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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Environment

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03/14/2024 Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Applaud New EPA Rule Restricting Dangerous Ethylene Oxide Emissions
12/06/2023 Durbin Introduces Bill To Create Bond Program To Fund Climate Resiliency Projects
11/17/2023 Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Release Statement On CDC Report On Public Health Impact Of Sterigenics
11/13/2023 Durbin, Duckworth Lead Members Of Illinois Delegation In Urging President Biden To Grant Federal Disaster Declaration For Cook County Following Severe September Rainfall, Flash Flooding
10/13/2023 Durbin, Duckworth, Foster Announce Up To $1 Billion For Midwest Alliance For Clean Hydrogen's Production And Distribution Hub
09/18/2023 Following Their Letter, Durbin, Duckworth Commend Biden Administration For Approving Federal Assistance For Illinois Following Severe Summer Storms Across The State
09/18/2023 Durbin Discusses Enforcement And Compliance Initiatives With EPA Assistant Administrator
09/15/2023 Durbin Secures $250,000 For Green Era's Efforts To Combat Food Waste
09/15/2023 Durbin Joins USDA Under Secretary Dr. Homer Wilkes To Announce $23 Million For Illinois To Expand Green Spaces
08/18/2023 Durbin, Duckworth Lead Letter To EPA Urging The Agency To Protect Communities From Coal Ash
07/18/2023 ICYMI: Carper, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Support a Strong EPA Proposal to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Emissions
04/26/2023 Durbin Introduces America's Red Rock Wilderness Act To Protect Wilderness Lands In Utah
03/15/2023 Durbin Meets With International Atomic Energy Agency Director
02/09/2023 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker, Huffman, Merkley Call on EPA to Address Plastics Crisis
02/06/2023 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy - Warren, Lawmakers Urge Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to Require Cryptominers Disclose Emissions and Energy Use
01/25/2023 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Carper, Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Call for Stronger Safeguards to Protect Americans from Chemical Accidents
01/25/2023 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker, Barragán Lead 47 Congressional Colleagues in Urging EPA to Further Strengthen Prevention and Safety Standards to Prevent Chemical Disasters
01/05/2023 Tweet - "Exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals is harmful & historically disadvantaged communities face higher risk of exposure. @EPA 's new tool will increase transparency & accountability of these "forever chemicals" sources."
11/02/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Murphy, Merkley, Cicilline, Keating, Colleagues Call on Administration to Center Human Rights Ahead of Cop27 in Egypt
10/25/2022 Tweet - "IL has more lead pipes than any other state. To address the legacy of lead in IL, I support @EPA 's lead action plan & urge them to ensure the LCRI requires full replacement of lead pipes & community awareness of the dangers of lead contamination."
10/13/2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Durbin Joins Gillibrand In Calling For EPA To Further Address Toxic Peas Pollution In Upcoming Guidance
10/03/2022 Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Bennet, Neguse, Colleagues Urge Administration to Increase Investments in the Land and Water Conservation Fund
09/07/2022 Tweet - "Since being signed into law, the climate package has been a catalyst for U.S. clean energy projects, powering a new generation of EVs & renewables. There's no doubt that the Inflation Reduction Act is making a difference in how America does business."
08/15/2022 Tweet - "Today I visited my hometown of East St. Louis & met with residents in Cahokia Heights to discuss the impact of flooding in the region after July's record-breaking storms. Aging sewer/storm water systems combined with climate-driven weather changes are putting families at risk."
08/01/2022 Tweet - When it comes to environmental restoration, the Chicago River's South Branch has received the short end of the stick for far too long. Glad I was able to play a part in securing $1 million in new federal funding to help change that."
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