ENVIRONMENT & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
The Public Record for the 109th Congress
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This is a list of public information regarding environment and hazardous materials issues released in the 109th Congress by the Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats. The information is listed by date.
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October 23, 2006 |
Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson requesting information related to case law with respect to the availability of contribution under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for voluntary cleanups
See EPA's Jan. 12, 2007 response |
September 19, 2006 |
Letter from Reps. Dingell, Waxman, and Gordon asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate efforts underway at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to close EPA's libraries and reduce access to environmental information  |
June 15, 2006 |
Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson following up on EPA's response to Representatives Dingell and Solis additional questions for the hearing record for the November 16, 2005, hearing entitled "Superfund Laws and Animal Agriculture"
See also December 1, 2005, letter to Chairman Gillmor transmitting follow-up questions for the record from Reps. Dingell and Solis and EPA's Response to those questions |
April 27, 2006 |
Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson with questions related to President Bush's FY2007 budget request for the Superfund program |
April 4, 2006 |
Letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Lewis and Ranking Member Obey requesting an increase in funding for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank program |
March 24, 2006 |
Letter to BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. President regarding the recent North Slope oil spill and oil supply line inspection methods |
February 22, 2006 |
Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson with questions related to President Bush's FY2007 Budget request for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) program |
February 21, 2006 |
Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson with questions related to President Bush's FY2007 Budget request for Brownfields cleanup and assessment grants |
September 14, 2005 |
Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson with questions related to the progress the Administration has made in implementating the Energy Policy Act of 2005 |
August 29, 2005 |
Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson regarding an August 9, 2005, explosion at EQ Resource Recovery in Romulus, Michigan, and data collected concerning the hazardous substances that may have been released as a result of the explosion and fire |
July 29, 2005 |
Letter to Department of Interior Assistant Secretary Scarlett regarding the recently established Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Advisory Committee |
May 19, 2005 |
Letter to EPA Administrator Johnson and CEQ Chairman Connaughton requesting information regarding multi-pollutant legislation and other Clean Air Act issues |
March 15, 2005 |
Letter to EPA Acting Administrator Johnson requesting updated information with respect to DOD facilities where constituents of military munitions have been detected or discovered |
February 7, 2005 |
Letter to Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Chairman Gillmor from Democratic members of the Subcommittee urging the Chairman to follow regular order and consider provisions in the Energy Conference Report that are within the Subcommittee's jurisdiction |
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July 12, 2006 |
Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup, Statement in Support of the Solis Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 2567, the "Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2005" |
July 12, 2006 |
Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup to consider H.R. 4591, the "Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2005", H.R. 2567, the "Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2005", and H.R. 5337, the "Reform of National Security Reviews of Foreign Direct Investments Act" |
May 23, 2006 |
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Hearing on H.R. 2567, the "Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2005" |
May 18, 2006 |
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Markup on H.R. 4591, the "Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2005" |
March 2, 2006 |
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Hearing entitled "Legislation to Implement the POPs, PIC, and LRTAP POPs Agreements" |
November 16, 2005 |
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Hearing entitled "Superfund Laws and Animal Agriculture" |
October 20, 2005 |
Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Joint Hearing Entitled "Comprehensively Combating Methamphetamines: Impacts on Health and the Environment" |
September 29, 2005 |
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Hearing on "Hurricane Katrina: Assessing The Present Environmental Status" |
September 7, 2005 |
Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing regarding recovering from Hurricane Katrina |
June 29, 2005 |
Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of H.R. 2491, International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2005, H.R. 1065, the United States Boxing Commission Act, and H.R. ____, the Drug Free Sports Act |
June 8, 2005 |
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Markup of H.R. 2491, the International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2005 |
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