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Rodgers Statement on Biden’s Illegal Expansion of Government Sponsored Health Benefits
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following the statement after the Biden administration announced an illegal plan to-without congressional approval-alter the definition of “lawful presence" to give health care benefits to individuals in the United States under the DACA program...
Biden-Harris Administration Selects University of Minnesota to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that University of Minnesota has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC). The University will receive at least $10 million to help communities across the Region 5 access funds ...
E&C GOP Implore Biden Commerce Official to Speak Out Against TikTok at Ethics Summit
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 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), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith...
Rodgers Statement on Biden’s Illegal Expansion of Government Sponsored Health Benefits
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following the statement after the Biden administration announced an illegal plan to-without congressional approval-alter the definition of “lawful presence" to give health care benefits to individuals in the United States under the DACA program...
EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an online resource guide that connects the public to a suite of federal, state, and local resources in multiple languages on preventing heavy metal exposures from cultural products. Children and those who are pregnant are especially vulnerable ...
National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON (April 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the National Wildlife Federation has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTACs) that will receive at least $10 million to help communities across the EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region access funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. This includes historic investments to advance environmental justice.
EPA Outlines Expedited Efforts to Investigate and Address Contamination at Lower Neponset River Superfund Site
By EPA Newswire | Apr 15, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – (April 14, 2023) Today in Mattapan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David Cash met with U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, City of Boston officials, and local residents to discuss EPA's ongoing efforts to expedite assessment and cleanup work associated with ...
House Committee on Energy and Commerce publishes 76 press releases in January
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
There were 76 press releases published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in January.
Biden-Harris Administration Selects Blacks in Green to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Blacks in Green has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC). Blacks in Green will receive at least $10 million to help communities across Region 5 access funds from ...
ADVISORY – Under New EPA Climate Grant Program, Shapiro Administration Announces Commitment to Fight Climate Change
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: Harrisburg, PA –U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Shapiro Administration will host a media event on Friday April 14, 2023, at 11 AM to celebrate Earth Month and to discuss how Pennsylvania will combat climate change from the federal, state, and local levels. As part of the celebration, ...
University of Arizona, San Diego State Unveiled as Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Environmental Justice Investments
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 17 new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers nationwide, including the University of Arizona and San Diego State University to cover the Pacific Southwest region of the United ...
EPA to Host Virtual Meeting with Ivy City Residents About Local Air Monitoring Project
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a virtual community meeting for residents of the Ivy City section of the District of Columbia on Thursday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. EPA staff will explain how air monitoring and sampling will take place in Ivy City in the ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $177 Million for 17 New Technical Assistance Centers Across the Nation to Help Communities Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 17 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy that will receive $177 million to help underserved and overburdened communities across the country access funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, including historic investments to advance environmental justice.
Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across the Caribbean Access Historic Investments to...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Inter-American University of Puerto Rico has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTACs) that will receive about $10 million over the next five years to help ...
EPA awards $1.8 million to the Delaware Estuary Program, including support for mussel hatchery at Philadelphia’s Bartram’s Gardens
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2023) – The Delaware Estuary Program will receive $1.8 million in restoration funds to support a comprehensive conservation and management plan for the program as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to estuaries of national significance, the U. S, Environmental Protection Agency announced today.
Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut on April 14, 2023
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone, commonly referred to as "smog." The areas that are predicted to exceed the Federal air quality standard for ozone on Friday, April 14 are: South central Massachusetts (Worcester, Hampton, Hampshire counties), Rhode Island (statewide), and southeastern Connecticut.
EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Nucor Steel Facility in Marion, Ohio
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed cleanup plan to address the remaining contaminated groundwater and soil at the Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. facility located at 912 Cheney Ave. in Marion, Ohio.
EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) asking the public for input regarding potential future hazardous substance designations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, ...
EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M in Research Grants to Reduce U.S. Household Food Waste
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, NC (April 13, 2023) – On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,471,426 in research grant funding to two universities to develop, apply, and test innovative and creative community-engaged approaches to reduce household food waste in the United States.
EPA awards $1.8 million to help restore Maryland Coastal Bays under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
By EPA Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2023) – The Maryland Coastal Bays will receive $1.8 million in restoration funds as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to estuaries of national significance, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.