EPA Newswire Report News
Comer Probes Loophole in EPA’s Federal Grant Process Potentially Hiding Foreign Influence
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Comer: U.S. Attorney for District of Columbia Must Testify About Failure to Prosecute Majority of Crimes
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is reiterating his request to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves to testify at an upcoming oversight hearing on the District of Columbia, including crime, safety, and city management.
Comer Announces Hearing on Damaging ESG Practices with Attorneys General
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will hold a hearing titled “ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices with Attorneys General.”
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan Announce Hearing on FY 2024 DOE Budget
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
On behalf of the Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Energy Budget.”
Ahead of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization, Chairs Rodgers and Duncan Request Details From PHMSA Regarding its Pipeline Safety Programs
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Tristan Brown, Acting Administrator for the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on Cybersecurity
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie, and Griffith Statements on NIH Reinstating Previously Suspended Grant to EcoHealth Alliance for Risky Bat Research
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-VA), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
House and Senate Republican Energy Leaders Request that GAO Evaluate DOE’s Mismanagement of the SPR
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY)
E&C Republicans Press CDC for Information Related to Reorganization Plan
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, requesting information related to its efforts to its Moving Forward Initiative.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Hearing on Reauthorizing Key Biodefense and Public Health Preparedness Programs
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Preparing for and Responding to Future Public Health Security Threats.”
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Oversight Hearing on Prescription Drug Shortages
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Examining the Root Causes of Drug Shortages:
E&C Republicans Seek Data and Documents from NIH on Early COVID Cases
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Oversight Hearing on Broadband Deployment
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Closing the Digital Divide: Overseeing Federal Funds for Broadband Deployment.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Statement on Partial End of Federal Government Vaccine Mandate
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today released the following statement after the Biden administration announced plans to lift COVID-19 vaccination requirement mandates for federal employees and international travelers, as well as begin the process to end vaccination requirements for Head Start educators and millions of workers in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid-certified (CMS) health care facilities:
E&C Republicans Seek Details on Coronavirus Research After NIH Dodges Question About Risky Activities
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
Chairs Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on FY 2024 EPA Budget
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
On behalf of the Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2024 Environmental Protection Agency Budget.
Apply by June for $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants that Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications for two new grant opportunities to support states and Tribes in providing technical assistance to businesses seeking to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices.
EPA Plans to Extend Compliance Date for Regulation of DecaBDE to Ensure Continuity of Nuclear Power Supply Chain
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its intent to extend the January 6, 2023 compliance date on the prohibition on the processing and distribution of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) for use in wire and cable insulation in nuclear power generation facilities, and decaBDE-containing wire and cable insulation.
Upcoming Virtual Public Meeting on Formaldehyde Studies
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public meeting.
EPA Takes Next Step in the Endangered Species Act Review of Three Neonicotinoids
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing new analyses identifying federally endangered or threatened (listed) species that it predicts face the greatest risks from clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam, part of a group of insecticides known as neonicotinoids used on a variety of crops, turf, and ornamentals, and for other residential and commercial indoor and outdoor uses.