News from 2023
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of 19 Bills
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 19 bills to lower health care costs, boost broadband deployment, and bolster energy security.
Chairs Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability.”
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan Announce Hearing on Ensuring, Efficient and Predictable Nuclear Safety Regulation
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a hearing titled “Oversight of NRC:
E&C Bipartisan Leaders to Hold Hearing on AM Radio on June 6
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.
E&C Leaders Request Top NIH Researcher Sit for Videotaped Interview After Admin Stalls on Providing Lethal Mpox Experiment Documents
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
EPA to award over $800,000 in grants to support water quality monitoring at Pacific Northwest and Alaska beaches to protect public health
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $10.6 million in BEACH Act grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers this summer.
EPA Awards Tetra Tech $65 Million Contract to Support Cleanups of Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Tetra Tech the second Navajo Area Abandoned Uranium Mines Response, Assessment, and Evaluation Services (RAES) contract, worth $65 million, to address risks to public health and the environment from former mines on Navajo land.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $12 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Brownfields Job Training Grants
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $12 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for environmental job training grants under the Fiscal Year 2024 Brownfields Job Training Program.
EPA and Congresswoman Kathy Castor Highlight $1 Million in Brownfields Job Training Funds for Florida Organizations
By EPA Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. (June 2, 2023) – Yesterday in Tampa, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman and Congresswoman Kathy Castor recognized two Florida-based organizations’ receipt of $1 million in Brownfields job training funds and highlighted the availability of ...
EPA begins sediment cleanup at Little Scioto River Superfund site in Marion Township, Ohio
By EPA Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO (June 1, 2023) – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will contact affected property owners as part of the first phase of cleaning up contaminated sediment in a 3.25-mile section of the Little Scioto River Superfund site in Marion Township, Ohio.
EPA Finalizes Rule to Increase Transparency, Modernize Reporting under Toxic Substance Control Act
By EPA Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON (June 1, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to update confidential business information (CBI) requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that increases transparency, modernizes the reporting and review procedures for CBI, and aligns ...
St. Louis Chemical Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Failure to Report Toxic Chemical Releases
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $49,953 penalty from TransChemical Inc., which owns and operates a chemical distribution facility in St. Louis, Missouri, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). According to EPA, the company failed to submit required annual reports listing toxic chemicals at the facility.
EPA Finalizes Consent Order for Safe Defueling and Closure of Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Facility
By EPA Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: HONOLULU – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an Administrative Consent Order with the U.S. Department of the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) that requires steps to ensure the safe defueling and closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses
By EPA Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized stronger standards to improve response efforts to oil spills and hazardous substance releases into waters of the United States and adjoining shorelines under the federal government’s National Contingency Plan (NCP). The new standards ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island
By EPA Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (May 31, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in Rhode Island while advancing environmental justice.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Subcommittee Field Hearing on the Opioid Epidemic and the SUPPORT Act
By EPA Newswire | Jun 3, 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 subcommittee field hearing titled "Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Examining the SUPPORT Act Five Years Later."
Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the ECHO Clean Air Tracking Tool (ECATT), which serves as an interface and repository for Clean Air Act data that can be used to evaluate emissions at stationary sources of air pollution and analyze general air quality for the United States.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in Rhode Island while advancing environmental justice.
EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued an updated draft permit under the Clean Water Act for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Deer Island Treatment Plant and several effluent outfalls associated with the system.
EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
On Monday, June 5, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister will begin a four-day tour through Missouri and Iowa to celebrate recent Brownfields grant selections with the communities and coalitions that will benefit from this Investing in America funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.