Apr 09, 2019
The 2019 National Water Policy Fly-In, held April 3-4, during Water Week 2019, was a great success! Thank you to the nearly 300 attendees who participated in the highest levels of policy advocacy
Apr 10, 2019
On April 10, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the PFAS Registry Act of 2019 in the Senate, and Reps. Chris Pappas (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Antonio Delgado
Mar 26, 2019
According to a multiple congressional staffers, Republicans and Democrats in the House are working behind the scenes to draft a big infrastructure bill; however, that bill may only tackle
Mar 14, 2019
On March 14, Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) introduced legislation (HR 1764) to support local water infrastructure projects with co-sponsors Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) and Rob Woodall (R-Ga.). The bill
Mar 06, 2019
In February, WEF and other water sector organizations sent a letter to U.S. House and Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee leadership asking Congress to
Mar 07, 2019
On March 6, the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing on examining per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, referred to as PFAS, and their
Feb 26, 2019
On Feb. 26, the full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing, “Examining How Federal Infrastructure Policy Could Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change. The purpose of
Feb 28, 2019
On Feb. 28, the Senate confirmed Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler as the official agency chief by a vote of 52-47 primarily along party-lines. Every Democrat voted against Wheeler, all
Feb 20, 2019
On Feb. 19, Supreme Court Justices agreed to hear a case over how to regulate groundwater pollution.
The case is Cty. of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, U.S., No. 18-260, writ of certiorari
Feb 14, 2019
On Feb. 14, the EPA announced an action plan to set a nationwide drinking water standard for two chemicals used in nonstick coating and firefighting foam, going against earlier reports that it would
