News from 2023
Registration Information for May 2023, Virtual Public Meeting of the TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
EPA will hold a virtual public meeting on May 8-11, 2023, from 10:00 AM to approximately 5:00 PM (EDT), for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) peer review of two draft documents related to cumulative risk assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Learn How to Apply for $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants, Webinar Recordings Now Available
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available recordings of four webinars on $16 million in pollution prevention (P2) grant funding opportunities for potential applicants and interested stakeholders.
Reminder: Register for Our Webinar on Developing a Carbon Labelling Program for Construction Materials under the Inflation Reduction Act
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 19, 2023, at 2 p.m. EDT for the last of three public engagement webinars on new programs focused on lower carbon construction materials.
EPA Holds Virtual Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on May 31-June 1, 2023.
EPA Proposes to Register New Uses of Pesticide Chlormequat Chloride
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released for public comment its proposed decision to register the first food uses of the pesticide chlormequat chloride to provide farmers with an additional tool to help increase crop yield.
EPA Reaches Agreement on Early Mitigation Measures Initiative for an Organophosphate Pesticide
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing new mitigation measures for the organophosphate pesticide diazinon.
EPA Approves Emergency Exemption for Wolbachia Mosquitoes to Protect Endangered Birds in Hawaii
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency exemption to the state of Hawaii, allowing the use of Wolbachia mosquitoes to help control an invasive mosquito species that is a major spreader of avian malaria, which does not infect humans, and is contributing to endangered bird species decline in the state.
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Building a Stronger Health Workforce and Improving Primary Care
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
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 Report | Apr 30, 2023
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:
Chairs Rodgers & Johnson to EPA: “Stop Forcing Your Rush-to-Green Mandates on our School Districts”
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
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 is using Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds to mandate that school districts buy electric buses instead of other more affordable, clean, and efficient alternatives.
Chair Rodgers Statement on SCOTUS Preliminary Ruling in Abortion Pill Case
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its preliminary ruling in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA:
E&C GOP Launches Investigation into Critical Leadership Vacancies at NIH
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
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)
Chair Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on Antimicrobial Resistance
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
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 "Antimicrobial Resistance:
E&C Republican Leaders to EPA: Your Delay Will Create Shortages for Vital Medical Devices like Inhalers
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
E&C GOP Probe Energy Secretary on Frequent International Travel
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding her use of taxpayer funded travel after she made four trips to Puerto Rico in the past five months, in addition to international travel.
E&C Republicans Warn EPA That its eRINs Proposal Risks Harming The American Fuels Market & Increasing Costs for Americans
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC).
E&C Republicans Launch Probe in NIH’s Billion-Dollar Public Relations Spending Spree
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
Chair Rodgers on Lowering Health Care Costs: This Bipartisan Work is the Right Thing for Patients
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
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.”
Chairs Rodgers and Duncan to FERC: “You’re Neglecting Your Role to Secure America’s Electrical Grid”
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Acting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips and the other Commissioners demanding they return the agency to its core mission to help deliver abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for Americans.
Chair Rodgers Applauds the Passage of Limit, Save, Grow Act
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement applauding the passage of H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which will address the unsustainable spending that has been exacerbated under President Biden.