News from August 2023


Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Press EPA to Extend Public Comment Period for Burdensome Power Plant Standards

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) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting an extension after the...


Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Press EPA to Extend Public Comment Period for Burdensome Power Plant Standards

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) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting an extension after the...


E&C Requests GAO Assess Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research

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...


Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

News Release: WASHINGTON (July 31, 2023) – Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC – affiliated companies that own and operate a network of crude oil pipelines in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming – have together agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to resolve claims under the Clean Water Act and Pipeline Safety Laws relating to oil spills in Montana and North Dakota.


Biden-Harris Administration announces $599,000 for Utah to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

News Release: Salt Lake City – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced $599,000 in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the state. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure ...


June: 48 notices published by Environmental Protection Agency

There were 48 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in June, according to the Federal Register.


EPA grant application closes on Oct. 16

Tribal Support for E-Enterprise for the Environment, 2024-2029 grant opened on Aug. 8.


EPA offers new grant application process starting Aug. 8

Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for: Leverage High Resolution Watershed Data for Water Quality Modeling using Machine Learning Techniques grant opened on Aug. 8.


Former Speaker Newt Gingrich: The one health care solution to protect everyone from outrageous medical bills

News Release: PATIENT Act will help people get access to the right care, at the right time, and at a price they can afford


Imazapic; Pesticide Tolerances discussed on Aug. 7 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Aug. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Republicans Demand Answers from Secretary Granholm on Undisclosed Talks with Top CCP Energy Official

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), today sent a letter to Department of Energy...


E&C Republicans Demand Answers from Secretary Granholm on Undisclosed Talks with Top CCP Energy Official

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), today sent a letter to Department of Energy...


EPA grant application closes on Sept. 22

Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for: Methodologies and Tools to support Climate-Resilience Communities, Training Modules, and Modeling to Estimate the Impact of Future Hydrology on Urban Best Management Practices grant opened on Aug. 8.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) (PFHxS) and Related Salts; Correction on Aug. 2

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Aug. 8 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Federal Implementation Plan for Contingency Measures for the Fine Particulate Matter Standards; San Joaquin Valley, California on Aug. 8

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Delphi 1 Anderson Site in Anderson, Indiana discussed on Aug. 8 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Presses Unresponsive NIH for Answers about COVID Origins and Risky Research Projects

News Release: Washington D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), sent two letters to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) following up on the NIH’s...


E&C Presses Unresponsive NIH for Answers about COVID Origins and Risky Research Projects

News Release: Washington D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), sent two letters to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) following up on the NIH’s...


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Air Quality Control, Revisions to Particulates From Fugitive Dust Emissions Sources Rule on Aug. 9

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.