WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to review cleanups at five Maine Superfund sites this year Contact Information Vikram Lakshmanan (Lakshmanan.Vikram@epa.gov) 617-918-1064 R1 Press Office (R1_Press@epa.gov) BOSTON (Feb. 12, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at five National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in Maine this year. Each ind  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Margaret 'Peg' Howell, founder of Stop Offshore Drilling in the Atlantic, from a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Energy Dominance: The Path to Unleashing American Offshore Energy": * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee: Good morning. My name is Peg Howell. Thank you for inviting me back to testify befor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Feb. 12, 2025, from Invenergy California Offshore LLC: * * * To: Lisa Gilbane Chief, Environmental Assessment Section Office of Environment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102 Camarillo, California 93010 Re: Notice of Availability of the California Offshore Wind Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement [Do  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Feb. 12, 2025, from Ocean Winds North America LLC: * * * To: Lisa Gilbane, National Environmental Policy Act Coordinator Office of Renewable Energy Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102 Camarillo, CA 93010 Re: Ocean Winds North America, LLC Comments on the California Offshore Wind Draft Programmatic Environmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the American Chemistry Council. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Stephen Schayer Director, Office of Physical Hazards and Others OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 [Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009] * * * Dear Mr. Schayer, The American Chemistry Council/1 (ACC) appreciates  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the American Farm Bureau Federation: * * * To: Stephen Schayer Director, Office of Physical Hazards and Others Directorate of Standards and Guidance Occupational Safety & Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Docket ID No. OSHA-2021-0009 Notice of Proposed Rulemakin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia Inc.: * * * Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 OSHA Proposed New Standard: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings * * * The Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc. ("GO-WV") submits this statement and comments in OSHA Docket No. 2021-0009 to address objection  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the National Association of Manufacturers: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree Sounds Alarm Over Indiscriminate Firing of 3,400 Forest Service Employees WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, says the Trump Administration's reported firing of 3,400 U.S. Forest Service (FS) employees will severel  more