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ASDWA Provides Recommendations to EPA Ahead of SAB PFAS Review Panel Discussions

ASDWA Provides Recommendations to EPA Ahead of SAB PFAS Review Panel Discussions

Last week (December 30, 2021), ASDWA sent a comment letter to EPA and the Science Advisory Board (SAB) in response...

EPA Releases Final Rule for UCMR 5

EPA Releases Final Rule for UCMR 5

On December 20th, EPA released the pre-publication of the final Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5). As was originally proposed, EPA...

Save the Date for ASDWA’s Capacity Development Strategy Meetings in February and March 2022

Save the Date for ASDWA’s Capacity Development Strategy Meetings in February and March 2022

Please save the date and plan to join ASDWA for two Capacity Development Strategy Meetings for states and EPA on...

New Hampshire Updated Data Shows Higher Cancer Rates in Merrimack where PFOA was Detected

New Hampshire Updated Data Shows Higher Cancer Rates in Merrimack where PFOA was Detected

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released new data analysis from the State Cancer Registry...

New USGS National Water Quality Program Reports

New USGS National Water Quality Program Reports

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Quality Program has announced three new reports on a variety of water related topics that should be of interest...

President Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Increase

President Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Increase

Today, President Biden signed a bill that will raise the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion averting a default. The bill,...

EPA Announces $14.1 Million for Environmental Justice Grants

EPA Announces $14.1 Million for Environmental Justice Grants

EPA has announced $14.1 million funding for 133 grants through the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) and Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement (EJCPS) programs. Many...

White House Releases New Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan as EPA Announces Next Steps for LCRR

White House Releases New Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan as EPA Announces Next Steps for LCRR

Today (12/16), the White House released its Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. The Plan cuts across 10 Federal agencies...

OMB Completes Review of EPA’s Decision Regarding Next Steps for LCRR

OMB Completes Review of EPA’s Decision Regarding Next Steps for LCRR

On December 10, the Office of Management and Budget, a part of the Executive Branch of the President, completed its...

EPA Announces Regional Administrators for Regions 6, 7, and 9

EPA Announces Regional Administrators for Regions 6, 7, and 9

On December 9, EPA announced the appointment of three new Regional Administrators for EPA regions 6, 7, and 9. Region...

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