Next Wednesday (4/26).

 

Jaime D. Sigaran

Associate Director, Policy and Government Relations

240-593-3433

 

From: DemPress (EPW) <DemPress_DemPress@epw.senate.gov>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2023 7:03 PM
To: DemPress (EPW) <DemPress_DemPress@epw.senate.gov>
Subject: UPDATED ADVISORY: EPW to Hold Business Meeting and Hearing on Oversight of Environmental Review and Permitting Process

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2023

CONTACT: Jake Abbott

 

***UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY***

 

EPW to Hold Business Meeting and Hearing on Oversight of Environmental Review and Permitting Process

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 9:45 AM ET, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, will hold a business meeting immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine stakeholder perspectives on improving coordination, predictability and efficiency in the environmental review and permitting process to support a clean energy transition.

 

DETAILS:

 

WHAT:

 

 

Business meeting to consider the following items:

  • David Uhlmann to be Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance of the Environmental Protection Agency
  • Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency
  • S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023
  • S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

 

Committee hearing:

“Opportunities to Improve Project Reviews for a Cleaner and Stronger Economy”

 

WHEN:

 

April 26, 2023, 9:45 AM ET

 

WHERE:

 

406 Dirksen Senate Office Building

 

WITNESSES:

 

 
  • Christy Goldfuss, Chief Impact Officer, Natural Resources Defense Council

 

  • Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President, Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

 

  • Dana Johnson, Senior Director of Strategy and Federal Policy, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

 

  • Jay Timmons, President & CEO, National Association of Manufacturers

 

  • Christina Hayes, Executive Director, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid

 

This business meeting and hearing are open to the press. Credentialed press who would like to attend should RSVP by emailing jake_abbott@epw.senate.gov.

 

Live video and witness testimony will be available on the EPW Committee’s website.

 

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