Mar 21, 2019
On March 28 the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a hearing at 10 A.M. entitled “Examining the federal response to the risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl
Mar 18, 2019
The Administration’s Federal Budget for EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program for FY 2020 would slash the program’s federal funding by 90 percent - a dramatic cut that the President had also recommended last
Mar 15, 2019
Efforts to delay implementation of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule were invalidated by lower court. Last year, the Trump administration attempted to delay the rule for two years. But
Mar 15, 2019
On March 11, President Trump released his budget for fiscal 2020 which includes a large cut in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff, as well as cuts in grants to EPA’s state and tribal
Mar 08, 2019
On March 7, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Water Quality Protection and Jobs Creation Act of 2019 (H.R. 1497). This bill
Feb 26, 2019
On Feb. 26, EPA's top enforcement officer Susan Bodine, told the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that the agency has not become lax at enforcing laws stating,
Feb 26, 2019
On Feb. 25, EPA announced the WIFIA program closed its seventh loan to the City of Baltimore, making EPA’s total of credit assistance nearly $2 billion. The City of Baltimore $202 million loan will
Feb 15, 2019
On Feb 14, both the Senate (86-13) and the House (300-128) passed the omnibus appropriations bill and President Trump signed it into law on Feb. 15 to avert a government shutdown.
Appropriations
Feb 08, 2019
WEF was very sad to hear of the passing of former Congressman and water champion John D. Dingell (D-MI) on Feb. 7. Congressman Dingell represented the Detroit region for nearly 60 years and was the
Feb 07, 2019
On Feb. 6 at an event in Georgia, EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Assistant Administrator for Water David Ross highlighted the Trump Administration’s efforts to accelerate investments
