News from September 2023
E&C Republican Leaders Open Investigation into Hawaiian Electric Following Deadly Maui Fires
By EPA Newswire | Sep 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee 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) sent a letter to Hawaiian Electric seeking information regarding...
Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Admin Nursing Home Staffing Rule that Will Harm Patients
By EPA Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today offered the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to mandate increased nursing home staff ratios...
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan, and Johnson Request Information Regarding Implementation of NEPA Reforms at Federal Agencies
By EPA Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent letters to the Department of Energy...
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan, and Johnson Request Information Regarding Implementation of NEPA Reforms at Federal Agencies
By EPA Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent letters to the Department of Energy...
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability discussed on Sept. 1 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Admin Nursing Home Staffing Rule that Will Harm Patients
By EPA Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today offered the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to mandate increased nursing home staff ratios...
14 notices published in week ending Aug. 19 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
There were 14 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Aug. 19, according to the Federal Register.
EPA Cracks Down on Companies in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington State for Selling Illegal Auto Parts that Avoid Pollution Controls
By EPA Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of settlements today with companies based in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington state that had illegally sold “defeat device” products throughout the United States that altered vehicle emissions control systems. ...
EPA grant application closes on Nov. 6
By EPA Newswire | Sep 5, 2023
Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program grant opened on Sept. 5.
E&C Republicans Press Ford for Information on Planned EV Battery Plant with Ties to China
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, wrote to Ford President and CEO James Farley regarding a new partnership with Chinese-owned Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) to build lithium iron phosphate batteries in the United States.
E&C Republicans Press Ford for Information on Planned EV Battery Plant with Ties to China
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, wrote to Ford President and CEO James Farley regarding a new partnership with Chinese-owned Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) to build lithium iron phosphate batteries in the United States.
EPA offers new grant application process starting Sept. 6
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
Region 5 Fiscal Year 2023 and 2024 Wetland Program Development Grants grant opened on Sept. 6.
Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; New Source Review Permit Program State Plan Revision discussed on Sept. 5 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers and Griffith Announce Oversight Hearing with EPA Inspector General on Biden’s Electric School Buses
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 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 hearing titled “Making the Grade?: Audit of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program."
Chairs Rodgers and Griffith Announce Oversight Hearing with EPA Inspector General on Biden’s Electric School Buses
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 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 hearing titled “Making the Grade?: Audit of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program."
Tadano Group to Pay $40 Million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations After Selling Noncompliant Diesel Engines
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Japan-based Tadano Ltd. and its subsidiaries – known collectively as the Tadano Group – will pay a $40 million civil penalty and contribute an additional $3.2 million to reduce diesel emissions ...
EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to Consent Decree for Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site in Kalamazoo, Michigan
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun a 30-day public comment period on a proposed amendment to the consent decree for the Allied Paper Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The amendment requires the responsible party, NCR Corp., to fund and complete the ...
Chairs Rodgers and Duncan Announce Legislative Hearing on Energy Reliability and Efficiency
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a legislative hearing titled “Keeping the Lights On: Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency to Power American Homes."
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Used Drum Management and Reconditioning; Extension of Comment Period on Sept. 5
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers and Duncan Announce Legislative Hearing on Energy Reliability and Efficiency
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a legislative hearing titled “Keeping the Lights On: Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency to Power American Homes."