News from May 2023


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Testing Provisions for Air Emission Sources; Correction on May 30

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Leaders Request Top NIH Researcher Sit for Videotaped Interview After Admin Stalls on Providing Lethal Mpox Experiment Documents

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...


Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Sulfur Dioxide Regulations discussed on May 30 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



THURSDAY: EPA to Host Community Meeting for New Tazewell Residents

News Release: NEW TAZEWELL, Tenn. (May 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a community meeting to share information about two actions to address a chemical, ethylene oxide (EtO), released from commercial sterilizers including the De


Chairs Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules

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) today announced a hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability."


EPA Awards Tetra Tech $65 Million Contract to Support Cleanups of Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO (May 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Tetra Tech the second Navajo Area Abandoned Uranium Mines Response, Assessment, and Evaluation Services (RAES) contract, worth $65 million, to address risks to public health and the environment from former mines on Navajo land.


E&C Leaders Request Top NIH Researcher Sit for Videotaped Interview After Admin Stalls on Providing Lethal Mpox Experiment Documents

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...


E&C Bipartisan Leaders to Hold Hearing on AM Radio on June 6

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) today announced the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on June 6, 2023, to examine the role of AM radio following reports that it may be removed in certain vehicles.


Chairs Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules

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) today announced a hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability."


EPA to award over $800,000 in grants to support water quality monitoring at Pacific Northwest and Alaska beaches to protect public health

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $10.6 million in BEACH Act grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers this summer.