EPA Newswire News
EPA Announces Accelerated Action on Four Organophosphate Pesticides Based on Updated Exposure Assessments
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Today in Sacramento, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an effort to expedite protections on some high-risk uses of four organophosphate pesticides. The Agency is releasing the updated occupational and non-occupational spray drift exposure risk assessments for ...
Settlement Agreement Reimburses Taxpayers for Cost of Removing Hazards at Bristol, Conn. Cleanup Site
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BRISTOL, CONN. (March 15, 2023) – Philips North America LLC. has agreed to pay $706,175 plus interest to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reimburse costs of removing hazardous contamination from the former Sessions Clock Site in Bristol, Conn.
Chair Rodgers Applauds VA Coverage of Alzheimer’s Drug, Urges CMS to Reconsider
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding today’s announcement of a Veterans Health Administration policy to cover a key treatment for Alzheimer's Disease that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
Toxic Chemical Releases in 2021 Remained Below Pre-Pandemic Levels According to New Toxics Release Inventory Data
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO (March 16, 2023) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are ...
E&C Health Subcommittee Calls HHS Secretary to Testify on President’s Outrageous Budget Request
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at a hearing to discuss President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Budget Request.
EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Toxic Chemical Releases in Vermont have decreased
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are ...
EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Decrease of Toxic Chemical Releases in Connecticut
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are ...
Rodgers Joins Scalise in Introducing H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-MO), in introducing H.R. 1, ...
Energy and Commerce to Bring TikTok CEO Before Committee to Testify
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced the details of a full committee hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who will appear before the committee to testify on TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platforms’ impact...
EPA recognizes 15 organizations for certifying the most buildings as ENERGY STAR in 2022
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the names of 15 organizations that each earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification for more than 150 commercial, multifamily, and industrial buildings in 2022. In total, the top certifiers collectively certified more than 3,700 buildings ...
EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Massachusetts
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are ...
EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Maine
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are ...
EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Decrease of Toxic Chemical Releases in New Hampshire, but generated waste increased
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are ...
Energy and Commerce to Bring TikTok CEO Before Committee to Testify
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced the details of a full committee hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who will appear before the committee to testify on TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platforms’ impact...
EPA to Host March Community Meeting for Salisbury Residents
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (March 15, 2023) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a community meeting for residents of Salisbury, Maryland to share information about health risks from the chemical, ethylene oxide or EtO. The community meeting will take place in the Tri-County Council for the Lower ...
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Biden’s plan to combat PFAS pollution and Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. ...
EPA Opens Application Period for Grant Supporting Education and Training for Pesticide Applicators
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications from Tribal and state governments, nonprofits and universities for a $15 million grant opportunity to administer a national program on education and training for people that apply restricted use pesticides (RUPs), meaning ...
E&C Republicans Press NIH for Information on Handling of Sexual Harassment Complaints
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 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) sent a letter today to Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the senior official who is performing the duties of Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This inquiry follows up an August 2022 letter to NIH regarding its handling of sexual harassment complaints.
EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Region 8 states
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities across the nation covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 ...
EPA Announces Final “Good Neighbor” Plan to Cut Harmful Smog, Protecting Health of Millions from Power Plant, Industrial Air Pollution
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final Good Neighbor Plan, a rule that will significantly cut smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states. The final rule will improve air quality for millions of people ...