News from February 2022
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh today announced that USDA is investing $1 billion to build and improve critical community facilities in 48 states, Puerto Rico and Guam (PDF, 449 KB).
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today highlighted the Biden-Harris Administration’s first-year accomplishments to help ensure that rural residents and businesses have equitable access to housing, health care, economic development and other essential services.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Because of the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending program flexibilities to Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) and agricultural producers until June 30, 2022 or later. Originally, these flexibilities were expiring this month.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, February 8, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building on the proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and accelerating biomedical research.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke today before the House Committee on Rules in opposition to H.R. 4521, the America Concedes Act.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on his lack of leadership during a public health crisis.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
In February, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates National Pesticide Safety Education Month to raise awareness for pesticide safety education and share best practices for using pesticides safely in and around our homes.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into settlement agreements with three companies to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act. According to EPA, the companies installed and/or sold illegal “defeat devices” in vehicle engines designed to render emissions controls inoperative.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces the launch of the ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade, a series of high-impact, efficient electric improvements that can save the average family about $500 a year on utility bills.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Today, EPA is proposing to reaffirm the scientific, economic, and legal underpinnings of the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants, which require significant reductions of mercury, acid gases, and other harmful pollutants.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) Data Analysis Innovation Challenge, which invites research institutions to utilize large, nationally consistent statistical survey datasets to evaluate the health and impact of the nation’s aquatic ecosystems.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
In February, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates National Pesticide Safety Education Month to raise awareness for pesticide safety education and share best practices for using pesticides safely in and around our homes.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has redesignated a portion of Jefferson County, Missouri, to attainment for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of upcoming public listening sessions, including one for the nation’s Pacific Southwest region on February 22, on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has released two new requests for information (RFIs) related to biomass conversion research and development and community organic waste programs.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a request for information (RFI) seeking input on the opportunities and challenges for decarbonizing the U.S. industrial sector.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted members of Congress, state representatives, utilities, and a heat pump manufacturer to discuss a market transition to cleaner, more efficient, cold climate heat pumps.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The Science This research sheds light on the mechanism behind how a special quantum material transitions from an electrical insulator to an electricity-conducting metal.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The Science Microbes play an important role in climate because they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when they eat.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the one-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Ami Bera. M.D. (D-CA), Steven Chabot (R-OH), Andy Levin (D-MI), and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the anniversary of the coup and condemning the Burmese military for perpetrating gross violations of human rights against the Burmese people.
