News from May 2023
EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman Joins Clayton County Officials to Announce $400 Million in Grant Funding for Clean School Buses
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
At an event yesterday at the Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy in Hampton, Georgia, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman highlighted the availability of at least $400 million in grants for cleaner school buses across the country.
EPA selects recipients for $25.7 million in technical assistance funding to help rural communities access clean water
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recipients of $25.7 million in grant funding for water technical assistance providers.
EPA to Engage the Public on Great Lakes Restoration and Protection Priorities
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
As U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its federal partners develop an updated action plan for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a key part of the process will be seeking public input.
EPA Announces Completion of Groundwater Treatment Plant at Chem Fab Superfund Site in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the completion of the groundwater treatment system at the Chem Fab Superfund Site in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, thanks to $2.9 million under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to expedite the cleanup.
EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on two proposals, one under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and a second under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
EPA Opens Public Comment on Draft Guidance for Pesticide Application Submissions that Require Endangered Species Act Reviews
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review.
Register for EPA’s Webinar on the Proposed Rule to Protect the Public from Methylene Chloride
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 7, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EDT for a webinar on the Agency’s proposal to ban all consumer uses and most commercial uses of methylene chloride, a chemical in commercial and consumer products known to cause serious health risks and even death.
Hearing Wrap Up: Identifying and Modernizing Aging Federal IT Infrastructure is Crucial to Protecting Cyber Security
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
Today, the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Risky Business:
Comer and Grassley on FBI Failing to Comply with Subpoena Deadline
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 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 | May 22, 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 | May 22, 2023
Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Risky Business:
ICYMI: Comer & Oversight Committee Members Present Evidence of Influence Peddling by Biden Family
By EPA Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republican lawmakers held a press conference detailing evidence uncovered during the committee’s investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes.
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 | May 22, 2023
The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs held a hearing titled, “Strengthening the Fleet:
151 House Republicans Demand EPA End Their Effort to Dictate the Cars that Americans Drive
By EPA Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 151 House Republicans, led by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to rescind the agency’s proposed emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule on May 22
By EPA Newswire | May 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page proposed rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of 19 Bills
By EPA Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a full committee markup of 19 bills.
Must Read Op-Eds: Reps. Walberg and Allen on Closing the Digital Divide
By EPA Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Access to reliable, high-speed broadband services has become an essential tool to participate in the American economy. In order to ensure all Americans are connected, we need to remove regulatory burdens and cut red tape, which have resulted in unnecessary permitting delays and exorbitant costs to deploying our communications infrastructure.
Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Construction Permits by Rule discussed on May 22 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | May 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 18
By EPA Newswire | May 23, 2023
“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages S1747-S1750 of the Congressional Record on May 18.
151 House Republicans Demand EPA End Their Effort to Dictate the Cars that Americans Drive
By EPA Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 151 House Republicans, led by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to rescind the agency’s proposed emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles...