Dec 14, 2020
Unfortunately, this agreed upon version dropped all of the wastewater, drinking water and stormwater provisions. It's a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers only bill. The House and Senate couldn't
Oct 20, 2020
On Oct. 19, WEF filed comments on the EPA's proposed 2020 Financial Capability Assessment Guidance for Clean Water Act Obligations.
WEF supports EPA's approach but has included some suggestions
Oct 19, 2020
On Oct. 13, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on Modernizing America’s Water Resources Management and Water Infrastructure.”
This Executive Order creates what he
Oct 06, 2020
On October 5, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the new America’s Water Sector Workforce Initiative. Wheeler shared this news during his live keynote
Jul 22, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 21 passed the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). While the majority of the bill, H.R. 6395, is
Jul 08, 2020
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies has advanced a major appropriations bill by voice vote. The bill included large increases in spending on many
Jul 02, 2020
The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 2) is a massive infrastructure bill that was put forward by House Democrats with Rep. DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, as the
Jun 03, 2020
On May 21, the EPA issued draft recommendations for addressing excess nutrients in surface water, which can fuel the growth of harmful algae, especially during the summer months.
The EPA
May 21, 2020
On May 20, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler told the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee that the EPA won’t be able to set drinking water limits for two PFAS chemicals in the next
May 18, 2020
On Wednesday, May 20, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold an EPA oversight hearing. Administrator Wheeler will be testifying.
Oversight of the Environmental Protection
