Environment and Sustainability
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This Comment letter was transmitted to the Enviromental Protection Agency and Department of Justice, on the agencies' approaches to resolution of liability issues under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to Members of the United States Senate supporting the Congressional Review Act resolution to undo the 2023 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to Members of the House of Representatives supporting the Congressional Review Act resolution to undo the 2023 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, on a leglsiative package entitled H.R. 1335, the “Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act,” which will be considered during the Committee's markup.
This letter for the record was sent to Members of the House Committee on Small Business on the rule that defines "waters of the United States" (WOTUS).
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, on the “Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023."
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the nomination of Joseph Goffman to serve as Associate Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Committee's Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, supporting four bills dealing with critical infrastructure and detailing Chamber concerns about a fifth, H.R. 1160, the “Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act."
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on the Chamber’s Water Policy Priorities for 2023.