EPA Newswire Report News
EPA Proposes Ban on All Consumer, Most Industrial and Commercial Uses of Methylene Chloride to Protect Public Health
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect public health under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), proposing a ban on most uses of methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical known to cause serious health risks and even death.
EPA Offers Critical Training to Curb Violations at Construction Sites Releases Spanish Language Version of Training Course Materials
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
On April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a training session in Mayaguez for people who conduct inspections of construction sites in Puerto Rico.
EPA Seeks Input on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Support Clean Water in Underserved Gulf of Mexico Communities
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two virtual opportunities for the public to share input on a new Bipartisan infrastructure Law-funded grant program being developed to support clean water in underserved Gulf of Mexico communities.
EPA proposes Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency today released an aggressive $290 million plan to reduce the amount of pollution in Seattle’s East Waterway, one of two industrial channels of the Lower Duwamish River below the Spokane Street Bridge.
EPA Recognizes Hastings, Nebraska, for Clean Water Infrastructure Innovation
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 20 clean water infrastructure projects for innovation, including the City of Hastings, Nebraska, through EPA’s George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF (State Revolving Fund) Creating Environmental Success (PISCES) 2022 national recognition program.
The Williams Companies and Related Entities Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at Alabama Natural Gas Processing Plant and 14 Other Facilities
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the states of Alabama, Colorado, West Virginia and Wyoming, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality announced a settlement that will reduce pollution at 15 natural gas processing plants, including the Mobile Bay natural gas processing plant in Coden, Alabama.
EPA Region 7 to Discuss Superfund Cleanup Expansion at April 24 Open House in Carthage, Missouri
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold an Open House on April 24, 2023, at Memorial Hall in Carthage, Missouri, to discuss EPA’s plans to expand the site boundary for the Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund Site to include all of Jasper County, including Carthage, Missouri.
U.S., Mexico Agencies Participate in Binational Emergency Preparedness Event
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) U.S. – Mexico Border 2025 Program will host a two-day exercise in Eagle Pass, Texas on April 19 – 20, 2023, to help agencies in both countries jointly prepare for environmental emergencies.
EPA Encourages Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Pursuit of Zero Waste
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Beginning with a visit to the islands by Regional Administrator Martha Guzman, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to provide input on the pursuit of Zero Waste as a goal and solid waste management in the CNMI.
EPA’s Research Vessel Lake Guardian Begins 40th Annual Sampling of Great Lakes
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s largest research vessel, the Lake Guardian, has begun its annual spring sampling survey of water quality and biological life in the Great Lakes.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million to Ohio to Plan Innovative Projects to Tackle Climate Pollution Across the State
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced Ohio would receive a $3 million planning grant to develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies.
Vermont Organization Selected as Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England and USA to Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Montpelier, Vermont-based Institute for Sustainable Communities has been selected to serve as an "Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center" (EJ TCTAC) which will each receive at least $10 million to help communities across the United States access funds from President Biden's Investing in America agenda.
EPA Issues Revised Proposed Registration Decision of Fluazaindolizine to Address Exposures to Endangered Species and Their Critical Habitats
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising its proposed registration decision for fluazaindolizine, a new pesticide active ingredient for agricultural use, to include EPA’s new analysis of the pesticide’s potential effects to federally endangered and threatened (listed) species and their designated critical habitats.
E&C GOP Implore Biden Commerce Official to Speak Out Against TikTok at Ethics Summit
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH)
EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an online resource guide that connects the public to a suite of federal, state, and local resources in multiple languages on preventing heavy metal exposures from cultural products.
Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Information on Ensuring Safe, Efficient and Predictable Nuclear Energy Regulation
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) last week requested information from nuclear energy stakeholders on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) regulatory efforts to ensure safe, efficient, predictable regulation for the nuclear industry in the U.S.
E&C GOP Implore Biden Commerce Official to Speak Out Against TikTok at Ethics Summit
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today sent a letter to Matthew Axelrod, the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Department of Commerce, informing him of recent testimony provided by TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and imploring him to speak out at the upcoming Global Ethics Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.
Rodgers Statement on Biden’s Illegal Expansion of Government Sponsored Health Benefits
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following the statement after the Biden administration announced an illegal plan to—without congressional approval—alter the definition of “lawful presence” to give health care benefits to individuals in the United States under the DACA program:
Congressional Republicans Call for Reconsideration of Administration’s Anti-Innovation Drug-Price Policy
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Mike Crapo (R-ID), raised concerns with the Biden administration’s initial drug price-setting program implementation guidance document.
Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Legislative Hearing on Unleashing U.S. Communications Innovation
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment.”