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Today, in a proposed consent decree lodged today in U.S. District Court, Louisville Gas & Electric Company (“LG&E”) has agreed to permanent emission limits for the sulfuric acid mist that it emits from its Mill Creek Station, located in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
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Leader Rodgers: “Big Tech Should not be the Arbiters of Truth—Not for me, my Community, our Children, or any American”

News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers condemned Big Tech censorship today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on holding Big Tech accountable for censoring free speech.
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Remind the Olympic Community of its Legal Obligations to Report Allegations of Sexual Abuse

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Morgan Griffith (R-VA), wrote to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic...
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Leader Latta: E&C Republicans are Leading to Hold Big Tech Accountable for Censorship

News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) called out Big Tech censorship today at a subcommittee hearing on Section 230 reform.
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Pallone on Supreme Court Hearing that Threatens to Overturn Longstanding Roe v. Wade Protections

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today ahead of oral arguments at the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which threatens to overturn longstanding constitutional protections guaranteeing the right to access abortion care...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Section 230 Legislation to Hold Big Tech Accountable

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Reforms for Tech’s Legal Immunity:"
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Pallone and Doyle on House Passage of Three Bipartisan Cybersecurity Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed three cybersecurity bills today...
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Remind the Olympic Community of its Legal Obligations to Report Allegations of Sexual Abuse

News Release: WASHINGTON - Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), wrote to the U.S.
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Leader Rodgers Stands Up for Life in Front of the Supreme Court

News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Leader Rodgers participated in a pro-life event on the Court steps this morning to advocate that our laws protect the dignity and value of the unborn.
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EPA Awards More Than $4.6 Million for Clean Diesel Projects Across New England

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a total of $4,654,135 in grants to fund projects and programs that will help reduce diesel emissions throughout New England.
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RESCHEDULED: E&C Announces Legislative Hearing on Pipeline Reliability Bill

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Securing our Energy Infrastructure: Legislation to Enhance Pipeline Reliability."
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E&C Republican Leaders Request National Academy of Medicine Investigate EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak for Misconduct

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to National Academy of Medicine...
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North Idaho’s West Silver Valley attains Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken final action to redesignate the air quality status of the West Silver Valley in North Idaho as “attainment” for the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act.
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Iowa cement manufacturer that ‘exceeded Clean Air Act emissions limits’ agrees to pay almost $200,000 in EPA fines

An Iowa-based cement company has recently agreed to pay almost $200,000 in fines levied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over alleged violations of federal environmental law.
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Hampton Roads Sanitation District to 'address the decades long problem of sanitary sewer overflows'

The U.S. recently proposed changes to the Environmental Protection Agency’s consent decree with The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) in an effort to reduce sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) in southeast Virginia.
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EPA honors 14 partners for going ‘above and beyond’ in appliance recycling

More than a dozen partners were recognized this year in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program for their recycling efforts.
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'Keep local economies thriving while better protecting the health of the people': EPA awards $77M in grants to reduce diesel emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded over $77 million in grants to projects that will help reduce diesel emissions, the EPA said in a press release Nov. 19.
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Rodgers, Latta Statement on Upcoming Hearing on Big Tech Accountability

News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Communications and Technology Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement regarding the upcoming committee hearing on Big Tech accountability.
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EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted the Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumEXIT $184,000 from the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to identify sources of lead in drinking water in tribally operated schools and childcare facilities.
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EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (PR)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $77 million in grants awarded to projects that reduce diesel emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older, dirtier engines and vehicles, including $1,009,060 to the University of Puerto Rico replace long haul trucks with new vehicles.
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