EPA Newswire Report News
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan Announce Hearing on FY 2024 DOE Budget
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 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.”
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Statement on Partial End of Federal Government Vaccine Mandate
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
E&C Republicans ask GAO to Assess if Dangers of Prospecting for Unknown Viruses Outweighs Benefits
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 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)
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat.”
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining an Emerging Public Health Threat.”
Comer, Scalise Lead Bipartisan Oversight of FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Chairman Comer, Senator Cruz Team Up Seeking Answers on Coordinated Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
In an effort to reveal the details of a hidden pressure campaign run by environmental activists and the Biden administration to ban gas stoves, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
EPA Reminds New Englanders to Use Free Air Quality Alerts for the Summer Smog Season
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
With the onset of warmer weather, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urges New Englanders to be aware of the increased risk of ground-level ozone and fine particle air pollution (often referred to as smog, when combined), and to take health precautions when smog levels are predicted to be high.
EPA Celebrates Career Training, Job Opportunities With 20 Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates in Omaha, Nebraska
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister joins leaders from the City of Omaha and the Douglas County Health Department to congratulate 20 graduates of the EPA Superfund Job Training Initiative (SuperJTI) program.
EPA Settlements Resolve Alleged Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements by Six New England Companies
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced settlements with six New England companies that resolve alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Act, which requires companies and organizations to report their use and release of toxic chemicals to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program.
EPA Awards Nearly $500,000 to Student Teams for Environmental Technologies
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 in research funding to five student teams to further develop their innovative ideas to solve environmental challenges.
EPA orders Florida Garden Supplies, Inc. in Livonia, Michigan to stop sale of unregistered pesticides
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
On April 26, 2023, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a stop sale, use, or removal order to Florida Garden Supplies Inc. in Livonia, Michigan.
EPA Honors National Leader in the Fight Against Asthma Disparities During Asthma Awareness Month in May
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Each May during Asthma Awareness Month, EPA highlights asthma awareness and recognizes leading asthma management programs for their work enhancing the quality of life for individuals with asthma.
EPA Opens Public Comment on Proposal Granting Louisiana Primacy for Carbon Sequestration and Protection of Drinking Water Sources
By EPA Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened public comment on a proposal to grant the State of Louisiana’s request for primary responsibility – or primacy – of Class VI wells under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program, which regulates the injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep rock formation.
EPA to Host Community Meeting for New Tazewell Residents
By EPA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a community meeting to share information about two actions to address a chemical, ethylene oxide (EtO), released from commercial sterilizers including the DeRoyal Industries facility located at 1135 Highway 33 in South New Tazewell.
Comer Opens Probe into National Labor Relations Board Inspector General’s Efforts to Obstruct Congressional Oversight
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) opened a probe into the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of Inspector General (OIG)
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Testifies to Uncommon Influence Over CDC School Reopening Guidance
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “The Consequences of School Closures, Part 2:
Comer, McClain Open Investigation into SF Fed’s Role in Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.)
Chairman Comer, Senator Johnson Renew Request for CMS to Review Improper Payment Rate
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)
McClain: China Playing Major Role in Enriching Cartels, Funding Deadly Fentanyl Epidemic
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “China in Our Backyard: