USGS Releases Findings on Elevated Contaminants in Groundwater Determined in the Midwest
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a report entitled, “Areas of Elevated Contaminants in Groundwater Determined from Regional Assessment...
USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants Now Prioritize Neediest Communities
On July 24th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service, posted a notice in the Federal Register (FR 43149)...
EPA Provides Funding to Help 17 Communities Use Green Infrastructure to Improve Water Quality
EPA is providing $950,000 to help 17 communities expand the use of green infrastructure to improve water quality and benefit...
Science Advisory Board Panel Considers Perchlorate Issues
The perchlorate panel of EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) met this week in Washington, DC (and was attended by an...
White House Launches New Reg Reform Website
On Wednesday, the Cass Sunstein, the Director of OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, announced the launch of a...
NRDC Issues Hydrofracturing Fact Sheet
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reinforced its concern about hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) with a new fact sheet on...
NOAA Releases Report on Incorporating Sea Level Change Scenarios at the Local Level
The Partnership for Safe Water has issued its latest Newsletter covering important news and activities of the Partnership. The newsletter...
SNAP May Scuttle the House Farm Bill
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for what used to be called the Food Stamp program....
EPA Issues Clean Water SRF Green Project Reserve Highlights
EPA is releasing a suite of materials highlighting the innovative approaches states have used to successfully implement projects that address...
EPA Withdraws Proposal to Collect Information about Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
EPA is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have required information to be submitted to the EPA about concentrated animal...
