Jan 25, 2019
On Jan. 25, President Trump announced a deal with Democrats to end the shutdown. Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is in direct talks with the White House over finalizing the language.
The deal would
Jan 24, 2019
On Jan. 23, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, led by Reps. Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) unveiled a House task force to address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances,
Jan 16, 2019
On Jan. 16, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a confirmation hearing for acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, who President Trump nominated on Jan. 9 to head the
Jan 11, 2019
On Jan. 10, Water Environment Federation and 90 other organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging the funding of water infrastructure. The coalition of national, state, and local
Jan 03, 2019
Register for a Government Affairs webinar scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 10th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM, EST! This webinar will focus on the next Congress (116th Congress!) - and what we need
Dec 21, 2018
Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (H.R. 7279) and sent it to the U.S. Senate for a vote before the end of the year.
The bill
Dec 21, 2018
President Trump’s insistence on a spending bill with border-wall money has raised the chances of a partial government shutdown this weekend.
On Dec. 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a
Dec 14, 2018
After months of delays, Congress passed an $867 million farm bill known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 2) easily this week. The Senate passed the legislation on December 11 by a
Dec 07, 2018
On Dec. 6, Congress passed a short-term stopgap funding bill to keep the government running and avoid a shutdown until the 21st of December. Originally, the temporary continuing resolution or “CR”
Nov 29, 2018
A newly published study by the U.S. Geological Survey scientists finds that, from 2002 to 2012, decreases in loads of nitrogen compounds, including nitrate, were more common than decreases in loads
