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Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce a Subcommittee Hearing to Examine MACRA
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 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 subcommittee hearing titled “MACRA Checkup: Assessing Implementation and Challenges that Remain for Patients and Doctors."
EPA, State and Local Officials Celebrate Award of Over $8.8M in Rebate and Infrastructure Funding for 28 Zero-Emission Buses in Connecticut
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: NEW BRITAIN, CONN. (June 15, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David Cash and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory joined elected officials and school leaders in New Britain, Conn. to celebrate the award of 25 ...
EPA Region 7 to Present City of Perry, Iowa, with $375K Check for Brownfields Grant
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 15, 2023) – On Friday, June 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $375,000 ceremonial check to the City of Perry, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the Perry Solar Pavilion at Caboose Park.
Hecla Mining Company penalized $143,000 for hazardous waste management violations at Greens Creek Silver Mine in Southeast Alaska
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: SEATTLE (June 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Hecla Mining Company's Greens Creek Mine, located on Admiralty Island near Juneau, Alaska, was fined $143,124 for violating hazardous waste management and disposal requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce a Subcommittee Hearing to Examine MACRA
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 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 subcommittee hearing titled “MACRA Checkup: Assessing Implementation and Challenges that Remain for Patients and Doctors."
Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Announce Hearing on Ensuring Access to Affordable Vehicles and Fuel
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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 “Driving Affordability: Preserving People's Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel."
EPA Seeks Public Comment to Update Proposed Soil Cleanup Plan for Lammers Barrel Superfund Site in Beavercreek, Ohio
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin a 30-day public comment period on a proposed change to update the scope of soil cleanup as part of the proposed cleanup plan at the Lammers Barrel Superfund site in Beavercreek, Ohio. EPA will host a public meeting on June 22 to answer questions and accept public comments.
Consumers and Businesses Look to WaterSense and Save 7.5 Trillion Gallons of Water
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its 2022 Water
Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Announce Hearing on Ensuring Access to Affordable Vehicles and Fuel
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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 “Driving Affordability: Preserving People's Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel."
EPA Region 7 to Present City of Fort Dodge, Iowa, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 15, 2023) – On Friday, June 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the City Council Chambers.
Comer’s Fox News Op-ed: Did Joe Biden sell out America? 4 things to know about Democrats’ claims
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
In an op-ed published in Fox News today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) outlined how the Oversight Committee is investigating the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes and the allegations contained within an unclassified FBI record to determine if President Biden sold out the United States to make money for himself.
Wenstrup: The Biden Administration Tried to Hide CDC Director Walensky’s Testimony from the American People
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)
Comer: Congress Must Take Action Against President Biden’s Veto, Block D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Sessions & Grothman Press DHS on Diverting Personnel to Manage the Biden Border Crisis
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.)
Hearing Wrap Up: Asset Managers Prioritize Damaging ESG Measures, Risking Americans’ Hard-Earned Money & Energy Security
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a joint hearing titled “ESG Part II:
ICYMI: Former AG Barr Refutes Democrats’ Lies That Biden Bribery Investigation Was Closed
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
An unclassified FD-1023 form generated by the FBI containing allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a $5 million bribery scheme with a foreign national in exchange for certain actions is being used in an ongoing investigation, FBI officials and former Attorney General William Barr have confirmed.
Hearing Wrap Up: Americans Should Be Confident that Elections are Safe and Secure
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and Committee on House Administration held a joint hearing titled “American Confidence In Elections:
Grothman: Biden Administration Policies on the Border Have Exacerbated Staffing Challenges
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” by outlining how the Biden border crisis and Administration’s mishandling of resources have debilitated law enforcement and worsened existing staffing challenges.
Fallon, McClain: Democrats Gamble with Americans’ Investments and Retirement to Fund Woke ESG Policies
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) delivered opening remarks at today’s joint hearing titled “ESG Part II:
Comer Presses White House Over IG Vacancies at Departments of State, Treasury & USAID
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to expeditiously nominate highly qualified candidates to fill Inspector General (IG) vacancies at the Department of State, the Department of Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).