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Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability discussed on June 23 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Statement on Anniversary of Dobbs Ruling

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson...


EPA Continues to Oversee the Groundwater Investigation at the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site in Uniontown, Ohio

News Release: CHICAGO (June 22, 2023) – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began oversight of the potentially responsible party’s additional groundwater investigations in Uniontown and Green, Ohio, west of the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund site at 12646 Cleveland Ave., Uniontown.


EPA Marks National Pollinator Week by Proposing Protections for 27 of the Most Vulnerable Endangered Species, Including Some Pollinators, from Pesticides

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, during National Pollinator Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its work to protect pollinators by proposing geographically-specific protections that would limit the use of pesticides in the habitat of 27 endangered and threatened (listed) species, including ...


KC Performance Diesel LLC in Kansas City, Kansas, Settles Clean Air Act Enforcement Case with EPA

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 22, 2023) – Kansas City, Kansas, diesel service and auto repair shop KC Performance Diesel LLC agreed to settle an enforcement action with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative and for failing to permit EPA access to inspect and copy records. These actions were violations of the federal Clean Air Act, according to EPA.


Environmental Protection Agency publishes rule on June 22

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Oversight of MACRA

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “MACRA Checkup: Assessing Implementation and Challenges that Remain for Patients and Doctors."


EPA grant application closes on Aug. 7

National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) grant opened on June 23.


Chair Rodgers: EPA is Ceding America's Vehicle Leadership to China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Driving Affordability: Preserving People’s Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel."


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC); Notice of Public Meeting on June 22

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on Reviewing MACRA

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “MACRA Checkup: Assessing Implementation and Challenges that Remain for Patients and Doctors."


Chair Rodgers: EPA is Ceding America's Vehicle Leadership to China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Driving Affordability: Preserving People’s Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel."


Subcommittee Chair Johnson Opening Statement on Preserving Americans’ Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Driving Affordability: Preserving People’s Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel."


Chair Rodgers: EPA is Ceding America's Vehicle Leadership to China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Driving Affordability: Preserving People’s Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel.”


O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on Reviewing MACRA

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled


Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Oversight of MACRA

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)


Subcommittee Chair Johnson Opening Statement on Preserving Americans’ Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles

Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH)


Flame Retardants; Significant New Uses Rules for Certain Non-Ongoing Uses discussed on June 22 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on the SUPPORT Act and the Opioid Crisis

Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: