News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $1,087,000 to United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc (USET) to help identify sources of lead in drinking water in schools or childcare facilities.

News Release: Washington, D.C. -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.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), along with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, ...

JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. has been assessed a $200,000 fine by the Environmental Protection Agency for safety violations at its Torrance, CA facility.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the City of Memphis to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans. The City of Memphis is invited to apply for a $44 million WIFIA loan to go towards stormwater upgrades.

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.

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.

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.

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) ...

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:"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).