News from 2023
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on Data Brokers Collecting and Selling Americans' Data
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
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 “Who is Selling Your Data: A Critical Examination of the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy."
Chair Rodgers: “Data Brokers’ Days of Surveilling in the Dark Should be Over”
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
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 “Who is Selling Your Data: A Critical Examination of the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy."
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Building a Stronger Health Workforce and Improving Primary Care
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care."
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Bipartisan Health Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on Transparency and Competition
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a bipartisan subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, April 26, titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency...
Chair Rodgers on Solutions to Lift Permitting Burdens to Deploy Broadband
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."
E&C Leaders Announce Hearing on Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, & National Security Risks of the Biden’s Rush to Green Policies
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies."
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Building a Stronger Health Workforce and Improving Primary Care
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care."
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on Biosafety and Risky Research
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 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 "Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety."
Environmental Protection Agency discusses California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) Engines; Notice of Decision on April 20
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on Biosafety and Risky Research
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 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 "Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety."
EPA Proposes Ban on All Consumer, Most Industrial and Commercial Uses of Methylene Chloride to Protect Public Health
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect public health under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), proposing a ban on most uses of methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical known to cause serious health risks and even death. Today’s proposal ...
The Williams Companies and Related Entities Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at Alabama Natural Gas Processing Plant and 14 Other Facilities
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA (April 20, 2023) – Today, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the states of Alabama, Colorado, West Virginia and Wyoming, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality announced a settlement that will reduce pollution at 15 natural gas processing plants, including the Mobile Bay natural gas processing plant in Coden, Alabama.
Energy and Commerce Leaders Announce Hearing on Guaranteeing Data Privacy Protections Online
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 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 "Addressing America's Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard Fills Gaps to Protect Americans' Personal Information."
Chairs Rodgers & Johnson to EPA: “Stop Forcing Your Rush-to-Green Mandates on our School Districts”
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan demanding answers for why the administration...
EPA Celebrates the 2023 Winners for the Presidential Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) and the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA).
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for March 2023 discussed on April 20 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Proposed rule published on April 20 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Testing Provisions for Air Emission Sources; Correction discussed on April 20 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
EPA Announces $191 Million WIFIA Loan to Wichita, Kansas to Improve Water Quality in Mississippi River Basin
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON (April 20, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $191 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Wichita, Kansas to support its Biological Nutrient Removal Improvements Program. This WIFIA loan will help the City ...
EPA proposes Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: The Environmental Protection Agency today released an aggressive $290 million plan to reduce the amount of pollution in Seattle’s East Waterway, one of two industrial channels of the Lower Duwamish River below the Spokane Street Bridge.