Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to PFAS Contamination in Private Wells
On Febraury 26, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation...
Congress Averts Partial Federal Shutdown Funding Government Agencies Until March 22
Late February 29, the House and Senate passed bills to avoid a partial federal shutdown that would have impacted appropriations...
EPA Announces $5.8 Billion Investment for Water Infrastructure
On February 20, EPA announced a $5.8 billion investment through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRF)....
Judge Approves Settlement Requiring DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva to Pay $1.1 Billion in PFAS Contamination Suit
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has approved a settlement requiring chemical manufacturers DuPont, Chemours,...
EPA Release Update to Equity Action Plan
On February 14, EPA released an update to its 2022 Equity Action Plan. The original release of the Action Plan...
EPA Approves Alternative Test Procedures for the Analysis of Contaminants Under SDWA
In the January 30 Federal Register, EPA published the Agency’s approval of 93 alternative testing methods for use in measuring...
EPA Releases Third Round of UCMR 5 Data
On February 1, EPA released the third round of data from the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5). Every five years, EPA is...
EPA Moves to Address PFAS Under RCRA
On February 1, EPA announced two new regulatory actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Resource Conservation...
HHS Releases New Report on Low Income Household Water Assistance Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new report on the Agency’s Low Income Household...
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution Funding the Federal Government until March
On January 18, both the House and Senate voted to approve a funding bill, averting a partial federal government shutdown...
