News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health markup on H.R. __, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018, H.R. 959, H.R. 1676, H.R. 3728, and H.R. 5385...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Democratic Ranking Members of eight House Committees with jurisdiction over the Department of Commerce sent a letter to the Agency’s Inspector General, Peggy Gustafson, requesting an investigation into Secretary Wilbur Ross’s compliance with federal ethics requirements, his ongoing issues with conflicts of interest, and his potentially false comments regarding certain financial holdings.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today advanced two bipartisan bills to the full committee that advance the Department of Energy’s environmental remediation efforts.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks during a Health Subcommittee markup on his amendment that urged the Committee to hold at least one hearing on the status and welfare of the children separated from their families as a result of the Trump Administration’s “Zero Tolerance" policy. The Pallone amendment failed to pass after all Subcommittee Republicans voted against it unanimously...

News Release: Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following remarks at a Subcommittee on Environment markup of two nuclear waste bills...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today highlighted the Trump administration’s total lack of compliance with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Department of Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the Compassionate Calling and Immigrant Family Reunification Act of 2018 today to put an end to the abusive practice of charging detained immigrant parents extortionary rates to use the phone to either contact their children that...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing his enduring grave concerns about the well-being of children currently in the custody of HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), who were traumatically separated from their parents under the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance" immigration policy.

News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today to discuss draft legislation to reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). WHY: #SubCommTech Chairman Blackburn said, “Make no mistake, the...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced their latest efforts to improve the integrity of the Medicaid program following the release of state Medicaid data scorecards earlier this month.

News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held a hearing today on the benefits of American oil and gas development, and the associated jobs, economic development, energy security advantages, and geopolitical impacts. WHY: “Today, we are holding this hearing to take a closer...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “Discussion Draft: National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018:"

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing titled “The Shifting Geopolitics of Oil and Gas:"

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a markup for Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building at 11:00 a.m. or 15 minutes after the conclusion the Subcommittee on Health markup, whichever is later.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today announced a markup for Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.