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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today ahead of the No Surprises Act’s ban on surprise medical billing going into effect on Jan. 1, 2022...
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“In our fight to stem the rising tide of catastrophic climate change, phasing down HFCs is one of the most consequential actions ever taken by Congress.
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“The Energy and Commerce Committee is tracking developments in the SolarWinds cyberattack, which may have far-reaching implications across the federal government and beyond.
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“The EPA is a critical agency for the protection of public health and our planet. President-elect Biden’s nomination of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan to lead the Agency proves he appreciates the gravity of that charge.
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“I congratulate Representatives Craig, Fletcher, Rice, Schrier, and Trahan on their appointments to the Energy and Commerce Committee.
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The University of California-Berkeley recently received $549,940 in research funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prevent wildland fire smoke exposure in at-risk San Francisco Bay Area communities through an improved communication system.
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George Prepared Foods and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached a settlement over allegations that the company violated the Clean Air Act at its facility in Caryville, Tenn.
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A Fortune 500 manufacturer based in Pennsylvania has recently settled with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allegedly violating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a proposed settlement with Synagro Northeast LLC and the City of Woonsocket, R.I. over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the most ambitious federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks ever.
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News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed H.R. 3537, the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act, into law.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), and Appropriations Committee Republican Leader Kay Granger (R-TX) led a series of broadband oversight letters with Education and Labor...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Greenleaf Foods, SPC (also known as Lightlife Foods) to address alleged violations of the Clean Water Act pretreatment regulations by its soy-based food production facility in Montague, Massachusetts.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized federal greenhouse gas emission standards that are the “most ambitious vehicle emissions standards for greenhouse gases ever established for the light-duty vehicle sector in the United States.”
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently drafted a new chemical review protocol for hazardous materials to address “incomplete and hard to follow documentation” present in the 2018 Application of Systematic Review in Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluations.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $549,940 in research funding to the University of California-Berkeley to create an action plan for effective communication of wildland fire smoke exposure threats to at-risk San Francisco Bay Area communities.
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News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement following President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 remarks on Dec. 21, 2021...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Fall River have signed an Administrative Order on Consent committing the City to continue implementing an agreed-upon five-year plan to reduce and treat combined sewer discharges coming from city wastewater pipes into the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) to establish nationwide monitoring for 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lithium in drinking water.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a competition on Dec. 13 for $20 million in grants to aid in the improvement of air quality monitoring.