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November 16, 2018

Senate EPW Committee To Hold Nomination Hearing of Alexandra Dunn to be EPA AA

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a hearing on the nomination of Alexandra Dapolito Dunn to be the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator (AA) for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.  The hearing will be webcast and will be available on the EPW Committee website. Ms. Dunn has...
October 25, 2017

Senate EPW Committee Confirms EPA Nominees

On October 25, 2017, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee confirmed the nominations of four U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials:  Michael Dourson, Ph.D., for Assistant Administrator (AA) of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP); William Wehrum, Esquire, for AA of the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Matthew Leopold, Esquire, for General Counsel, and David Ross, Esquire for AA of the Office of Water (OW).  Dourson and...
October 5, 2017

Senate EPW Committee Hearing on Nominations of EPA Officials

On October 4, 2017, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a hearing on the nomination of four U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials: Michael Dourson, Ph.D., for Assistant Administrator (AA) of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP); William L. Wehrum, Esquire, for AA of the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR); Matthew Leopold, Esquire, for General Counsel; and David Ross, Esquire, for AA of the Office of Water (OW). More...
October 2, 2017

Senate EPW Committee Reschedules Hearing on Nominations of EPA Officials to October 4, 2017

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) has rescheduled the full committee hearing on four U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominations to Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).  The four nominations are: Michael Dourson, Ph.D., for Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP); Matthew Leopold, Esquire, for General Counsel; David Ross, Esquire, for Assistant Administrator for Water; and William L....
September 20, 2017

Senate EPW Committee Postpones Hearing on EPA Nominees

The hearing on the nominations of four U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) scheduled for September 20, 2017, has been postponed without any specific reasons; a new hearing date has not been provided.  Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) will be monitoring the Senate EPW Committee calendar for the new hearing date. More information on the nominees is available in our blog item Senate EPW Committee...
September 18, 2017

Senate EPW Committee to Hold Hearing on Nominations of EPA Officials

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) has announced that it will hold a hearing on the following U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominations on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EDT): Michael Dourson, Ph.D., for Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP).  Dr. Dourson is a professor in the Risk Science Center, Environmental Health, at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio,...