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E&C Bipartisan Leaders Demand Online Marketplaces Divulge Efforts to Remove Harmful, Recalled Products from Platforms
By EPA Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Full Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Meta and other online marketplaces today requesting information regarding efforts to end the sale of banned and recalled hazardous products on their platforms.
EPA proposes beneficial use of Onsite Material at portion of the Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site in Montana
By EPA Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: Butte, Mont. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a position paper detailing the proposed use of onsite material as general fill within the Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (BPSOU) at the Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site. EPA will host a public meeting in Butte ...
EPA Settlements with Maine Companies Improve Chemical Safety and Impose Over $370,000 in Penalties
By EPA Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (Aug. 17, 2023) – In the last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached settlements with two Maine based companies – Jasper Wyman & Son and Barber Foods – for chemical safety violations, resulting in $373,490 in combined penalties. In addition, one of the companies agreed to conduct Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). Both companies use anhydrous ammonia as a refrigerant at their facilities.
EPA offers Wyoming $248K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades
By EPA Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: CHEYENNE (Aug. 10, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $248,000 in Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program funding to help Wyoming communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. States may now apply for grant assistance to fund ...
EPA Deletes Haviland Complex Town of Hyde Park Contamination Site from the National Priorities List
By EPA Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK (Aug. 17, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deleted the Haviland Complex Town of Hyde Park Contamination Superfund site in Hyde Park, New York, from the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. Cleanup work at the site is complete and the levels of contamination in the groundwater have dropped to below state and federal drinking water standards.
EPA Awards Nearly $8.5M in Research Grants to Ensure Cleaner and Safer Drinking Water
By EPA Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $8,492,000 in grant funding to four institutions for research on the occurrence and concentration of pathogens and disinfection by-products and the environmental conditions favorable to their growth in drinking water distribution systems.
EPA offers Montana $248K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades
By EPA Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: HELENA (Aug. 10, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $248,000 in Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program funding to help Montana communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. States may now apply for grant assistance to fund projects ...
Chair Rodgers Statement on Commerce Department’s Completion of Emerging Tech Reports
By EPA Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the completion of several strategic reports compiled by the Department of Commerce regarding the state of American leadership in key emerging technology sectors.
Chair Rodgers Statement on Commerce Department’s Completion of Emerging Tech Reports
By EPA Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the completion of several strategic reports compiled by the Department of Commerce regarding the state of American leadership in key emerging technology sectors.
Chair Rodgers on Biden's IRA: Boom for China, Bust for American Families
By EPA Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s "Inflation Reduction Act" that has failed to reduce inflation or to make life more affordable than it was when he first took office.
Chair Rodgers on Biden's IRA: Boom for China, Bust for American Families
By EPA Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s "Inflation Reduction Act" that has failed to reduce inflation or to make life more affordable than it was when he first took office.
One Year Later, Even President Biden Admits the “Inflation Reduction Act” Failed to Lower Costs for Americans
By EPA Newswire | Aug 17, 2023
News Release: One year ago, President Biden signed the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act" into law, promising it would reduce inflation and make life more affordable for Americans. Unfortunately today, people continue to struggle more than they did when the president first took office...
143 press releases published in May by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
By EPA Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
There were 143 press releases published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in May.
EPA Releases Environmental Justice Toolkit for Lead Paint Enforcement Programs
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Environmental Justice Toolkit for Lead Paint Enforcement Programs. The Toolkit provides strategies, examples, and other information for federal, state, Tribal and local government enforcement practitioners to use during all ...
EPA Protects Hawaii Water by Ordering Closure of Two Cesspools in Haleiwa and Kapa‘au
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: HONOLULU – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Hawai‘i Conference Foundation (HCF) to close two illegal large capacity cesspools – potential sources of harmful water contamination – on the Island of Oahu and on the Island of Hawai‘i.
United States Orders Mewbourne Oil Company to Pay $5.5 Million and Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico and Texas, Eliminating More than 11,000 Tons of Harmful Air...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 8, 2023) – Mewbourne Oil Company (Mewbourne) has agreed to pay a $5.5 million penalty and undertake projects expected to cost at least $4.6 million to ensure 422 of its oil and gas well pads in New Mexico and Texas comply with state and federal clean air regulations and offset past illegal emissions.
Biden-Harris Administration announces $565,000 for Montana to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: HELENA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced $565,000 in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the state. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure ...
EPA offers South Dakota $248K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: PIERRE (Aug. 10, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $248,000 in Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program funding to help South Dakota communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. States may now apply for grant assistance to fund ...
E&C Republicans: SAMHSA Needs To Be Fully Forthcoming About How It Spends Taxpayer Dollars
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Washington D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), on behalf of the Health and Oversight Subcommittee Republicans, sent a letter to the Substance...
Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline Companies to Pay $12.5 Million in Penalties and Improve Compliance after Pipeline Spills in Montana and North Dakota
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC – affiliated companies that own and operate a network of crude oil pipelines in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming – have together agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to resolve claims under the Clean Water Act and Pipeline ...