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Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $62 million for drinking water infrastructure upgrades in South Dakota
By EPA Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: PIERRE, S.D. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $62,283,000 for South Dakota essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 billion boost from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is increasing the investments available to rebuild the nation’s water infrastructure.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Hawaii
By EPA Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $62,283,000 to Hawai‘i for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 billion boost from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is increasing the investments available to rebuild the nation’s water infrastructure.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including Kentucky
By EPA Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky (April 4, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $69,596,000 to Kentucky for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
E&C Republicans Demand Accountability from Biden Admin over CHIPS Act Spending
By EPA Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today requested a full accounting from Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo of funding from the CHIPS and Science Act.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $85.44M Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Mid-Atlantic States
By EPA Newswire | Apr 4, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (April 3, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $85,440,000 from the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act for states, Tribes, and territories through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) in the states that make up EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region: ...
Under Settlement with EPA, East Peoria Businesses Must Halt Sales of Devices that Alter Vehicle Emissions
By EPA Newswire | Apr 4, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a consent order with Joshua Davis, River City Diesel LLC, RCD Performance LLC, and Midwest Truck and 4WD Center LLC (collectively Defendants) of East Peoria, Illinois, which requires the defendants to stop manufacturing, selling, ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million to Maine to Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution
By EPA Newswire | Apr 4, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $3 Million to develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies across Maine. Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the funds, which are is a part of ...
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie: Medicare Trustee Report Shows Urgency to Strengthen Program for Seniors
By EPA Newswire | Apr 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) issued the following statement regarding the Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees 2023 Report...
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie: Medicare Trustee Report Shows Urgency to Strengthen Program for Seniors
By EPA Newswire | Apr 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) issued the following statement regarding the Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees 2023 Report...
Wenstrup Extends Crucial Invitations to Second Hearing on COVID-19 Origins
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup invited the Honorable John Ratcliffe, Former Director of National Intelligence, and Mr. David Feith, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to testify at a hearing titled “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2: China and the Available Intelligence” on April 18, 2023 to examine China’s role in the origins of COVID-19 and the intelligence surrounding where COVID-19 originated.
Wrap-Up: President Biden’s Unprecedented Assault on American Energy Increased Costs on American Consumers and Businesses
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing yesterday titled “Fueling Unaffordability:
ICYMI: Comer Discusses D.C.’s Crime Crisis on Ingraham Angle
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News to discuss the Committee’s hearing on “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part I.”
Hearing Wrap Up: Login.gov Knowingly Misled Customer Agencies for Years, Opening the Door for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce yesterday held a hearing titled, “Login.gov Doesn’t Meet the Standard.”
Comer: This Committee Must Fulfill its Responsibility to Conduct Oversight of the District of Columbia
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part 1.”
School Closures Hearing Wrap Up: Preparing Our Education System to Address a Future Pandemic Starts with Holding Ourselves and Our Agencies Accountable
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing on “The Consequences of School Closures:
Comer: Congress Must Block D.C. Council’s Anti-Police, Pro-Criminal Bill
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks at today’s markup of House Joint Resolution 42, which would block the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect.
Fallon: President Biden’s Anti-American Energy Policies Drove Increased Costs for Americans
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by examining how the Biden Administration’s energy policies have stifled American-made energy, ignited inflation, and raised energy prices on American workers and families
Sessions: Login.gov Lied to Customers, Continued to Charge for Non-Existent Services
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by outlining how Login.gov has not provided identity verification services, lied to its customers, and continued to charge for non-existent services.
Wrap Up: Left-Wing Policies Pushed by D.C. Leaders Plague the Nation’s Capital
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part 1.
Wenstrup Calls on CDC, AFT, 14 Others to Explain Role in School Closure Policies
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and 14 other non-governmental groups to provide documents and information related to their role in the CDC’s COVID-19 school reopening guidance.