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
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 16, 2018
On November 16, President Trump announced that he plans to nominate Andrew Wheeler, acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to be the EPA Administrator.
Before becoming administrator,
Nov 16, 2018
On Nov. 13, the 115th Congress returned for a lame-duck session to complete their work for this Congress. This will include passing the remaining appropriations bills, which includes the Interior
Nov 08, 2018
On November 6, the midterm elections took place, and while the Senate remains in control of the Republicans, the House will now be controlled by the Democrats. That, in addition to retirements in
Oct 19, 2018
On October 17, the White House released its fall regulatory agenda, which is estimated to cut regulatory costs by $18 billion. The agenda, released each year in the spring and fall, lists all rules
Sep 27, 2018
On Sept. 26, the House passed a $854 billion spending bill, which would contains FY19 funding for Defense, Health, Education, and Labor, and includes a Continuing Resolution (CR) that extends
Aug 03, 2018
On July 26 and July 27, EPA closed its third and fourth WIFIA loans. EPA awarded $135 million in financing to the Orange County Water District in California and $699 million to the San Francisco
Jul 27, 2018
Recently, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Program updated information on Health-Based Screening Levels (HBSLs) for sources of drinking water. The updated information
Jul 13, 2018
On July 3rd, Scott Pruitt resigned as EPA Administrator and on July 9th, Andrew Wheeler, EPA’s No. 2 official, took over as acting administrator. Wheeler is a former Senate EPW staffer for Sen. Jim
