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Committee Chairs Rodgers and Jordan Demand Answers from Khan Following DAEO Ethics Report
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan raising concerns about her adherence to federal ethics guidance and whether she misled Congress about ethics advice from the FTC's Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO).
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Committee Chairs Rodgers and Jordan Demand Answers from Khan Following DAEO Ethics Report
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan raising concerns about her adherence to federal ethics guidance and whether she misled Congress about ethics advice from the FTC's Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO).
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EPA Announces Over $50 Million to Assist Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities in Accessing Clean and Safe Drinking Water
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $50.4 million in annual funding to states and territories for communities most in need of access to clean and safe drinking water. The funding will support projects and activities in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities to access and invest in water infrastructure and comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
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Chairs Rodgers & Latta Statement on BEAD Program State Allocations
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) released a statement today following the Biden administration’s announcement of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) state allocations.
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Chairs Rodgers & Latta Statement on BEAD Program State Allocations
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) released a statement today following the Biden administration’s announcement of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) state allocations.
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E&C Republicans to EPA: IRA’s EV Loopholes May Lead to Increased Reliance on China for Critical Minerals for Car Batteries
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA); Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC); Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA); and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical...
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Chair Rodgers Statement on Anniversary of Dobbs Ruling
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson...
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Chair Rodgers' Statement on ODNI’s COVID-19 Origins Summary
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Director of National Intelligence released information related to the federal government’s report on the origins of COVID-19...
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E&C Republicans to EPA: IRA’s EV Loopholes May Lead to Increased Reliance on China for Critical Minerals for Car Batteries
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA); Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC); Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA); and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical...
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Chair Rodgers' Statement on ODNI’s COVID-19 Origins Summary
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Director of National Intelligence released information related to the federal government’s report on the origins of COVID-19...
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EPA Region 7 to Present City of Maryville, Missouri, with $211K Check for Brownfields Grant
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 23, 2023) – On Monday, June 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $211,000 ceremonial check to the City of Maryville, Missouri. The city will host the ceremony at the Maryville Public Safety Building. EPA has selected the City of Maryville for a ...
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Messer LLC to pay $1.9 million penalty for Clean Water Act violations at New Cumberland, WV facility
News Release: Messer LLC to pay $1.9 million penalty for Clean Water Act violations at New Cumberland, WV facility PHILADELPHIA (June 23, 2023) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Messer LLC has agreed to pay a $1.9 million civil penalty for Clean Water Act permit violations at its air products ...
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EPA Invites Youth to Serve on Agency’s First-Ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council
News Release: WASHINGTON (June 22, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the formal establishment of the agency’s first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC). The NEYAC will provide independent advice and recommendations to Administrator Michael S. Regan on how ...
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EPA, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Morgan County School Board Celebrate Transformation of Brownfields Site to Soccer Complex
News Release: EPA, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Morgan County School Board Celebrate Transformation of Brownfields Site to Soccer Complex PHILADELPHIA (June 15, 2023) – EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz joined representatives of the West Virginia Department of Environmental ...
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Chair Rodgers Statement on Anniversary of Dobbs Ruling
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson...
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EPA Continues to Oversee the Groundwater Investigation at the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site in Uniontown, Ohio
News Release: CHICAGO (June 22, 2023) – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began oversight of the potentially responsible party’s additional groundwater investigations in Uniontown and Green, Ohio, west of the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund site at 12646 Cleveland Ave., Uniontown.
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EPA Marks National Pollinator Week by Proposing Protections for 27 of the Most Vulnerable Endangered Species, Including Some Pollinators, from Pesticides
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, during National Pollinator Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its work to protect pollinators by proposing geographically-specific protections that would limit the use of pesticides in the habitat of 27 endangered and threatened (listed) species, including ...
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KC Performance Diesel LLC in Kansas City, Kansas, Settles Clean Air Act Enforcement Case with EPA
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 22, 2023) – Kansas City, Kansas, diesel service and auto repair shop KC Performance Diesel LLC agreed to settle an enforcement action with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative and for failing to permit EPA access to inspect and copy records. These actions were violations of the federal Clean Air Act, according to EPA.
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Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Oversight of MACRA
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “MACRA Checkup: Assessing Implementation and Challenges that Remain for Patients and Doctors."
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Chair Rodgers: EPA is Ceding America's Vehicle Leadership to China
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Driving Affordability: Preserving People’s Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel."