Feb 09, 2018
February 7, 2018 - On Feb. 7th, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to send former Senate staff member and lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s nomination for the No. 2 job at the
Feb 09, 2018
February 9, 2018 - This week, the White House announced it will unveil its infrastructure proposal on February 12. A White House official said that the proposal will include the Administration’s
Feb 02, 2018
Feb. 2, 2018 - On January 31, the US EPA and Army Corps of Engineers published a rule to finalize the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) applicability date. The new applicability date is a delay of two
Feb 02, 2018
Feb. 2, 2018 - On Jan. 30, EPA Chief Scott Pruitt testified before the Senate EPW Committee for close to three hours at a sometimes-tense oversight hearing. While Chair John Barrasso (R-WY) and
Jan 26, 2018
Jan. 26, 2018 — This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) went live with the "2017 Potable Reuse Compendium." This resource provides a technical compilation of the current
Jan 26, 2018
Jan. 26, 2018 — On Jan. 22, the news agency, Axios, released an outline of the still-unreleased infrastructure plan being developed by President Trump. While the White House has not stated publicly
Jun 23, 2017
June 23, 2017 — U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testified on the White House's proposed budget in a hearing before the House Appropriations Interior-EPA subcommittee this week and House
Jul 26, 2017
July 26, 2017 — An effort by wipes manufactures to block a Washington, D.C. local law to reduce the damages caused by wipes failed in the House of Representatives last week thanks to the ample
Jul 26, 2017
July 26, 2017 — The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and six other associations in the water sector issued a guide that assesses the feasibility of rate-funded customer assistance programs (CAPs)
Oct 31, 2017
Oct. 31, 2017 — WEF sent a letter to Congress on Oct. 26 urging full federal funding for water science and technology research that is critical to addressing challenges facing the nation’s drinking