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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup on a slate of legislation, including three Republican bills, which all passed with unanimous support. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:

Chair Grijalva Statement on Exclusion of Dirty Permitting Rider from Must-Pass Defense Bill

House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the permitting related provisions being excluded from the must-pass FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

Chair Grijalva, 10 California Members Send Letter Requesting Improvements to Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Equipment

House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a letter signed by 10 other Members of Congress from California to the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) outlining needed improvements to the decommissioning process for offshore oil and gas infrastructure off the California coast.

Opinion | Indigenous People Need Real Compensation for Climate Change

As climate talks wrapped up at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt this past month, the attending delegates agreed to make long-awaited history.

Republican Members Push for Commonsense Northern Long-Eared Bat Regulations

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) led a letter to congressional appropriators, requesting that any year-end funding package prohibit federal funding for the listing of the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In part, the members wrote:

Oversight Committee Releases New Documents Showing Big Oil’s Greenwashing Campaign and Failure to Reduce Emissions

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, released a new memo and documents showing how the fossil fuel industry engages in “greenwashing" to obscure its massive long-term investments...

EPA and Massachusetts Officials Celebrate $19 Million of Public Health Protection Investments in Fall River

News Release: BOSTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David W. Cash celebrated significant federal and state infrastructure investments in the City of Fall River which will directly improve public health for city residents. Cash was joined by U.S. Senators Markey and Warren, ...

E&C Republican Leaders Demand Briefing with TikTok About the Exploitation of Kids on the Platform

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce...

E&C Republican Leaders Demand Briefing with TikTok About the Exploitation of Kids on the Platform

By DOE Newswire | Dec 10, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce...

Chairman David Scott Statement on U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Beef Safeguard Provisions

By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the statement below following USTR’s announcement regarding beef safeguard provisions of the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement...

NEWS UPDATE #3: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

News Release: EPA anticipates removal activities will extend into next week.

E&C Republican Leaders Demand Briefing with TikTok About the Exploitation of Kids on the Platform

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce...

Portman, Hassan Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen National Security by Preparing for Quantum Cybersecurity Risks Passes Senate

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 10, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that the Senate has passed their bipartisan Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act to strengthen national security...

Comer Slams Democrats’ Oil & Gas Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on Democrats’ oil and gas report...

Chair Grijalva Cheers House Passage of Ocean Conservation and Research Provisions in National Defense Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on House passage of several provisions to protect and conserve oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes in the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates First Year Accomplishments Under President Biden’s Federal Sustainability Plan

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with other federal agencies, released their annual Sustainability Plans , to mark the first year of Executive Order (EO) 14057 on Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability.

NEWS UPDATE #2: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 9, 2022) – EPA Region 7 on-scene coordinators have closed out the first on-site operational period of the TC Energy pipeline oil discharge response near Washington, Kansas. The discharge has been contained, and no drinking water has been impacted. EPA is working with TC Energy to determine the volume of oil that was discharged.

EPA Proposes Rule to Advance Transition to Safer, More Efficient Heating and Cooling Technologies

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act to advance the transition to more efficient heating and cooling technologies by restricting the use of super-polluting hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in certain ...

Meeks Issues Statement on President Biden’s Support for the African Union’s Permanent Seat on the G-20

By State Newswire | Dec 10, 2022

News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s announcement of support for the African Union joining the G-20...

Scalise on COVID Oversight: Republicans Will Hold Biden Administration Accountable