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First Lady Melania Trump kickstarted National Recovery Month with a roundtable at the White House "...to highlight two important things in recovery: the power of recovery tools and resources in the workplace, and the role personal connection to others plays in achieving sobriety.” During National Recovery Month, we celebrate recovery stories across the country. It’s important to raise awareness that mental health and substance use disorder treatment resources are available for recovery, which is why the Energy and Commerce Committee is continuing to advance legislation to help those...

“It’s almost 3 p.m. Time to turn off major appliances, set the thermostat to 78 degrees (or use a fan instead), turn off excess lights and unplug any appliances you’re not using.” No, this is not a line from the Hunger Games. This was part of a tweet from the mayor of Los Angeles, California, this weekend as part of an effort to get “every Californian to help conserve energy.”

Everyone wants to be able to keep themselves and their loved ones happy and healthy. Many Americans are already...

Washington, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues its efforts to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across local communities. Under its PFAS Action Plan, the EPA has spearheaded a comprehensive effort to create partnerships and advance research and information sharing to boost the public health and safety of American consumers.

This week, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler participated in a roundtable, hosted by Energy and Commerce Committee Member Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), to discuss the PFAS Action Plan and its impact on North Carolinians with state and...

Washington, DC – As we continue the fight to defeat COVID-19, America’s brightest minds are working around the clock to create everything they can to help protect the public health and safety of our communities. While the race to a vaccine continues, millions of tests continue to be deployed across the nation, and many products have already been approved for use on surfaces to help disinfect areas from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week allowed Texas-based American Airlines and Total Orthopedics...