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Farm groups say the Biden Administration's replacement of the Trump Administration's interpretation of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule gives the government more control over private property.
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E&C Republican Leader Rodgers and Senator Capito Lead Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief in Pending Clean Air Act Supreme Court Case
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led 47 senators and 44 House members on an amicus...
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$1.5 million settlement reached in ‘devastating’ 2019 Massachusetts river fish kill
A North Carolina-based cotton bleaching company has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million in a settlement for damages caused by a sulfuric acid spill at its Colrain, Massachusetts facility in 2019.
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E&C Republicans Inquire About Raimondo’s Family Ties to the Chinese Communist Party
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo regarding her reported family ties to the Chinese Communist Party and potential conflicts of interest from those connections.
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Republicans Call Out Biden for Reversing NEPA Reforms
House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) was joined by every committee Republican in a letter to Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, highlighting the necessity of streamlining the National Environmental Policy Act in a timely manner.
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Rodgers, Bilirakis Urge FTC Chair to Embrace Bipartisan Tradition & Avoid an Ill-Conceived Decision-Making Process
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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Pallone Applauds Biden Administration's Lead Action Plan
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration’s new Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan
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Committee Leaders Question FCC After Findings Reveal Fraudulent Enrollment in Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
The providers falsely claimed that certain customers’ households had children attending schools participating in the National School Lunch Program’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) in order to obtain EBB funds.
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DeLauro Floor Remarks on Protecting Our Democracy Act
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her leadership, alongside Chairman Schiff, on this very important legislation.
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Democrats Double Down on High Gas Prices and President Biden’s Self-Created Energy Crisis
Democrats in the House just BLOCKED the “Strategic Production Response Act,”which would require the Secretary of Energy to develop a plan to increase domestic oil and gas production if the President draws down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for non-emergency reasons.
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Chairwoman Maloney and Rep. DeSaulnier Statements on Federal Court Rejecting Bankruptcy Settlement for Members of the Sackler Family
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and senior Committee Member Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, issued the following statements after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Purdue Pharma’s plan of reorganization.
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Oversight Committee Urges SBA to Take Action to Combat Fraud and Protect Disadvantaged Small Businesses
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Isabella Casillas Guzman requesting documents and information about SBA’s efforts to mitigate the longstanding problem of fraud in small business set-aside contracting programs and to improve the certification process of eligible businesses.
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EPA invites Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to apply for water infrastructure funding
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s (MSD) Project Clear is among 39 new projects invited by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans.
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EPA seeks public comment on plan to clean contaminated aquifer in Ohio
A 30-day public comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to clean up the Milford Contaminated Aquifer Site in Ohio began Dec. 8.
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Carper Praises Administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, today welcomed the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to accelerate the removal of lead pipes and paint over the next decade using authorities provided by his Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act legislation, included as part of the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Pallone Applauds Biden Administration's Lead Action Plan
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s new Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.
Environmental Protection
EPA Announces Intent to Strengthen Lead and Copper Regulations, Support Proactive Lead Service Line Removal Across the Country
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that the agency will begin developing a new regulation to better protect communities from exposure to lead in drinking water.
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EPA celebrates redevelopment of former Griffiss AFB in central New York state
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently celebrated the restoration and reuse of contaminated land at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in central New York state.
Environmental Protection
Pallone Applauds Biden Administration's Lead Action Plan
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration’s new Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan...
Environmental Protection
EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $14.1 million in environmental justice (EJ) grant funding for 133 grants selected through the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) and Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement (EJCPS) programs.
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