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EPA Proposes Draft Determination to Protect Cape Cod's Sole Source of Drinking Water; Seeks Public Input on Groundwater Impacts from Proposed Machine Gun Range Project

News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a draft determination under the Safe Drinking Water Act that a Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range proposed to be constructed by the Massachusetts Army National Guard may contaminate the Cape Cod Aquifer, thereby creating a significant public ...


O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Remarks at Hearing on Biosafety and Risky Research

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety."


Fluazifop-P-butyl; Pesticide Tolerances discussed on April 27 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published an eight page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual ENERGY STAR “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Coming in at first place for the third year in a row, Los Angeles leads the nation with nearly 750 ENERGY STAR certified buildings. In fourth place is San Francisco with 343 buildings, giving California two cities in the top five.


Chair Rodgers on Lowering Health Care Costs: This Bipartisan Work is the Right Thing for Patients

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."


DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

News Release: WASHINGTON — E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc. (DuPont) pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for criminal negligence in connection with a 2014 accident that left four company employees dead, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Lowering Costs with Transparency and Competition

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."


EPA New England Announces the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards Winners from Massachusetts

News Release: BOSTON (April 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality announced the 2023 recipients of the President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) in New England. Two students from Mass. were chosen to receive awards for their work to solve local and global environmental problems.


Chair Rodgers on Lowering Health Care Costs: This Bipartisan Work is the Right Thing for Patients

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."



EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is pleased to recognize three California recipients of the 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA).


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Lowering Costs with Transparency and Competition

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."


Milwaukee Ranks #8 in EPA’s ‘Top Mid-Sized Cities’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings

News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Milwaukee for ranking eighth among mid-sized cities on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities” list. Milwaukee earned its spot with 31 certified ENERGY STAR commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.


EPA Announces Public Hearing on Proposal to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public hearing on its proposal to significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants, including the highly toxic chemicals ethylene oxide (EtO) and chloroprene. The reductions would dramatically reduce the ...


Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on April 26

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Names Four Florida Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 26, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Four Florida cities made the top lists, with Tampa ...


Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson Exposes Risks of Biden’s Rush-to-Green Agenda

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies."


EPA Rates Minneapolis as a ‘Top City’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings

News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Minneapolis for ranking 16th on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities’ list. Minneapolis earned its spot with 156 certified ENERGY STAR commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.


EPA Names Two North Carolina Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

News Release: RALEIGH, NC (April 26, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Two cities in North Carolina made the top lists, with ...


EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR-Certified Buildings

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR-certified and multifamily buildings in 2022.