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Chair Rodgers on Fox News: TikTok Will say Anything to Avoid Being Banned
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: TikTok CEO Shou Chew will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee tomorrow to testify about TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platform’s impact on kids, and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking...
EPA Settlement with Cold Storage Warehouse and Distribution Company Helps Make New Bedford and Hartford Communities Safer
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – A cold storage warehouse and distribution company, Maritime International and its subsidiaries, Bridge Terminal and Connecticut Freezers, has paid penalties of over $195,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it violated federal laws regulating companies that handle hazardous chemicals relating to its use of ammonia at facilities in New Bedford, Mass. and East Hartford, Conn.
Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Provide Certainty for Seniors Regarding Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL), along with...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; AK; Adoption and Permitting Rule Updates on March 22
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on President Biden’s Massive Spending Spree
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 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 to examine the Biden administration’s massive spending spree through the “Infrastructure Investment...
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records discussed on March 22 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on President Biden’s Massive Spending Spree
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 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 to examine the Biden administration’s massive spending spree through the “Infrastructure Investment...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Prospective Lessee Agreement, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Agnico Eagle (USA) Limited, Lawrence County, South Dakota on March 22
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Notice of Proposed Radon Credentialing Criteria on March 22
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Holyoke to Reduce Sewage in Connecticut River
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – EPA, The Justice Department, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to resolve the Clean Water Act and Massachusetts state law. The proposed consent decree calls for Holyoke to take further remedial action to reduce ongoing sewage discharges into the Connecticut River from the city’s sewer collection and stormwater systems.
Notification of Public Meetings of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Lead Panel discussed on March 22 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
EPA Announces Clean Air Act Violations for Permian Basin Company
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (March 22nd, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order to Chisholm Energy Operating, LLC for emissions from storage tanks that the EPA identified using a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera that detects hydrocarbon leaks, ...
Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Revisions to Particulate Matter Rules; Vertellus discussed on March 22 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Statement by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on World Water Day
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — In celebration of World Water Day, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan issued the following statement: “This World Water Day, I encourage everyone to take a moment to consider how truly fundamental clean water is to the health of our communities and our environment. Clean water is vital for all life on earth. It supports healthy people, thriving communities and productive agriculture.
EPA Settles Claims with Six California Animal Fat and Vegetable Oil Companies
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with six California companies for claims they failed to comply with Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures requirements for handling oil under the Clean Water Act. The payments to the United States under ...
EPA Orders Companies to Comply with Clean Water Act to Restore Wetlands in Rincón, Puerto Rico
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has taken an enforcement action against Calrincón Corp. and Karimar Construction Inc. for discharging fill material into wetlands without a permit in the Municipality of Rincon, Puerto Rico. “Building on wetlands without ...
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for December 2022 on March 21
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Hearing on Protecting Americans from Big Tech Censorship
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Preserving Free Speech and Reining in Big Tech Censorship."
Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of 19 Pieces of Legislation
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on 19 pieces of legislation.
Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of 19 Pieces of Legislation
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on 19 pieces of legislation.