hearing on the Future of Biomedicine
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The Future of Biomedicine: Translating Biomedical Research into Personalized Health Care."
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$2.8 Million in Grants to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and elected federal officials from New York and New England joined together to announce 18 grants totaling $2.8 million to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and community groups to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound in New York.
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EPA administrator tours historically marginalized communities to hear impacts of pollution
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan recently toured historically marginalized communities in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana, hearing firsthand accounts from residents on the impact of pollution.
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EPA Invites the City of Chattanooga to Apply for WIFIA Water Infrastructure Loans
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the City of Chattanooga to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans.
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First phase of cleanup at former McLouth Steel site in Trenton, Michigan a ‘cause for celebration‘
The MSC Land Co. LLC has completed a $20 million initial cleanup at the southern portion of the former McLouth Steel site in Trenton, Michigan under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight.
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5 Missouri school districts to receive funding for energy-efficient buses
Five Missouri school districts and a school bus company were awarded $672,540 in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace 18 out-of-date, heavy-emission buses with newer, cleaner buses, including 10 fueled by propane power.
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City of Chester to receive $2.4 million for stormwater improvements
A nearly $2.4 million Environmental Protection Agency grant to the City of Chester, Pa., will help the municipality upgrade its green infrastructure to reduce stormwater overflows.
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