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Dingell Tours Grosse Ile Wastewater Treatment Facility & Ypsi Transit Center, Highlights Nearly $10.5 Million in Direct Federal Investments in Infrastructure Improvement Projects

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ANN ARBOR, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today toured the Grosse Ile Wastewater Treatment Facility and the Ypsi Transit Center with local officials to highlight $10,452,927 in direct federal investments she secured in the omnibus appropriations package. “With this federal funding, we are supporting our local communities to support and improve the lives of those who live and…

Dingell Statement on Michigan Court of Appeals Gelman Plume Ruling

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today released the following statement in response to the Michigan Court of Appeals vacating the June 2021 trial court clean up order regarding the Gelman Plume and reinstating the 2011 consent judgement. Dingell has led efforts to designate the Gelman Plume as an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site, and recently hosted EPA Regional…

Dingell Tours Key Environmental, Water Sites with EPA Regional Administrator Shore

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) yesterday toured several environmental sites across the 12th Congressional District in Downriver and Ann Arbor with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore to highlight critical issues in the area and discuss concerns including contaminated water releases at BASF and other facilities, PFAS contamination, safe cleanup…

Dingell Statement on Diesel Release in Trenton

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on the news of a red-dye diesel release into the Detroit River near the closed Riverside Osteopathic Hospital in Trenton.   “Overnight we learned a red-dye diesel had been released from an underground storage tank near the closed Riverside Osteopathic Hospital in Trenton, which entered into the storm drain system…

Dingell Statement on Tribar Technologies Chemical Release into Huron River

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) issued the following statement regarding the status of the recent chemical release into the Huron River by Tribar Technologies. “The harmful release and spread of hexavalent chromium into the Huron River over the past week by Tribar Technologies is inexcusable and deeply disturbing. Authorities at every level are working around the clock to ensure…

Great Lakes Task Force Urges Support for Great Lakes in Water Resources Development Act

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Co-Chairs of the House Great Lakes Task Force Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) led a bipartisan letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging the Committee to include support for the Great Lakes in this year’s Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) as it moves to…

Levin, Kildee, Dingell, Slotkin Demand Higher Safety Standards for PFAS in School Drinking Water

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) led a bipartisan letter with 33 of their House colleagues to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar demanding…

Dingell, Tlaib Kayak Detroit River to Highlight Public Lands & Waters Open to All

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BROWNSTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MI – This weekend, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) kayaked the Detroit River during Michigan Trails Week and National Public Lands Day. The representatives launched from Lake Erie Metropark and emphasized the importance of public lands, especially during the pandemic. Photos of the representatives kayaking the river…

REPS. KILDEE, DINGELL, TLAIB URGE CONGRESS TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR AMERICANS WITH HIGH WATER BILLS DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

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Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) Chief Deputy Whip of the Democratic Caucus, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) today sent a letter to congressional leaders urging that any legislative relief packages to contain the spread of the coronavirus must include relief for Americans facing high water bills and water shutoffs. While the U.S. Centers for…

Health Subcommittee Advances Dingell Provision to Rid PFAS Chemicals from Cosmetics

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advanced a provision led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) that would require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize the review of PFAS ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products. PFAS has been linked to very serious health diseases: kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, high…

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