News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News Release: Subcommittee on Energy Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of the Hydropower Modernization Act of 2017 (H.R. 3043):

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on, “MACRA and Alternative Payment Models: Developing Options for Value-based Care:"

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing titled, “Discussion Draft, Energy Star Reform Act of 2017 and H.R. 3477, Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act:"

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today requesting that oversight hearings be held on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) concerning actions related to the review and management of toxic chemicals.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee today held a legislative hearing examining two bills that seek to promote energy efficiency, are a win for manufacturers, jobs, the environment, and most importantly, consumers.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) today sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neal Chatterjee...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma’s announcement that the agency intends to make drastic changes to the Medicaid program...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed David Redl as Administrator at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Response and Recovery to Environmental Concerns from the 2017 Hurricane Season."

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at 10 a.m., House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) will headline a discussion about the opioid crisis and Congress’ ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Gene...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor this morning during consideration of H.R. 3922...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act, by a vote of 242-174. H.R. 3922 provides funding extensions of vital, popular public health programs, including...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL) sent a letter to Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today requesting that the upcoming - Tuesday, November 7th - Energy Subcommittee hearing on two bills be postponed due to the lack of witnesses from both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE).

News Release: Today, Ranking Members of the Committees on Science, Space & Technology and Energy & Commerce sent a letter to Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly opposing the directive he issued imposing severe limitations on the scientific advice and expertise that the...