News from 2023


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; AK; Adoption and Permitting Rule Updates on March 22

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Provide Certainty for Seniors Regarding Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL), along with...


EPA Settlement with Cold Storage Warehouse and Distribution Company Helps Make New Bedford and Hartford Communities Safer

News Release: BOSTON – A cold storage warehouse and distribution company, Maritime International and its subsidiaries, Bridge Terminal and Connecticut Freezers, has paid penalties of over $195,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it violated federal laws regulating companies that handle hazardous chemicals relating to its use of ammonia at facilities in New Bedford, Mass. and East Hartford, Conn.


Chair Rodgers on Fox News: TikTok Will say Anything to Avoid Being Banned

News Release: TikTok CEO Shou Chew will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee tomorrow to testify about TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platform’s impact on kids, and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking...


WaterSense and Its Partners Encourage Homeowners to Fight Water Waste for the 15th Fix a Leak Week

WaterSense and Its Partners Encourage Homeowners to Fight Water Waste for the 15th Fix a Leak Week


United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions

United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions


National Freight Carrier to Pay Civil Penalties and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

National Freight Carrier to Pay Civil Penalties and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures for Clean Water Act Noncompliance


EPA Settles Claims with Six California Animal Fat and Vegetable Oil Companies

EPA Settles Claims with Six California Animal Fat and Vegetable Oil Companies


United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Holyoke to Reduce Sewage in Connecticut River

United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Holyoke to Reduce Sewage in Connecticut River


EPA Announces Clean Air Act Violations for Permian Basin Company

EPA Announces Clean Air Act Violations for Permian Basin Company


EPA Settlement with Cold Storage Warehouse and Distribution Company Helps Make New Bedford and Hartford Communities Safer

EPA Settlement with Cold Storage Warehouse and Distribution Company Helps Make New Bedford and Hartford Communities Safer


EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act to Restore Wetlands in Rincón, Puerto Rico

EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act to Restore Wetlands in Rincón, Puerto Rico


Statement by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on World Water Day

Statement by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on World Water Day


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Animal Drugs User Fee Act Reauthorization

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 subcommittee legislative hearing to discuss the reauthorization of Food and Drug Administration animal drug and animal generic drug use free programs.


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Animal Drugs User Fee Act Reauthorization

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 subcommittee legislative hearing to discuss the reauthorization of Food and Drug Administration animal drug and animal generic drug use free programs.


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on March 23?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Air Plan Approval; WA; Smoke Management Plan Update discussed on March 23 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page proposed rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers to TikTok CEO: “Your Platform Should be Banned”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s full committee hearing titled “TikTok: How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms."


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million to Michigan to Plan Innovative Projects to Tackle Climate Pollution Across the State 

News Release: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced Michigan would receive a $3 million planning grant to develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies. Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the funds from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program created by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.


EPA Announces $170 Million WIFIA Loan to Help Limit Water Shortages in San Diego County, California

EPA Announces $170 Million WIFIA Loan to Help Limit Water Shortages in San Diego County, California