News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled “Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E-Cigarettes:"

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks on e-cigarette related lung illnesses and deaths at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, “Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E-Cigarettes."

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing today, “Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable: Legislation to Negotiate a Better Deal for Americans."

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) today slammed Speaker Pelosi’s partisan drug plan and called on Democrats to focus on bipartisan solutions to lower drug costs for consumers. During the Health Subcommittee hearing, Walden said the Pelosi plan puts “politics over progress" and undermines bipartisan negotiations at the Energy and Commerce Committee to deliver real results for Americans.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) today announced that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The subcommittee will markup 15 bills pertaining to asbestos, PFAS and spent nuclear fuel.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement applauding the announcement of major pipeline safety rules from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA):

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4459), a bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4459), a bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statement today after a ruling by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should have more closely considered the potential impact its 2017 media ownership rules would have on minority ownership...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for the U.S. Building Sector." This is the third hearing in a series of climate change hearings aimed at achieving the Committee’s goal of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) today slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s closely guarded, secretly negotiated bill that has yet to be shared with Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee, even as the committee has a markup of the bill scheduled for next Wednesday.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters to 16 states today asking how the states are using federal funds to assist treatment and recovery efforts in response to the opioid crisis. The letters were signed by full Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full...

News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters to 16 states today asking how the states are using federal funds to assist treatment and recovery efforts in response to the opioid crisis. The letters were signed by full Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full Committee Ranking...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Unaccompanied Children: The Ongoing Impacts of the Trump Administration’s Cruel Policies:"

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) calls for solutions for the nation’s border crisis and shares experience from firsthand visits to the border at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing. Walden also reaffirms he does not support children being separated from their parents at the border.