News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 9, at 10:00 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Lowering Prescription Drug Prices: Deconstructing the Drug Supply Chain."

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 9 at 10:15 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building with Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry on President Trump’s DOE budget request for fiscal year 2020. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2020 DOE Budget."

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The State of Pipeline Safety and Security in America":

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today on the House floor during debate of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which would prevent President Trump from withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. H.R. 9 was favorably reported out of the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 4, 2019 by a vote of 29-19.

News Release: This subject is of enormous importance to the nation, and especially for local communities near contaminated sites, such as those at Hanford. We know all too well the issues that the Office of Environmental Management (EM) handles. The threat of potential environmental disaster and pollution persists...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, May 8 at 10 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building on H.R. 1603, the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. The hearing is entitled, “Ban Asbestos Now: Taking Action to Save Lives and Livelihoods."

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday, ...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled, “DOE’s Mounting Cleanup Costs: Billions in Environmental Liability and Growing":

News Release: The Federal government, acting through the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, known as PHMSA has an important responsibility to develop and enforce regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of the nation’s 2.7 million miles of pipelines. Pipelines are...

News Release: In the 20 townhalls I’ve held across my district, it seemed like inevitably someone would ask “can’t something be done about robocalls?" I share their frustration and remain committed to working with the Chairman to address these calls with action from Congress.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Prescription Drug Coverage in the Medicare Program:"

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy & Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Legislation to Stop the Onslaught of Annoying Robocalls:"

News Release: I’d like to thank our witness, Dr. James Matthews, Executive Director for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, more commonly known as MedPAC. MedPAC provides a valuable service to lawmakers in Congress, as an independent, non-partisan commission providing data analysis and policy recommendations to improve the Medicare system. We value this input and appreciate the work of the commission.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 1 at 10:30 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) cleanup of nuclear and hazardous waste sites. The hearing is entitled, “DOE’s Mounting Cleanup Costs: Billions in Environmental Liability and Growing."