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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $24M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Missouri to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $24,420,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water across Missouri.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $27.2 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Virginia

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $27,239,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to Virginia to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water.

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Wyden Urges CMS to Finalize Proposed Consumer Protections in Medicare Advantage

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize a proposed rule that would enhance consumer protections in Medicare Advantage.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $75 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Pennsylvania

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today $75,086,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to Pennsylvania to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water. A total investment of $2 ...

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EPA Reaches Settlement with Indiana Company to Halt Sales of Illegal Vehicle Emission Defeat Devices

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: CHICAGO (Feb. 14, 2023) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Fleece Performance LLC of Pittsboro, Indiana to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations from the sale of “defeat devices” designed to bypass or disable vehicle emissions control systems.

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EPA Awards $500,000 Environmental Job Training Grant to Los Angeles Conservation Corps

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC) has received a $500,000 Brownfields job training grant. These funds, supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enable LACC to train and place 80 unemployed or dislocated residents from South L.A. and Boyle Heights in environmental jobs.

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EPA Announces Initial Program Design of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced initial guidance on the design of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) program, created by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. EPA published two Federal Assistance Listings outlining key parameters of the grant competitions ...

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Republicans Head West to View Rural Benefits of Federal Energy Production

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Republican members of Congress on field tours and a hearing to hear from Americans in New Mexico and Texas about how onshore energy leasing revenues benefit their communities.

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Labor, Health And Human Services, Education Announces Public Witness Hearing Date

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a public witness hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $18.9 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Maryland

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 13, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today $18,914,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to Maryland to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water. A total investment of $2 billion ...

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Iowa to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $18,914,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water across Iowa.

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EPA Settlements with Two California Firms Help Protect Residents From Lead-Based Paint Health Hazards

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has finalized settlements with two California firms – Alward Construction of Danville and Future Vision Remodeling of Tarzana – related to allegations that each violated federal laws that protect the public from lead-based paint hazards. The settlements relate to the firms’ renovation, repair and painting work at residential properties in Northern California.

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House Panel Issues Subpoenas to Tech CEOs for Information on Content Moderation

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has sent subpoenas to the chief executives of five large U.S. tech companies, demanding information on how they moderate content on their online platforms.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Kansas to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

By EPA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $18,914,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water across Kansas.