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News Release: WASHINGTON — At an event in Ventura, California, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox today announced two Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans totaling $173 million. With these loans, the City of Ventura will establish a new, local drought-resistant water supply to enhance the city’s resilience to climate change while creating good paying jobs.

EPA Awards Nearly $2.5M for Research to Assess Perchlorate after Firework Events

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2,499,579 in research grant funding to Texas Tech University for research on the behavior of perchlorate after fireworks events near water sources.

EPA Takes Action to Protect Sandberg Creek and Fines Newburg Egg Processing Corp. for Violating Clean Water Act

News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled an administrative case against Newburg Egg Processing Corp. for allegedly failing to meet standards in the wastewater it treats and sends to a wastewater treatment plant. The company’s alleged failures led to excessive nitrogen and ...

Federal and State Agencies Prepare for Hurricane Season in Corpus Christi

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (MAY 23, 2023) – This week, agencies from the federal government and the state of Texas will participate in a hurricane-preparedness exercise in and around Corpus Christi, Texas, from May 22-26. The agencies are part of the Natural Disaster Operational Workgroup (NDOW) formed to improve coordination and communication during responses to hurricanes or other large-scale emergencies.

Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of 19 Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a full committee markup of 19 bills.

151 House Republicans Demand EPA End Their Effort to Dictate the Cars that Americans Drive

News Release: Washington, D.C. - 151 House Republicans, led by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to rescind the agency’s proposed emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles...

“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 18

“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages S1747-S1750 of the Congressional Record on May 18.

Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Construction Permits by Rule discussed on May 22 by Environmental Protection Agency

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

Must Read Op-Eds: Reps. Walberg and Allen on Closing the Digital Divide

News Release: Access to reliable, high-speed broadband services has become an essential tool to participate in the American economy. In order to ensure all Americans are connected, we need to remove regulatory burdens and cut red tape, which have resulted in unnecessary permitting delays and exorbitant costs to deploying our communications infrastructure.

Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of 19 Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a full committee markup of 19 bills.

Environmental Protection Agency discusses Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule on May 22

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

151 House Republicans Demand EPA End Their Effort to Dictate the Cars that Americans Drive

News Release: Washington, D.C. - 151 House Republicans, led by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to rescind the agency’s proposed emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles...

Hearing Wrap Up: Lack of Commercial Investment, Unclear Goals, and Manufacturing Failures Have Given Maritime Advantage to China Over U.S.

The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs held a hearing titled, “Strengthening the Fleet:

ICYMI: Comer & Oversight Committee Members Present Evidence of Influence Peddling by Biden Family

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republican lawmakers held a press conference detailing evidence uncovered during the committee’s investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes.

Mace: Aging Federal IT Systems are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Risky Business:

Hearing Wrap Up: ESG Agenda Prioritizes Leftist Ideology Over the Interests of the American People

Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices with Attorneys General.

Comer and Grassley on FBI Failing to Comply with Subpoena Deadline

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statements on the FBI failing to comply with Chairman Comer’s subpoena seeking an unclassfied FBI generated FD-1023 form that allegedly details a bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.

Hearing Wrap Up: Identifying and Modernizing Aging Federal IT Infrastructure is Crucial to Protecting Cyber Security

Today, the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Risky Business:

Register for EPA’s Webinar on the Proposed Rule to Protect the Public from Methylene Chloride

Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 7, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EDT for a webinar on the Agency’s proposal to ban all consumer uses and most commercial uses of methylene chloride, a chemical in commercial and consumer products known to cause serious health risks and even death.

EPA Opens Public Comment on Draft Guidance for Pesticide Application Submissions that Require Endangered Species Act Reviews