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EPA cites Bell Lumber and Pole Company for Clean Air Act violations in Minnesota
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News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 28, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a citation against Bell Lumber and Pole Company for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. EPA alleges that Bell Lumber failed to use pollution control practices to minimize emissions from its New Brighton facility in Ramsey County, Minnesota.



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News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 27, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered a New Strawn, Kansas, man and his excavating company to cease dumping materials into wetlands adjacent to a tributary to the Neosho River.


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News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 27 , 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a report Sept. 21 celebrating the Green


EPA and The International Motorsports Association to host Green Racing Science Technology, Engineering and Math Event at Tucker High School
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News Release: ATLANTA (Sept. 27, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partnering with the International Motorsports Association (IMSA) to host the Green Racing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) event at Tucker High School in Tucker, Georgia.


EPA Announces $315 Million WIFIA Loan to Increase Water Treatment Capacity and Reduce Emerging Contaminants in Nashville, Tennessee
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News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $315 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Metro Water Services in Nashville, Tennessee. With EPA’s WIFIA loan, Metro Water Services will modernize its infrastructure to provide safe, reliable drinking water to its growing service area.


EPA’s Clean Air Act Enforcement Action Will Result in $1.3 Million of Fixes at Puerto Rico Petroleum Storage Facility
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News Release: PUERTO RICO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Total


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Joe Biden touting minimal Medicare Part B premium “decreases" while seniors are getting crushed by his inflation crisis.


E&C Leaders Demand Answers from LUMA Energy in Wake of Puerto Rico’s Power Outages from Hurricane Fiona
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to LUMA Energy today expressing deep concerns over the widespread power outages in Puerto Rico following the arrival of Hurricane Fiona, and demanding answers for the company’s ongoing challenges with providing reliable power to the island’s residents.


E&C Leaders Demand Answers from LUMA Energy in Wake of Puerto Rico’s Power Outages from Hurricane Fiona
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to LUMA Energy today expressing deep concerns over the widespread power outages in Puerto Rico following the arrival of Hurricane Fiona, and demanding answers for the company’s ongoing challenges with providing reliable power to the island’s residents.


Leader Rodgers: $5.20 Doesn’t Mean Much in Biden’s Inflation Crisis
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Joe Biden touting minimal Medicare Part B premium “decreases" while seniors are getting crushed by his inflation crisis.


Leader Rodgers: $5.20 Doesn’t Mean Much in Biden’s Inflation Crisis
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Joe Biden touting minimal Medicare Part B premium “decreases" while seniors are getting crushed by his inflation crisis.


E&C Leaders Demand Answers from LUMA Energy in Wake of Puerto Rico’s Power Outages from Hurricane Fiona
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to LUMA Energy today expressing deep concerns over the widespread power outages in Puerto Rico following the arrival of Hurricane Fiona, and demanding answers for the company’s ongoing challenges with providing reliable power to the island’s residents.


Biden’s EEOC: Partisanship, Mismanagement, and Secrecy
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News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows about the noticeable pattern of partisanship and mismanagement at the agency that has developed during the Biden administration.


Foxx Supports Legal Challenge to Biden’s Student Loan Debt Scheme
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in support of the Pacific Legal Foundation’s lawsuit against the Department of Education for its student loan debt scheme...


Thanks Obama
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News Release: President Obama initiated a drastic federal takeover of the student loan program. The result? Rising college costs, declining return on investment, and ballooning student loan debt costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. President Biden is doubling down on these failed policies and enacting flat-out illegal student loan bailouts that will further exacerbate problems for students and taxpayers.


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News Release: Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying that “we will not appreciate water until the well runs dry." The same might be said of our nation’s emergency oil stockpile.


Chairman Krishnamoorthi Applauds FCC Proposed Rule to Crack Down on Spam Texts
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, applauded the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) unanimous decision to initiate the public comment process on a proposed rule, the notice for which references information provided by the Subcommittee, aimed at cracking down on robotexts by forcing cellphone companies to block texts from illegal or fraudulent phone numbers.


Celebrating National Clean Energy Week
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement to kick offNational Clean Energy Week.


Murray, Burr Statement on Agreement to Reauthorize FDA User Fee Programs, Continue Work on Additional Critical Priorities
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Burr (R-NC), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the language they negotiated for passage this week reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) user fee programs and their commitment to continue working to pass several other bipartisan priorities as part of a larger package later this year.