Jan 10, 2019
On Jan. 10 WEF hosted a webcast titled "116th Congress Outlook and Opportunities for Water," which focused on the 116th Congress - and what we need to look out for in 2019 on Capitol Hill-
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 20, 2018
Last week, a bipartisan pair of representatives from Michigan — Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) — introduced legislation that would authorize funding to test for per- and
Dec 21, 2018
The WIFIA program has issued its sixth loan to the Metropolitan St. Lewis Sewer District. EPA's total credit assistance is now over $1.5 billion. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's
Dec 14, 2018
On December 11, the U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition. The proposal is the administration’s attempt to replace an Obama-era rule
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
Dec 13, 2018
On Wednesday, Dec. 12, the U.S. EPA released modifications to the 2017 Construction General Permit (CGP). This permit, which directly impacts states lacking regulatory primacy as well as Tribal
Nov 30, 2018
The 115th Congress returned this week following the Thanksgiving holiday for a busy lame-duck session, ready to negotiate on a few remaining issues before wrapping up the 115th Congress for good and
Nov 30, 2018
On Nov. 27, EPA announced a $614 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the city of San Diego to help finance its Pure Water Project, a new advanced treatment
