Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
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Recent News About Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
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On January 9, Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) led all ten Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, responded to the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and several...
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U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, criticized the Trump Administration on the Senate floor for what he described as retaliatory actions against clean energy projects.
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Senate Democrats have begun an investigation into communications between major U.S. oil companies and the Trump Administration regarding recent military action in Venezuela and subsequent plans to invest in Venezuelan oil production.
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U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have filed an amicus brief supporting New York’s Climate Superfund Act.
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U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, have criticized the Trump Administration’s decision to...
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed six nominees to key positions at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), following favorable reports from the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee earlier...
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U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Van Hollen, Ed Markey, and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell have expressed support for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s decision to reinstate a previous administrative stay that...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), has introduced 16 resolutions aimed at formally recognizing the harms caused by climate change and toxic air pollution.
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Senate and House Democratic leaders, including Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse, have issued a joint statement in response to an attempt by Trump-appointed members of the Kennedy Center Board to...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Congresswoman Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-01) have reintroduced the Clean Competition Act (CCA).
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, has welcomed the Senate’s confirmation of Douglas Weaver as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, was honored with the Senator Jennings Randolph Lifetime Achievement Award by the Washington, D.C. Coal Club on Wednesday evening.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued a statement criticizing the Trump Administration’s decision to roll back automobile fuel efficiency standards.
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Senate panel examines nominees' views on NRC management and TVA's role in future U.S. nuclear energy
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Lee Beaman for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors and Douglas Weaver for the Nuclear Regulatory...
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has expressed support for the Trump administration’s decision to overturn the Biden-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks at a hearing concerning two key nominations: Lee Beaman to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors and...
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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing to consider the nominations of Lee Beaman for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors and Douglas Weaver for...
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The U.S. Senate has approved the Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act, legislation aimed at strengthening recycling and composting systems across the country.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi have criticized the Trump Administration for its approach to climate policy.