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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations panel will hear from some of the nation's top environmental experts – including three former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials – on the urgent need to restore the mission of the EPA in wake of the Trump administration's four-years-long push to weaken the agency.
On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. ET, the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee - chaired by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) – will hold a hearing entitled, "The Path Forward: Restoring the Vital Mission of EPA."
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., were among the lawmakers who met with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office last week to discuss the goals of finding a cure for cancer and supporting other innovations in health treatments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a massive new public lands bill that aims to permanently protect nearly three million acres across Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona.
The House passed legislation Friday that would create about 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and incorporate nearly 1,200 miles of waterways into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System as Democrats move to protect more public lands — with President Joe Biden's blessing.
A bill is up for debate at the U.S. Capitol to permanently protect nearly 3 million acres of land across Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona. More than 1 million of that land is in Colorado.