U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. Government: Agencies/Departments/Divisions | Federal Agencies
Recent News About U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission."
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Background on Renewable Identification Numbers under the Renewable Fuel Standard."
-
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held a hearing today on the growth of large-scale energy storage in the United States, the unique reliability attributes energy storage provides for the electric grid, and the use and impacts of energy storage within wholesale electricity...
-
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today with the commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). #SubDCCP members received an update on the FTC’s mission and current priorities including data privacy and consumer...
-
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee Markup of H.R. 6351, Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act; and H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018...
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bicameral leaders today sent a letter to the CERT Coordination Center (CERT-CC) following up on concerns raised about coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) practices amid the Spectre and Meltdown cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
-
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Examining State Efforts to Improve Transparency of Health Care Costs for Consumers:"
-
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on the Environment markup of “H.R. 3128, New Source Review Permitting Reform:"
-
News Release: Today, six House and Senate Democrats released a disturbing new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found only 43 percent of school districts nationwide tested for lead in their schools’ drinking water in 2016 and 2017, and of those that tested, 37 percent found elevated lead levels. GAO found that 41 percent of school districts did not test for lead, while 16 percent did not know.
-
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “Realizing the Benefits of Rural Broadband: Challenges and Solutions:"
-
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today to discuss the latest efforts to support broadband deployment and bridge the digital divide. #SubCommTech members received an update from the panel of expert witnesses about progress...
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “DOE Modernization: Legislation to Authorize a Pilot Project to Commercialize the Strategic Petroleum Reserve."
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), announced a hearing for Tuesday, July 24, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Advertising and Marketing Practices within the Substance Use Treatment Industry."
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a markup on legislation to amend the Clean Air Act to provide much needed clarity to the New Source Review (NSR) permitting process.
-
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), held a hearing today to examine recently adopted state laws and policies that improve transparency of health care costs for consumers, making information more readily available. WHY: “According to the Centers...
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House today passed S. 490, a bill aimed at boosting our nation’s energy infrastructure, by voice vote. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today announced a markup for Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at 1 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
-
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, five House and Senate Democratic health leaders demanded that the Trump Administration reverse its decision to halt the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) risk adjustment program, a move that threatens to increase the health care costs of millions of families by sowing further uncertainty...
-
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statements today after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai said he had “serious concerns" about Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed acquisition of Tribune Media.
-
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed two bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee bills pertaining to user fee programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).