News from 2023


EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is pleased to recognize three California recipients of the 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA).



Chair Rodgers on Lowering Health Care Costs: This Bipartisan Work is the Right Thing for Patients

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 “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."


EPA New England Announces the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards Winners from Massachusetts

News Release: BOSTON (April 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality announced the 2023 recipients of the President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) in New England. Two students from Mass. were chosen to receive awards for their work to solve local and global environmental problems.


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Lowering Costs with Transparency and Competition

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 “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."


DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

News Release: WASHINGTON — E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc. (DuPont) pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for criminal negligence in connection with a 2014 accident that left four company employees dead, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Chair Rodgers on Lowering Health Care Costs: This Bipartisan Work is the Right Thing for Patients

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 “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care."


EPA Names Los Angeles as 2023 Top City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual ENERGY STAR “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Coming in at first place for the third year in a row, Los Angeles leads the nation with nearly 750 ENERGY STAR certified buildings. In fourth place is San Francisco with 343 buildings, giving California two cities in the top five.


Fluazifop-P-butyl; Pesticide Tolerances discussed on April 27 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published an eight page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Remarks at Hearing on Biosafety and Risky Research

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 “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety."


EPA Proposes Draft Determination to Protect Cape Cod's Sole Source of Drinking Water; Seeks Public Input on Groundwater Impacts from Proposed Machine Gun Range Project

News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a draft determination under the Safe Drinking Water Act that a Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range proposed to be constructed by the Massachusetts Army National Guard may contaminate the Cape Cod Aquifer, thereby creating a significant public ...


Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks at E&C’s Sixth Hearing on Data Privacy and Security

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 “Addressing America's Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard Fills Gaps to Protect Americans' Personal Information."


O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Remarks at Hearing on Biosafety and Risky Research

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 “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety."


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on April 27?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on April 27

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairs Rodgers, Latta Commend Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Unleash Innovation in Satellite and Spectrum Technologies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement applauding bipartisan legislation to enhance next-generation wireless services...


Notice published on April 27 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bilirakis Opening Statement at E&C’s Sixth Data Privacy Hearing This Congress

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 hearing titled “Addressing America's Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard Fills Gaps to Protect Americans' Personal Information."


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3 on April 27

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks at E&C’s Sixth Hearing on Data Privacy and Security

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 “Addressing America's Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard Fills Gaps to Protect Americans' Personal Information."