Environment and the Economy

Chairman:  John Shimkus (IL-19)
Jurisdiction: 
All matters related to soil and water contamination, including Superfund and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes, including mining, nuclear, oil, gas, and coal combustion waste; emergency environmental response; industrial plant security, including cybersecurity; the regulation of drinking water (Safe Drinking Water Act), including underground injection of fluids (e.g., deep well injection or hydrofracking); toxic substances (Toxic Substances Control Act); noise; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Members

Republicans

John Shimkus (IL), Chair
Tim Murphy (PA), Vice Chair
Ed Whitfield (KY)
Joe Pitts (PA)
Mary Bono Mack (CA)
John Sullivan (OK)
Charlie Bass (NH)
Bob Latta (OH)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA)
Gregg Harper (MS)
Bill Cassidy (LA)
Cory Gardner (CO)
Joe Barton (TX)
Fred Upton (MI)

Democrats

Gene Green (TX), Ranking Member
Tammy Baldwin (WI)
G. K. Butterfield (NC)
John Barrow (GA)
Doris O. Matsui (CA)
Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ)
Diana DeGette (CO)
Lois Capps (CA)
John D. Dingell (MI)
Henry A. Waxman (CA)

May 2, 2012 | Letter

To read DOE's response to the committee's March 22, 2012 letter, click here.

To read the committee's initial letter, click here.

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April 23, 2012 | Letter

To read the letter, click here.

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April 19, 2012 | Hearing

The subcommittee examined H.R. 4345, the Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012. This legislation would provide liability protection for the storage of fuels, use of equipment, and sales of fuels when fuels are used appropriately. There are currently no consistent standards or regulatory protections for the sale of all fuels.

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April 19, 2012 | Letter

To read the letter, click here.

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March 30, 2012 | Letter

To read the letter, click here.

To read EPA's June 12, 2012 response, click here.

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March 22, 2012 | Letter

To read the letter, click here.

To read DOE's response, click here.

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