News from 2023


Definition of Lead-Based Paint Joint Virtual Workshop; Notice of Public Meeting Date Corrections discussed on July 26 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published on July 26 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USEPA Completes Pickup of Hazardous Waste and E-Waste from All Guam Public Schools

News Release: TAMUNING, GUAM - Following Typhoon Mawar, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and their contractors committed to visit every Guam public school, in addition to other education-related facilities, to help assess the amounts and different types of typhoon-impacted hazardous waste and electronic ...


O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith to Sec. Becerra: “ORR Actions are Equal to Neglect”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."



O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith to Sec. Becerra: “ORR Actions are Equal to Neglect”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."


EPA Announces $1.3 Million Settlement for Permian Basin Company

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (July 13th, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to Callon Permian LLC for emissions from tanks, flares, and other equipment that EPA identified using a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera that detects hydrocarbon ...


Biden-Harris Administration Launches Historic $20 Billion in Grant Competitions to Create National Clean Financing Network as Part of Investing in America Agenda

News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched two Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for $20 billion across two grant competitions under the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, an Inflation Reduction Act program central to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda ...


Chair Rodgers: “Self-Driving Cars Have the Potential to Transform Lives”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."


Chair Rodgers: “Self-Driving Cars Have the Potential to Transform Lives”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."


IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Self-Driving Vehicles

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."


Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations discussed on July 26 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."


Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Workplace Safety Requirements for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Worker Health, Fenceline Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal that will better protect workers from exposure to carbon tetrachloride (CTC), a chemical known to cause serious health risks such as liver toxicity and cancer. This proposal, if finalized, would protect people from ...


IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Self-Driving Vehicles

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."


Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $5 Million for California to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, at an event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark, announced $58 ...


Air Plan Approval; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District; Oxides of Nitrogen discussed on July 26 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Six Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of six bills.


Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Six Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of six bills.