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Tom Carper (D - DE)

Chairman

Carper Statement on Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA Ruling
May 25, 2023
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ICYMI: Carper, Merkley, Whitehouse, Wyden Urge FTC to Embrace Clarity in “Green Guides” Review
May 25, 2023
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Carper, Capito, Colleagues Introduce National Public Works Week Resolution
May 23, 2023
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Carper, Schatz Unveil Environmental Review and Permitting Reform Proposal
May 18, 2023
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Shelley Moore Capito (R - WV)

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Capito Statement on Mountain Valley Pipeline's Inclusion in Debt Ceiling Package
May 28, 2023
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Ranking Member Capito Statement on Supreme Court’s Ruling in Sackett v. EPA
May 25, 2023
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Capito, Colleagues Urge EPA to Withdraw Recent Vehicle Emissions Rules
May 25, 2023
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Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement at Permitting Hearing: Now is the Time to Fix the Broken System
May 17, 2023
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s highways, bridges, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) played a critical role in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....

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Phasing Down HFCs: The AIM Act

The American Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Act is bipartisan legislation authored by EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Senator John Kennedy (R-La.). Now law (Public Law 116-260), the AIM Act directs the EPA to implement an 85 percent phasedown of the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (known as HFCs) by 2035...

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Water Resources Development Act

The Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) authorizes much-needed investments in projects and programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) across the country. This bipartisan legislation continues the recent two-year cycle for Water Resources Development Acts, ensuring timely congressional authorization of Corps studies and projects...

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