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News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that five U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY STAR certification in Tennessee, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. ...
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Hy-Vee Inc. to Pay Penalty for Violating EPA Pesticide Order

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 28, 2023) – Grocery store chain Hy-Vee Inc. has agreed to pay a $5,374 civil penalty for violating the terms of a “Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order” issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Hy-Vee concerning a pesticide product that, according to EPA, was noncompliant with federal law and may have represented a danger to consumers.
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EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in Mississippi

News Release: JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that one U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY STAR certification in Mississippi, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. ...
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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Feb. 27?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA announces nearly $4 million in grant funding to research cumulative health impacts of climate change in underserved communities in Alaska and Washington

News Release: SEATTLE (Feb. 27, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over $3.9 million in grant funding to the University of Washington, University of Alaska, and Iowa State University for community-based research to examine how climate change compounds adverse environmental conditions ...
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on Feb. 27

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chairs Rodgers, McCaul to Biden: America’s Sovereign Rights Must Be Protected

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Committee Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement today in advance of the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting this week...
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Commend Passage of Bipartisan FCC Auction Authority Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) commended the passage of H.R. 1108 to extend the Federal Communication Commission auction authority deadline to May 19, 2023.
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Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Consumer Products Rule discussed on Feb. 27 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Announces Upcoming Virtual Regional Listening Sessions on the PFAS Strategic Roadmap

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a series of upcoming virtual listening sessions on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. Beginning on February 28 and continuing through late April, EPA will be holding a virtual session on the PFAS Strategic Roadmap focused on ...
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Rule published on Feb. 27 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Zein; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance discussed on Feb. 27 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed CERCLA Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent: City of Salem, Mansell Field Site, Salem, Massachusetts on Feb. 27

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA proposes deleting part of Aircraft Components, Inc. (D&L Sales) Superfund site in Benton Harbor, Michigan from NPL

News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed removing the radiation portion of the Aircraft Components, Inc. (D&L Sales) Superfund site in Benton Harbor, Michigan from the National Priorities List (NPL). EPA deletes sites- or parts of sites- from the NPL only when no further cleanup is required. ...
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Chairs Rodgers, McCaul to Biden: America’s Sovereign Rights Must Be Protected

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Committee Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement today in advance of the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting this week...
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Biden-Harris administration announces $11.3 million to Delaware for Water Infrastructure upgrades through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 27, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $11.3 million to Delaware from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that communities can use to upgrade essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies.
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E&C Leaders Send Letters to Ohio, Pennsylvania State Environmental Protection Agencies for Details on East Palestine Train Derailment Response

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Subcommittee Vice Chair Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) sent letters today to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requesting information about their response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 27

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA Announces $1.35M in Research Grant Funding to Iowa State University

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 27, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intention to award $1,350,000 in grant funding to Iowa State University to assess the relationships between climate-induced concerns related to water infrastructure and their effects on health in Alaska Native communities.
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Biden-Harris administration announces $36.2 million to West Virginia for Water Infrastructure upgrades through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 27, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $36.2 million to West Virginia from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that communities can use to upgrade essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies.
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