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EPA to host virtual community meeting for Groveland residents

News Release: GROVELAND, Fla. (June 12, 2023) - On Thursday, June 15, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a virtual community meeting to share information about two actions to address a chemical, ethylene oxide (EtO), released from commercial sterilizers, including the International Sterilization ...


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Chair Rodgers Urges Support for the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, a bill to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from implementing a ban on gas stoves.


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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Ten-Mile Drain Superfund Site in St. Clair Shores, Michigan

News Release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began a 30-day public comment period on the proposed plan to clean up pipes and vaults of the storm sewer system at the Ten-Mile Drain Superfund site in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. EPA will host a public meeting on June 22 to answer questions and accept public comments.


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Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Solutions for Public Health Security Preparedness

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Legislative Solutions to Bolster Preparedness and Response for All Hazards and Public Health Security Threats."


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Energy Subcommittee Chair Duncan to FERC: “Prices Have Skyrocketed and Reliability has Degraded”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America."


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EPA Settles with Renovation Company Servicing California Houses Over Claims of Toxic Substances Control Act Violations

News Release: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Resi


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Camden, New Jersey Project Slated to Get $1 Million from EPA for Cleanup of Brownfield Site

News Release: Camden, NJ (June 12, 2023) – EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia was joined today by U.S. Representative Donald Norcross and Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen to announce that Camden has been selected to get $1 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of Judge ...


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EPA Region 7 to Present City of Mason City, Iowa, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 13, 2023) – On Wednesday, June 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Mason City, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the River II Apartments located at 215 2nd Street SW.


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Projects to Mitigate Transborder Water Pollution Can Now Proceed, as EPA and USIBWC Sign Record of Decision

News Release: SAN DIEGO (June 12, 2023) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) signed a Record of Decision (ROD) finalizing the environmental review phase under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for projects to reduce ...


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Public press releases: House Committee on Energy and Commerce publishes 175 in March

There were 175 press releases published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in March.


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Chair Rodgers to FERC: “Without Affordable and Reliable Energy, our Economic and National Security are at Risk”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America."


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La EPA organizará reuniones comunitarias virtuales para los residentes en Groveland

News Release: GROVELAND, FLORIDA (x de junio del 2023) - El jueves,15 de junio del 2023, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. (EPA, en sus siglas en inglés) organizará reuniones comunitarias virtuales para compartir información sobre dos acciones para abordar sobre el químico, óxido de etileno (EtO, en sus siglas en inglés), emitido al ambiente por esterilizadores comerciales, incluyendo International Sterilization Laboratory (ISL) ubicado en 217 Sampey Road en Groveland, Florida.


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Chair Rodgers Urges House to Pass the Save Our Gas Stoves Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, a bill to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a ban on gas stoves.


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Chair Rodgers Urges Support for the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, a bill to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from implementing a ban on gas stoves.


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EPA Settles with Three Transportation Companies Over Violation Claims of California’s Truck and Bus Rules

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with three interstate trucking companies totaling $262,500 in penalties for claims of violating the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Truck and Bus Regulation and Transport Refrigeration Unit Regulation. The ...


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Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie, and Griffith Statement on NIH Plans to Update Subgrantee Regulations

News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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) issued the following statement after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced...


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EPA Region 7 Presents City of Oskaloosa, Iowa, with $300K Check for Brownfields Grant

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 12, 2023) – On Friday, June 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 presented a $300,000 ceremonial check to the City of Oskaloosa, Iowa. The city hosted the ceremony at the Oskaloosa Town Square.


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Chair Rodgers Urges House to Pass the Save Our Gas Stoves Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, a bill to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a ban on gas stoves.


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Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Solutions for Public Health Security Preparedness

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Legislative Solutions to Bolster Preparedness and Response for All Hazards and Public Health Security Threats."


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EPA Launches Nationwide Series of Community Lead Awareness Sessions

News Release: WASHINGTON – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to protect communities from childhood lead exposure and advance environmental justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a series of free educational sessions on the dangers of lead and ways to reduce and prevent ...