New Executive Order on Buy-American Preferences Published
Late last week, the President signed Executive Order 13858 – “Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects” – that was published...
USGS Publishes New Study on Stream Health
The U.S. Geologic Study (USGS) recently published a study that linked chemical and physical stressors associated with urban development to...
Shutdown Day 35
Today (1/25), marks Day 35 of the partial federal government shutdown. While this shutdown has lasted longer than many would...
ASDWA Summarizes States’ Challenges in Comments to EPA on Draft Toxicity Assessments for GenX and PFBS
In mid-November, EPA released draft toxicity assessments for GenX and PFBS. Comments were due to EPA yesterday (1/22) and ASDWA...
ASDWA Co-signs Infrastructure Letter with 90 Other Organizations
ASDWA co-signed a letter to Congressional leadership, along with 90 other organizations, urging them to include funding and financing for...
Shutdown Day 28
Today (1/18) marks Day 28 of the partial federal government shutdown and while 18 and 28 provide some numerical symmetry, it's challenging to find anything positive to say about the situation between Congress and the President.
New Study Published on Nitrate and Environmental Justice
Researchers from the Silent Spring Institute recently published a study analyzing socioeconomic impacts from nitrate in U.S. drinking water. The study compiled nitrate data from 39,466 community water systems from 2010-2014 and linked this data with both city- and county-level demographic data from the Census Bureau.
ASTHO Releases New Drinking Water Preparedness Report
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) recently published a new report on the state of water preparedness. This report is based on the results from a 2018 survey of state and territorial directors of public health preparedness and environmental health.
Shutdown Day 21
Friday, January 11, marks Day 21 of the partial federal government shutdown. This ties the record set in December 1995 for the longest funding gap in the modern era of federal budgets. Today (1/11) also marks the day that some 800,000 federal workers will miss their first paycheck. Assuming a deal isn't reached today (which isn't very likely), Saturday, January 12 will set a new record. Every day the shutdown continues beyond January 12 will continue to set a new record.
NH Proposes Lower Arsenic Drinking Water Standard
Last Friday (1/4), the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) submitted a report to its legislature that recommended lowering...
