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New Training Module for Building Water Management Plans

New Training Module for Building Water Management Plans

Our colleagues in the National Center for Environmental Health just released a new online training: Preventing Legionnaires’ Disease: A Training...

New Study Published on Nitrate and Environmental Justice

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

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.

ABC Innovation in Certification Conference Highlights Water Operator Challenges and Opportunities

ABC Innovation in Certification Conference Highlights Water Operator Challenges and Opportunities

The Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) held its 2019 Innovation in Certification conference last week in Savannah, Georgia and...

Senate Hearing On Andrew Wheeler to be Permanent EPA Administrator

Senate Hearing On Andrew Wheeler to be Permanent EPA Administrator

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified today before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee as the Senate begins considering whether he should be confirmed as the permanent administrator as President Trump has requested. 

Shutdown Day 21

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.

House Creates New Climate Panel

House Creates New Climate Panel

During the Democrats first day as the majority party in the House of Representatives, they passed a rules package that...

Register for Two Webinars on Lead Service Line Replacement

Register for Two Webinars on Lead Service Line Replacement

The Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative has just announced two new webinars in their series on issues surrounding lead service...

PFAS Progress in Canada and Michigan

PFAS Progress in Canada and Michigan

Last December Health Canada released technical documents on PFOA and PFOS that assessed health risks, incorporated multiple studies, and considered...

NH Proposes Lower Arsenic Drinking Water Standard

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...

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