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
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,
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
Sep 21, 2018
This week, Congress was stalled on both the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and a third minibus that includes Interior and Environment Appropriations for FY 2019. A Continuing Resolution
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
Aug 16, 2018
On August 13, the National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA) announced the release of its inaugural 2018 State of Stormwater Report. The report provides an overview of municipal stormwater
Aug 17, 2018
On August 17, a South Carolina District Court’s ruling overturned the Trump administration's attempted delay of the Obama administration's Waters of the U.S. rule for failing to offer the
