News from July 2023




Wenstrup to Hold Hearing with “Proximal Origins” Authors

Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)





Wenstrup Reveals Explosive Emails from Fauci Ally, Requests Additional Communications

Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)



Fallon: EPA Proposed Emissions Rules Hijack Auto & Energy Industries, Remove Consumer Choice

Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Clearing the Air:


Hearing Wrap-Up: U.S. Government Has a Responsibility to Protect Constitutionally Guaranteed Freedoms in Times of Crisis

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Churches vs. Casinos.


Comer: IRS Whistleblowers Reveal Justice Department Attempted a Biden Family Cover-Up

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)


Mace: Utilizing Cutting-Edge Tech Will Keep Nation’s Defenders and Citizens Safer

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)




EPA Releases New Interactive Maps of Data Used in Endangered Species Act Assessments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making the geographic data used to conduct Endangered Species Act (ESA)


EPA to Close Out Specific Antimicrobial Notification Actions to Reduce Backlog and Improve Efficiencies

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a new effort to close out notifications of minor pesticide label or product formulation changes in an effort to reduce the backlog, which will allow EPA to focus its limited resources on addressing higher priority actions.


EPA Proposes Significant New Use Rules for Flame Retardants In Support of Risk Evaluations

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNURs)


EPA Issues Final Rule to Require Reporting on Releases and Other Waste Management for Nine PFAS

Today, as a follow up to a January 2023 announcement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)


EPA Requests Nominations for Letter Peer Review of White Paper to be Used in the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2 under TSCA

On June 22, EPA issued a Federal Register notice calling for nominations of scientific and technical experts to review the “2023 White Paper on the Quantitative Human Health Approach to be Applied in the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2.