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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued emergency rules to establish 1,4-dioxane standards across the state. Earlier this year Dingell sent a letter to MDEQ Director Keith Creagh urging the state to finalize stricter standards to help accelerate cleanup of the dioxane plume that has been spreadi... Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy questioning current efforts to remediate the Gelman dioxane plume in Ann Arbor. The letter comes after recent developments have increased the level of concern in the community, including the discovery of 1,4 dioxane in shallow groundwater on the west side of the c... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell is reaching out to the Environmental Protection Agency, raising concerns about the Gelman dioxane plume spreading through the Ann Arbor area's groundwater. Dingell, D-Dearborn, sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on Tuesday, Oct. 25, questioning current efforts to address the toxic chemical plume that has been spreading from the former Gelman Sciences site on ... Read more »

Four Michigan House members this week signed onto a letter with 88 other Democrats urging President Barack Obama to veto any Republican attempts to strip Endangered Species Act protections from authorizing or spending bills this fall. Their concerns centered on “anti-wildlife” provisions within the House energy package and defense bill, as well as the Interior appropriation bills passed by both ch... Read more »

Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), led 92 House Democrats today urging President Obama to veto any Republican attempts to strip Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections from any authorizing or spending bills. “The Endangered Species Act protects some of our most iconic lands and wildlife, and we shouldn’t be trying... Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement regarding the Republican Continuing Resolution that fails to include aid for the Flint water crisis. “It is unconscionable that the Republican plan to fund the government through December fails to include a dime for the people of Flint. The 9,000 children impacted by this crisis and their families have been living a n... Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today sent a letter to subcommittee chairman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) requesting an oversight hearing to examine the economic and ecological impacts of Asian carp on the Great Lakes. Asian carp is an invasive species that threatens the health and vitality of the Great... Read more »

Today, U.S. Representatives Candice Miller (MI-10) and Debbie Dingell (MI-12) issued the following statement after the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative requested a hearing to examine the merits of Waukesha, Wisconsin’s water diversion request, which was approved by the Great Lakes Compact Council in June: “We applaud the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s request to hol... Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement in celebration of the National Park Service’s Centennial. “Today marks 100 years since President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the act creating the National Park Service with the goal of protecting our natural wonders for the enjoyment of people all across this country. A century later, the National Park Service cont... Read more »

Local leaders gathered at the Washtenaw Food Hub in Ann Arbor Charter Township for a press conference to discuss the need to reauthorize the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act Tuesday morning. Last month, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (D–Mich.), Candice Miller (R–Mich.) and Darin LaHood (R–Ill.) introduced the bill for reauthorization. The act, which was first introduced in 1998 to provi... Read more »