May 29, 2020
On May 6, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee marked up America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 3591), drawing bipartisan support benefiting water treatment plants and
May 21, 2020
On May 18, the EPA released a final rule that said about 500 industrial or federal facilities will collect information this year to document the volume of 172 types of PFAS they release, dispose,
Mar 27, 2020
On March 27, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler sent a letter to all U.S. Governors requesting that water and wastewater workers, as well as the manufacturers and
Jan 30, 2020
The most recent "Words on Water" podcast offers a 2020 Congressional and Regulatory Preview with Steve Dye, WEF's Legislative Director and Claudio Ternieden, Senior Director of Government
Jan 27, 2020
On Jan. 23, the Trump administration announced it had finalized its rewrite of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
The Navigable Waters Protection Rule will limit the official
Dec 17, 2019
A recently released U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Quality Program study revealed that despite decades of efforts to reduce phosphorus loads in streams, phosphorus continues to be a
Nov 25, 2019
On Nov. 22, top negotiators from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate reached a long-stalled deal on top-line spending figures for the fiscal 2020 bills. The agreement marks
Mar 28, 2019
On March 28, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing entitled “Examining the federal response to the risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Mar 29, 2019
On April 2, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler will face House appropriators to defend the Trump administration’s fiscal 2020 budget request, which again seeks deep cuts to the agency’s budget and
Mar 15, 2019
Efforts to delay implementation of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule were invalidated by lower court. Last year, the Trump administration attempted to delay the rule for two years. But
