News from June 2023
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling its Mission."
Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on Ensuring American Leadership in Blockchain and Other Distributed Ledger Technologies
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing titled “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies."
MEDIA ADVISORY: *REVISED TIME* EPA and Congresswoman Castor to Highlight $1 Million in Brownfields Job Training Funds at Tampa Event on Thursday
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: TAMPA (May 31, 2023) – The EPA together with other federal and local partners will host a press event in Tampa on Thursday to highlight an investment of $1 million in Brownfields job training funds in Florida. Under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will ...
EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued an updated draft permit under the Clean Water Act for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Deer Island Treatment Plant and several effluent outfalls associated with the system.
Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the ECHO Clean Air Tracking Tool (ECATT), which serves as an interface and repository for Clean Air Act data that can be used to evaluate emissions at stationary sources of air pollution and analyze general air quality for the United ...
Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on Ensuring American Leadership in Blockchain and Other Distributed Ledger Technologies
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing titled “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies."
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling its Mission."
ICYMI: E&C Ramps Up Pressure on HHS Chief Becerra to Testify over Child Migrant Crisis
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: Lawmakers leave door open to compelling testimony if Becerra refuses to cooperate
EPA Funding to Provide New All-Electric Buses to Six School Districts NY State
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK - The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is transforming how children get to school, accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles, and producing cleaner air for our communities. That is the message delivered today by EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia in Saratoga Springs.
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Pesticides; Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) Derived From Newer Technologies on May 31
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Hearing Wrap Up: Identifying and Modernizing Aging Federal IT Infrastructure is Crucial to Protecting Cyber Security
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Today, the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Risky Business: Costly Inaction on Federal Legacy IT.
Comer and Grassley on FBI Failing to Comply with Subpoena Deadline
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statements on the FBI failing to comply with Chairman Comer’s subpoena seeking an unclassfied FBI generated FD-1023 form that allegedly details a bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.
Hearing Wrap Up: ESG Agenda Prioritizes Leftist Ideology Over the Interests of the American People
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices with Attorneys General.
Mace: Aging Federal IT Systems are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)
ICYMI: Comer & Oversight Committee Members Present Evidence of Influence Peddling by Biden Family
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Comer Reveals New Evidence in Biden Family’s Influence Peddling Schemes
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Comer: ESG is Just Window Dressing for Liberal Activism and Far-left Ideology
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Hearing Wrap Up: FDA’s Food Safety Director Acknowledges ‘Less Than Ideal’ Slow Response to Formula Crisis
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Today, the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing titled “FDA Oversight Part II: Responsibility for the Infant Formula Shortage.”
Hearing Wrap Up: Lack of Commercial Investment, Unclear Goals, and Manufacturing Failures Have Given Maritime Advantage to China Over U.S.
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs held a hearing titled, “Strengthening the Fleet: Challenges and Solutions in Naval Surface Ship Construction.”
McClain: The FDA Must Act to Improve Internal Controls and Prevent Crises from Happening Again
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.)