News from April 2023
EPA to Host Virtual Meeting with Ivy City Residents About Local Air Monitoring Project
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a virtual community meeting for residents of the Ivy City section of the District of Columbia on Thursday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. EPA staff will explain how air monitoring and sampling will take place in Ivy City in the ...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Addressing PFAS in the Environment on April 13
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
University of Arizona, San Diego State Unveiled as Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Environmental Justice Investments
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 17 new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers nationwide, including the University of Arizona and San Diego State University to cover the Pacific Southwest region of the United ...
ADVISORY – Under New EPA Climate Grant Program, Shapiro Administration Announces Commitment to Fight Climate Change
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: Harrisburg, PA –U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Shapiro Administration will host a media event on Friday April 14, 2023, at 11 AM to celebrate Earth Month and to discuss how Pennsylvania will combat climate change from the federal, state, and local levels. As part of the celebration, ...
Biden-Harris Administration Selects Blacks in Green to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Blacks in Green has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC). Blacks in Green will receive at least $10 million to help communities across Region 5 access funds from ...
House Committee on Energy and Commerce publishes 76 press releases in January
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
There were 76 press releases published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in January.
EPA Outlines Expedited Efforts to Investigate and Address Contamination at Lower Neponset River Superfund Site
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – (April 14, 2023) Today in Mattapan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David Cash met with U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, City of Boston officials, and local residents to discuss EPA's ongoing efforts to expedite assessment and cleanup work associated with ...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Revisions; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District on April 14
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON (April 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the National Wildlife Federation has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTACs) that will receive at least $10 million to help communities across the EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region access funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. This includes historic investments to advance environmental justice.
EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – 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. Children and those who are pregnant are especially vulnerable ...
Rodgers Statement on Biden’s Illegal Expansion of Government Sponsored Health Benefits
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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...
E&C GOP Implore Biden Commerce Official to Speak Out Against TikTok at Ethics Summit
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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...
Biden-Harris Administration Selects University of Minnesota to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that University of Minnesota has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC). The University will receive at least $10 million to help communities across the Region 5 access funds ...
Rodgers Statement on Biden’s Illegal Expansion of Government Sponsored Health Benefits
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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...
E&C GOP Implore Biden Commerce Official to Speak Out Against TikTok at Ethics Summit
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability on April 14
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Restriction of Particulate Matter to the Ambient Air Beyond the Premises of Origin discussed on April 14 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Announcing Upcoming Meeting of Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee discussed on April 14 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
16 notices published in week ending April 1 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 16, 2023
There were 16 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending April 1, according to the Federal Register.
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Lowering Costs
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled: