Apr 20, 2018
April 20, 2018 — On April 20, the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program issued its first-ever loan to King County, Washington. This loan will finance close to half the cost
Apr 13, 2018
April 12, 2018 - Judge James G. Carr of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio issued a decision today putting the U.S. EPA on the clock to decide in the next 30 days
Apr 06, 2018
April 4, 2018 - On Wednesday, EPA announced the availability of approximately $5.5 billion in credit assistance for water infrastructure projects under the Water Infrastructure Finance and
Mar 16, 2018
Mar. 16: On March 15, the Trump Administration accused Russia of creating a series of cyberattacks on American and European water and electric systems, as well as nuclear power plants. These
Mar 09, 2018
Mar. 9, 2018 - This week, appropriators in both chambers of Congress worked through disagreements as they try to wrap the fiscal 2018 spending bills into a $1.3 trillion omnibus.
While the current
Feb 16, 2018
Feb. 16, 2018 - On February 12th the Administration released its budget plan for FY 2019. EPA funding is cut by more than 25% to $6.1 billion from FY17 levels, though water infrastructure funding
Feb 09, 2018
February 9, 2018 - In the early morning hours of February 9th, the House and Senate both voted on and passed deal including a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government operating through
Feb 02, 2018
Feb. 2, 2018 - On Feb. 8, the short-term spending bill that ended the January government shutdown runs out. House Republican leaders are working on another stopgap through March 22, though a
Jan 26, 2018
Jan. 26, 2018 — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Jan. 26 published a new report that analyzes the current and future workforce needs for the drinking water and wastewater sector.
Jan 26, 2018
Jan. 26, 2018 — U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) on Jan. 23, introduced S. 2329, the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2018. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) signed on as an
