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Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and senior Committee Member Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, issued the following statements after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Purdue Pharma’s plan of reorganization.
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The House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney sent a letter to Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Isabella Casillas Guzman requesting documents and information about SBA’s efforts to mitigate the longstanding problem of fraud in small business set-aside contracting programs and to improve the certification process of eligible businesses.
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The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s (MSD) Project Clear is among 39 new projects invited by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans.
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A 30-day public comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to clean up the Milford Contaminated Aquifer Site in Ohio began Dec. 8.
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U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, today welcomed the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to accelerate the removal of lead pipes and paint over the next decade using authorities provided by his Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act legislation, included as part of the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s new Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that the agency will begin developing a new regulation to better protect communities from exposure to lead in drinking water.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently celebrated the restoration and reuse of contaminated land at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in central New York state.
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration’s new Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $14.1 million in environmental justice (EJ) grant funding for 133 grants selected through the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) and Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement (EJCPS) programs.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other wildlife and environmental organizations announced 18 grants totaling $2.8 million to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound in New York.
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News Release: Washington, D.C-Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the New York Times reported that Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, “hinted on Tuesday that the Biden administration may need to ask Congress for more money to fight the coronavirus pandemic."
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $20 million in competitive grants through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to enhance ambient air quality monitoring in communities across the United States, especially in underserved and overburdened communities that often lack access to adequate air quality information.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra today questioning him about the new...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $22 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Erie County Water Authority in upstate New York.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $1,087,000 to United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc (USET) to help identify sources of lead in drinking water in schools or childcare facilities.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Democrats in the House just BLOCKED the “Strategic Production Response Act, "which would require the Secretary of Energy to develop a plan to increase domestic oil and gas production if the President draws down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for non-emergency reasons.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), along with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, ...
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JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. has been assessed a $200,000 fine by the Environmental Protection Agency for safety violations at its Torrance, CA facility.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the City of Memphis to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans. The City of Memphis is invited to apply for a $44 million WIFIA loan to go towards stormwater upgrades.