WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new proposed federal vehicle emissions standards for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles for model year (MY) 2027 and beyond.
“We know that to meet our climate goals we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the transportation… Read more »
ROMULUS, Mich. – Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Shri Thanedar (MI-13) wrote a letter to Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), urging the agency to re-open the window for public feedback regarding the renewal of the operating license for Republic Industrial and Energy Services (RIES), LLC’s hazardous waste site… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in support of the EPA’s proposed action to establish the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
“This is an important step by the EPA to take serious action to remove and keep PFAS out of our homes and out of our drinking water.… Read more »
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Haley Stevens (MI-11), and Shri Thanedar (MI-13) wrote a letter to DTE Energy requesting explanations for the outages following the recent winter storms in Michigan that left nearly 900,000 households without power.
“For more than two weeks I have heard from people across Southeast Michigan who have… Read more »
ROMULUS, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement calling on the Michigan Republican Party to work to find real solutions to protect residents of Southeast Michigan from toxic waste disposal in their communities.
“We need more than just PR stunts by members of our state GOP, we need them to join us in the fight for safe storage of hazardous… Read more »
ANN ARBOR, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced $2,306,549 in funding to support three Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) projects in Michigan’s 6th Congressional District, including at the University of Michigan. The projects are focused on determining the viability of LENR as a carbon-free energy source. Funding comes from the Department of Energy’s (DOE)… Read more »
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on the reports of a derailed train in Van Buren Township.
“My team and I have been in touch with Supervisor Kevin McNamara, the Van Buren Fire Department, and other local officials regarding the train derailment in Van Buren Township. We are also in touch with… Read more »
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today wrote a letter to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, urging the department to reject the PFAS remediation plan proposed by the former Wolverine World Wide tannery site in Rockford, and instead work on a stronger, more comprehensive cleanup plan.
“As the lead author of the PFAS Action… Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today joined Vice President Kamala Harris and Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to highlight historic progress made by Democrats in Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration to combat the Climate Crisis.
“Michigan is leading the nation in taking aggressive action to combat the Climate… Read more »
DEARBORN, Mich. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today applauded the launch of the Department of Energy (DOE) Battery Workforce Initiative, a public-private partnership that aims to lay the foundation for developing the modern American labor force necessary to sustain the growth of a domestic battery supply chain. In addition to the launch of the Battery Workforce Initiative, the… Read more »
