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Walden Touts E&C Republicans’ Achievements in the 116th Congress

01.01.2021

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released a document detailing E&C Republicans’ legislative achievements in the 116th Congress. Walden released the following statement.

“Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans continued their work on behalf of the American people throughout the 116th Congress. Despite not controlling the House agenda, and the fact much of 2020 was focused on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we had dozens of bills signed into law. These measures will help expand broadband access by investing in broadband infrastructure, make crucial midband spectrum...

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EPA Continues to Deliver for U.S. Communities

12.16.2020

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, the EPA under President Trump has been hard at work delivering for communities across the nation. This month alone, the EPA has made significant strides to improve water resources, enhance air quality, promote innovation, and more.

The EPA recently announced its final decision to retain the existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter set by the Obama-Biden Administration. In a letter to EPA Administrator Wheeler, led by Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee...

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Walden, Upton, Shimkus Applaud DOE Critical Minerals Announcement

12.02.2020

Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement on the Department of Energy (DOE)’s notice on guidance for applications for loan proposals on critical mineral projects.

“The COVID-19 pandemic showed how important our electric grid and other technologies are as Americans worked, learned, and received health care from their homes. And as we faced shortages for various supplies, we realized how important it...

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Walden, Upton, Shimkus Statement on Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Trump Administration

11.09.2020

Washington, D.C.—Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released 2019 greenhouse gas (GHG) data showing continued reduced GHG emissions under the Trump administration.

“The United States continues to lead the world in energy innovation and reduced emissions, in no small part due to the hard work of President Trump’s EPA and Department of Energy. These recently released statistics on...

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Walden: I Sincerely Hope We Can Return to Working Across the Aisle and Renew, Rebuild, and Restore Our Great Country

11.09.2020

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the Republican agenda for the 117th Congress.

“Congratulations to E&C Republicans! I am proud every Republican member of E&C will return to Congress in January. While we are still awaiting results in some districts, one thing is already clear: Speaker Pelosi’s radical agenda has been rejected by the American people. At the Energy and Commerce Committee we’ve always taken our responsibility to bipartisan legislating seriously, and it’s incredible the results we’ve been able...

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President Trump’s EPA Delivers for Americans

11.03.2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Trump continues to deliver for the American people. Here are just five of the many ways the EPA is working to protect the public health and safety of U.S. communities for future generations:

Approving safe and effective disinfectants to combat COVID-19

The EPA has reviewed and approved more than 500 disinfectants to use to safely protect oneself from COVID-19 on surfaces.

Ensuring clean air and water across U.S. communities

Since 2017, air pollution in this country has fallen 7 percent;...

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ICYMI: Fracking Helps Our Economy, National Security, & Environment

11.02.2020

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute recently released a report as part of their 2020 Energy Accountability Series highlighting the real-world consequences of what would happen if hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, was banned in the United States.

If a fracking ban were imposed in 2021, the U.S. would lose:

19 million jobs, including more than 3 million in Texas alone;
$7.1 trillion in GDP, particularly impacting states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas with energy-focused economies;
$1.9 trillion in local, state, and federal...

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Trump Administration Pushes for Modernizing Energy, Environmental Infrastructure

10.23.2020

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Trump administration, continue to take important steps to build out energy infrastructure, protect the quality of our air and water, and promote clean, affordable, and reliable energy for all Americans.

DOE recently announced its first awards under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP), to promote U.S. advanced nuclear reactors. DOE awarded $80 million each to TerraPower LLC (Bellevue, WA) and X-energy (Rockville, MD) to go toward building reactors that can be operational within seven years....

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