U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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Tom Carper (D - DE)

Chairman

Carper, Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Call for Stronger Safeguards to Protect Americans from Chemical Accidents

January 27, 2023

January 20, 2023

Carper Announces New EPW Staff Director

January 12, 2023

January 10, 2023

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Shelley Moore Capito (R - WV)

Ranking Member

Following Capito Letter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delays Northern Long-Eared Bat Listing

January 25, 2023

December 30, 2022

December 21, 2022

December 15, 2022

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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....

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...

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...