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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency. Alan Larsen, counsel to the EPA’s inspector…

A subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program, which was created to fund the cleanup of…

Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) talked about the Trump administration’s efforts to undo Obama administration climate policies, as well as potential cuts to the Environmental Protection…

Environmental Protection Agence Administrator Scott Pruitt delivered keynote remarks at the National League of Cities conference. He outlined EPA priorities for working with local…

Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) talked about President Trump’s budget proposal, which would increase military spending while making cuts to several programs, including the…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke at the at the 2017 annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He talked about the changes he plans to…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt made his first address to employees at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. He outlined key principles for…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Mr. Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, was confirmed by the Senate the…

Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI) Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE), and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), held a…

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE) and other Democrats on the committee held a news conference to call for a delay in the Senate’s confirmation vote on Scott…

The Environment and Public Works Committee advanced the president’s nomination for the next Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator to the Senate floor for full consideration. The…

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair John Barrasso (R-WY) gaveled the committee into an executive session to vote on President Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General…

Scott Pruitt testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on his nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Trump administration. Mr. Pruitt said he…

Scott Pruitt testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on his nomination by President-elect Trump to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).…

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy talked about environmental policy, efforts to combat climate change, and improving public health. She outlined the environmental…

Advocates for and against the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan took part in a discussion on the regulation. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals had recently heard oral argument in West…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes, docket number 15-290, which concerns whether a landowner can challenge the government’s determination that a property…

The chair and ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), as well as several other senators spoke about an update to…

Stanley Meiburg testified at a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s response to previous cases involving sexual misconduct, theft and other allegations. The assistant EPA…

State government officials testified at a hearing on how Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory actions affect states. Some of the witnesses said federal intervention in local…