Tag: EPA
EPA Awards Oklahoma over $1.2 million to Reduce Water Contamination Risk in Underground Tanks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently awarded the Oklahoma Corporation Conservation Commission $459,000 to respond to petroleum leaks from underground storage tanks (UST). The agency will also receive $809,000 to clean petroleum l...
Enzi statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling against EPA power plant regulations
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., issued the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision requiring the EPA to consider the costs of the regulations it imposes on power plants. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., issued the following statem...
Olson Applauds SCOTUS Decision on EPA Emission Rule
Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22), Vice Chairman of the House Energy and Power Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that stripped the basis of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) sweeping rul...
Montana and 12 Other States Challenge New EPA & Corps of Engineers Regulation
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and 12 other states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) over the new regulation broadly expanding the definition of “Waters of the U.S.
ATTORNEY GENERAL CYNTHIA H. COFFMAN JOINS MULTISTATE LAWSUIT TO STOP FURTHER EXPANSION OF EPA...
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman along with twelve other Western states and state agencies filed a lawsuit seeking to vacate U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules defining the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the C...
Boustany Responds to Supreme Court EPA Ruling
Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr., MD (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down the Obama Administration's restrictions on coal-fired power plants.
Whitfield & Upton Comment on Supreme Court Decision on EPA’S Unlawful MATS Rule
House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (KY-01) and House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (MI-06) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics (MATS) rule.
Pompeo Praises Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA Regulation on Power Plant Emissions
Congressman Mike Pompeo (KS-04) today released the following statement following the Supreme Court's decision in Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the Obama administration failed to consider costs before proposing regulations on po...
Tipton Statement on SCOTUS Decision Striking Down EPA’s Power Plant Regs
Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule on existing power plants
BROOKS VOTES TO STOP EPA FROM JACKING UP UTILITY BILLS
Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) released the following statement regarding H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, that passed the House today on a 247-180 vote. As background, in 2014 the EPA proposed a "Clean Power Plan" rule that requires each state...
McKinley Votes to Stop Destructive EPA Power Plant Rule
Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) voted today to protect West Virginia families from the increased costs of President Obama’s destructive regulations on coal. H.R. 2042, The Ratepayer Protection Act, would delay the implementation of the En...
Rothfus: EPA must be stopped
Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] issued the following statement in support of House passed legislation that halts implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s [EPA’s] Clean Power Plan
Pallone Decries Bill to Gut EPA Clean Power Plan
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted against and decried the so called “Ratepayer Protection Act.” The legislation would effectively gut the Environmental Protection Agency’s (E...
Long Votes to Curb EPA Power Plant Regulations
The bill would delay implementation of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules to limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants until after federal courts have an opportunity to rule on the controversial regulation. It also grants stat...
House Passes Bill to Stop EPA’s Pending CO2 Regulation from Shutting Down More Michigan...
U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) issued the following statement after House passage of the Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 2042), legislation that would delay implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed pla...
Smith Supports Bill to Empower States over EPA Regulations
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today praised H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 in a hearing on the economic impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to regulate power plants. T...
Rep. Rob Woodall Votes to Restrain EPA Regulations
U.S. Representative Rob Woodall (GA 07) issued the following statement regarding his support of H.R. 2042, the “Ratepayer Protection Act,” which would extend the deadline – pending judicial review – for states to comply with the Environmental ...
Guthrie Supports Whitfield Bill to Rein in EPA, Protect Consumers
H.R. 2042 is a response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule regulating the carbon dioxide emissions of existing power plants, which according to some estimates could cost nearly half a trillion dollars over the next fifteen y...
Dr. Bucshon Votes to Protect Ratepayers from EPA Action
On Wednesday, Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. voted to pass, H.R. 2042, The Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill introduced by Congressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01), to protect families and businesses from significant electricity rate increases...
Tipton Votes to Protect Ratepayers, States from Harmful Impacts of EPA Power Plant Rule
Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) voted to pass bipartisan legislation giving states protection from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule on existing power plants should a state’s governor, in consultation with state officials, d...
Rep. Gosar Votes to Shield States from Overreaching EPA Regulations
U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the House voted in favor of H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which prevents states from being forced to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Visclosky’s Buy America Amendment Included in Interior Appropriations Act
Congressman Pete Visclosky advanced a Buy America amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 Interior Appropriations Act. The amendment strikes harmful provisions that would have weakened Buy America requirements for projects receiving funding through the Envir...
Fifteen Projects Unveiled to ‘Green’ Local Communities, Create Jobs and Manage Stormwater Runoff
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Chesapeake Bay Trust, in partnership with Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, announced $727,500 in grants to be awarded to 15 organizations through the Green Streets, Green Towns, Green Jobs...
IOWA DELEGATION CALLS ON EPA ADMINISTRATOR TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING IN IOWA
The entire Iowa delegation, led by Congressman David Young, today pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to host a public hearing in Iowa on the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs). The EPA’s long del...
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge Announces Great Lakes Shoreline Cities grant to the City of Euclid
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) is pleased to announce the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Shoreline Cities grants to the City of Euclid to improve Lake Erie water quality. Tot...
Gosar Funding Rider Blocking EPA Water Grab Passes Interior & Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after a House Appropriations Subcommittee approved the fiscal year 2016 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which included Congressman Gosar’s...
Chairman Roberts: Federal Water Quality Protection Act Approved by EPW Committee
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory overreach on Waters of the U.S. was approved by the Sena...
SCHUMER REVEALS: HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF NEW FEDERAL DOLLARS NOW AVAILABLE TO POTENTIALLY FUND...
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today revealed that there are hundreds of millions of dollars in new federal funding pots to help cover the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant’s Ocean Outfall Pipe. The plant serves over 500,000 residents in Nassau County...
Brown Announces $250,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Funds to Install Green Infrastructure in Mentor...
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today announced more than $250,000 in new federal funding to install green infrastructure projects in Mentor that will help improve the health of Lake Erie. The City of Mentor was awarded the funding by the U.S. Environmental P...
EPA Study Damaging to Administration’s Push for Federal Fracturing Rule
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to the study issued today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources.
