
Federal Water Tap, May 8: Water Programs Largely Protected in Budget Deal
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Congress decides not to scrap water spending. The…

Federal Water Tap, May 1: EPA Website To Be Scrubbed of Obama Administration Influence
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Trump orders a review of national monument designations…

Federal Water Tap, April 24: Lake Mead Receives Extra Water in High-Snowpack Year
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Lake Mead receives extra water but not as much as…

Federal Water Tap, April 17: EPA Pauses Rule that Restricts Power Plants from Dumping Toxic Metals into Rivers
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EPA administrator postpones the implementation date…

Federal Water Tap, April 10: EPA Science Board Reviews ‘Value of a Statistical Life’ Calculation
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EPA science advisers weigh in on proposed changes…

Federal Water Tap, April 3: Congress Begins Pushback Against Trump Rural Water Cuts
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House members will send a letter this week to colleagues…

Federal Water Tap, March 27: Two Wins for the Pipeline Industry
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The Trump administration issues a permit for the…

Federal Water Tap, March 20: Trump Budget Eliminates Rural Water Infrastructure Program
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Water and climate programs are among many targets…

Federal Water Tap, March 13: EPA Environmental Justice Office Director Resigns
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A 24-year veteran of the EPA environmental justice…

Federal Water Tap, March 6: Trump Executive Order Muddles Clean Water Act
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On President Trump’s orders, two federal agencies…

Federal Water Tap, February 27: New EPA Administrator Sworn In
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Scott Pruitt, new EPA administrator, gives a welcome…

Federal Water Tap, February 20: Oroville Dam Emergency Refocuses Attention on U.S. Water Infrastructure
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Regulators order an independent board to review…