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
Jan 11, 2019
On Jan. 11, the House passed a $35.9 billion Interior-EPA measure, HR 266 (116), that would fund the agencies through Sept. 30, 2019. This is part of a House plan to pass each of the remaining
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
