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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan bill by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) to authorize Federal Executive Boards (FEBs), which help improve collaboration among federal agency offices located outside of Washington, D.C., has advanced in the Senate. FEBs help coordinate...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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) are demanding the National Institutes of Health...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent letters to eight federal agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction warning the Biden administration not to overstep its constitutionally mandated authorities. Leader Rodgers cited the recent...


Committee Advances Peters and Portman Bipartisan Legislation to Help Secure Open Source Software
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security of open source software has advanced in the Senate. The legislation comes after a hearing convened by Peters...


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News Release: WASHINGTON (Sept. 27, 2022) – In case you missed it, on Saturday, Sept. 24, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that EPA is establishing a new national office charged with advancing environmental justice and civil rights. The creation of the new Office of Environmental Justice and External ...


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...