The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) submitted testimony to the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies....more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) submitted May 15th comments to the Untied States Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( collectively, “EPA”) regarding potential revisions to...more
5/22/2025
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The Defenders of Wildlife’s Center for Conservation Innovation announced the publication of a paper titled:
Habitat conservation plans under the endangered species act: A comprehensive three-decade analysis (“Paper”)....more
The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry held a May 13th hearing titled:
Perspectives from the Field, Part 4: Conservation (“Hearing”).
United States Senator John Boozman (Arkansas)...more
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) announced in a May 8th news release that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the latest U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory (“GGI”)....more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued an April 28th news release announcing the release of the Final Report on the Community Air Monitoring and Notification System Task Force (“Task Force”)....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release titled:
100 Days, 100 Environmental Accomplishments.
The news release stated that the Trump Administration has:
…wasted no time...more
United States Senator Brian Schatz (Hawaii) has introduced legislation titled:
Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2025 (“Act”).
The Act directs the United States Federal Reserve to conduct stress tests on large...more
Six environmental organizations submitted an April 15th Petition to the Alabama Environmental Management Commission to amend Ala. (ADEM) Admin. Code Chap. 335-6-10, Appendix A....more
5/8/2025
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The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) transmitted April 4th testimony to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Other Related Agencies Appropriation Committee addressing FY 2026...more
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) issued an April 29th news release stating that a:
…network of federal centers tracking stream flow for flood warnings and drought management as well as water...more
Act 578 has been signed by the Governor which would authorize the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) to issue certain general obligation bonds.
...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release announcing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund’s George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF Creating Environmental Success (“PISCES”)...more
One hundred environmental organizations transmitted an April 21st letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator asking that the federal agency:
…maintain and promptly implement a vital,...more
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released on April 22nd a report titled: Artificial Intelligence:
Generative AI's Environmental and Human Effects (“Report”).
See GAO-25-107172....more
4/25/2025
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The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) has released a report titled:
ECOS Compendium of State PFAS Actions (“Compendium”). ...more
S. 1183 has been introduced to the United States Senate, which is titled:
Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025: United States Senate Legislation Introduced (“Act”)....more
The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) issued a document titled:
Recommendations for FY 2026 Federal Grant Funding for State and Local Clean Air Agencies (“Recommendations”)....more
H.B. 177 has been submitted into the 2025 General Session of the Utah Legislature addressing recycling of glass....more
The Congressional Research Service (“CRS”) issued a March 31st report titled:
Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Program Funding Developments (“Report”).
The Report updates a number of issues associated with...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) is holding on April 10th a Water Quality Standards (“WQS”) Workgroup meeting to consider (among other things):
Draft Procedure for applying mussels absent ammonia...more
4/8/2025
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H2Ozarks announced that the public comment period has been extended through April 22nd for the Upper White River Watershed Management Plan (“Plan”).
The organization states that it is seeking community feedback to “ensure...more
House Bill 381 was introduced on March 4th into the Alabama legislature which would provide certain incentives for utilization of recyclable materials. ...more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) issued an FY 2025 Funding Chart Update (“Update”).
The Update is stated to reflect the:
…FY 2025 “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025”...more
124 community, environmental, public health, and other organizations jointly transmitted a March 2025 letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Zeldin asking that the agency: ...more