Jan 09, 2019
On Jan. 9, President Trump nominated Andrew Wheeler, Acting EPA Administrator, to head the EPA. Wheeler has served as Acting Administrator since July 2018, when then-Administrator Scott Pruitt
Dec 14, 2018
On December 13, Senate Appropriations Chair Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) told a group of reporters that a partial government shutdown may be all but certain. “It looks like we could be headed down the
Nov 15, 2018
On Nov. 9, a grand jury in Jefferson County, Ala., indicted Trey Glenn, the EPA Region 4 Administrator appointed by the Trump Administration in 2017, and his partner Scott Phillips Jr., another
Oct 19, 2018
The EPA is pushing back its timetable for repealing the 2015 Obama-era waters jurisdiction rule by at least four months. The agency is now planning on finalizing this repeal in March of 2019,
Sep 07, 2018
On September 6, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing 'titled Perfluorinated Chemicals in the Environment: An Update on the Response to
Sep 05, 2018
On September 5, EPA will hold a working and listening session in Leavenworth, Kansas, to hear from those affected by toxic nonstick chemicals. Leavenworth is one of eleven military institutions
Aug 29, 2018
On Aug. 27, Maui County, Hawaii, filed a writ of certiorari seeking Supreme Court consideration of the long-running Maui County case that started with a lawsuit in 2012. This could have widespread
Aug 16, 2018
On August 13, the National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA) announced the release of its inaugural 2018 State of Stormwater Report. The report provides an overview of municipal stormwater
Aug 13, 2018
The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee is planning to hold a hearing on August 16, 2018, at 10 AM EST, in Room 406 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The hearing will examine
Aug 03, 2018
On August 1, Andrew Wheeler, EPA’s Acting Administrator appeared before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee to take questions. By all accounts, while some Members may not
