EPA Newswire News
Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on Ensuring American Leadership in Blockchain and Other Distributed Ledger Technologies
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing titled “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies."
Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the ECHO Clean Air Tracking Tool (ECATT), which serves as an interface and repository for Clean Air Act data that can be used to evaluate emissions at stationary sources of air pollution and analyze general air quality for the United ...
EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued an updated draft permit under the Clean Water Act for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Deer Island Treatment Plant and several effluent outfalls associated with the system.
MEDIA ADVISORY: *REVISED TIME* EPA and Congresswoman Castor to Highlight $1 Million in Brownfields Job Training Funds at Tampa Event on Thursday
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: TAMPA (May 31, 2023) – The EPA together with other federal and local partners will host a press event in Tampa on Thursday to highlight an investment of $1 million in Brownfields job training funds in Florida. Under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will ...
Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on Ensuring American Leadership in Blockchain and Other Distributed Ledger Technologies
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing titled “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies."
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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 “Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling its Mission."
EPA to award over $800,000 in grants to support water quality monitoring at Pacific Northwest and Alaska beaches to protect public health
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $10.6 million in BEACH Act grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers this summer.
Chairs Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability."
E&C Bipartisan Leaders to Hold Hearing on AM Radio on June 6
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) today announced the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on June 6, 2023, to examine the role of AM radio following reports that it may be removed in certain vehicles.
E&C Leaders Request Top NIH Researcher Sit for Videotaped Interview After Admin Stalls on Providing Lethal Mpox Experiment Documents
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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), on behalf of the Health and Oversight subcommittee Republicans, sent a letter to...
EPA Awards Tetra Tech $65 Million Contract to Support Cleanups of Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO (May 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Tetra Tech the second Navajo Area Abandoned Uranium Mines Response, Assessment, and Evaluation Services (RAES) contract, worth $65 million, to address risks to public health and the environment from former mines on Navajo land.
Chairs Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability."
THURSDAY: EPA to Host Community Meeting for New Tazewell Residents
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: NEW TAZEWELL, Tenn. (May 30, 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 De
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Fuels Regulatory Streamlining discussed on May 30 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Sulfur Dioxide Regulations discussed on May 30 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
E&C Leaders Request Top NIH Researcher Sit for Videotaped Interview After Admin Stalls on Providing Lethal Mpox Experiment Documents
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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), on behalf of the Health and Oversight subcommittee Republicans, sent a letter to...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Testing Provisions for Air Emission Sources; Correction on May 30
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Second Maintenance Plan for 1997 Ozone NAAQS; Jersey County Portion of St. Louis Missouri-Illinois Area on May 30
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
E&C Bipartisan Leaders to Hold Hearing on AM Radio on June 6
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) today announced the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on June 6, 2023, to examine the role of AM radio following reports that it may be removed in certain vehicles.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $12 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Brownfields Job Training Grants
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $12 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for environmental job training grants under the Fiscal Year 2024 Brownfields Job Training Program. EPA is seeking applications ...