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News Release: DENVER – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 8 communities on March 8, 2023, and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak. EPA Region 8 includes the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming and 28 Tribal Nations.
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Chair Rodgers: Biden's War on American Energy Means Lost Livelihoods in Places Like Midland, TX

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee field hearing in Midland, Texas, titled: “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life."
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Chair Rodgers: Biden's War on American Energy Means Lost Livelihoods in Places Like Midland, TX

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee field hearing in Midland, Texas, titled: “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life."
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EPA Mid-Atlantic Region schedules March 2 virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 16, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding a virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for residents living in EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region on Thursday, March 2 from 6-8 p.m.
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EPA Proposes Rule to Protect Farmworkers and Pesticide Handlers from Exposures

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule that would improve and modernize the pesticide Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) requirements under the 2015 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS), reaffirming the Agency’s commitment to protecting farmworkers, pesticide handlers, their families, and agricultural communities from pesticide exposure during National Pesticide Safety Education Month.
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Request for Public Nominations of Experts To Serve on a Review Panel discussed on Feb. 15 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Draining the SPR to New Low with No Plan to Refill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden continuing to drain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for political purposes and with no plan for refilling it.
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Chair Rodgers: Biden's Border Crisis is a Public Health Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing: “President Biden's Border Crisis Is A Public Health Crisis."
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Limited Approval and Limited Disapproval; California; Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District on Feb. 15

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Draining the SPR to New Low with No Plan to Refill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden continuing to drain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for political purposes and with no plan for refilling it.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2021 on Feb. 15

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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U.S. – Mexico Border 2025 Program Selects Environmental Projects for Implementation in the Border Region in Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Nuevo León

News Release: Dallas - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the North American Development Bank (NADBank), announced the funding for 11 projects totaling $791,225 to be implemented along the U.S.-Mexico border states of Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Nuevo León.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $22,245,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Kentucky

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 15, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $22,245,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Kentucky. This investment, which is ...
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Pydiflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances on Feb. 15

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rep. Burgess Opening Statement at a Field Hearing Examining Biden’s Border Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing titled “President Biden's Border Crisis Is A Public Health Crisis."
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Anaconda, Montana now thriving after more than three decades of clean-up efforts by EPA, State, businesses, and the community

News Release: HELENA, Mont. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Sept. 30, 2022, that Atlantic Richfield Company (AR) has agreed to complete its cleanup of the Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site (Site) in Deer Lodge County, Montana. This landmark ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $52,638,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Alabama

News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb. 15, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $52,638,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Alabama. This investment, which is ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $87,550,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Florida

News Release: TALLAHASEE, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $52,638,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Florida. This investment, which is ...
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 15

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Finding of Failure To Attain the 1987 24-Hour PM10 discussed on Feb. 15 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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