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The Rundown Bills in Congress deal with water infrastructure funding, Camp Lejeune water contamination, workforce training, hydraulic fracturing regulation, and Western water supply. EPA Administrator Regan says he will soon appoint an environmental justice adviser. An EPA report identifies hot spots for hazardous spills into drinking water sources. The GAO says that federal agencies are […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A lawsuit aimed at preventing an Indigenous tribe in Oregon from exercising their water rights has been dismissed by a federal court. Massachusetts gives millions of dollars in grants to public water systems to address PFAS contamination. Australia’s east coast is battered by record rainfall. A new study warns climate change and […]
The Rundown The Senate confirms Rep. Deb Haaland as the Interior secretary. The Army Corps suspends a Clean Water Act permit for a proposed Minnesota mine. A State Department official urges China to be transparent about its use of water from the Mekong River. The EPA seeks more data on PFAS in industrial wastewater discharges. […]
Navajo Generating Station shut down in 2019 and is now being dismantled. The Colorado River water that cooled the plant is part of a broader legal impasse.
The Rundown The House passes a pandemic relief package that includes $500 million for household water bill assistance. The EPA decides to regulate two PFAS chemicals in drinking water and proposes to monitor drinking water for 29 more. A House Democrat says he wants to increase authorized spending for two main federal water infrastructure loan […]
The Rundown Federal agencies issue an assessment of the cyberattack on a Florida water treatment plant. A Senate committee advances the nomination of Michael Regan to be EPA administrator. EPA adds climate change data to its environmental justice screening tool. NOAA submits a report to Congress on improving short-term weather forecasts. And lastly, the Bureau […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Defendants in the Flint water crisis case, including former Gov. Rick Snyder, attempt to throw out charges against them based on technicalities. Activists organize to stop Enbridge’s Line 3 in northern Minnesota. Wastewater testing helps researchers in Oregon discover the presence of variants of SARS-CoV-2. Local water suppliers in Colorado urge the […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report from the Bureau of Reclamation paints a dire future for the two biggest reservoirs in the United States. Microplastics not only threaten water in the Great Lakes but the coastal areas around them, a new study finds. Georgia signs a multi-million-dollar contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to […]
The Rundown President Biden took office and froze his predecessor’s rules that had not yet gone into effect. The GAO identifies funding challenges for an Army Corps navigation and ecosystem program in the upper Mississippi River basin. The Interior Department submits a report to Congress on water supply challenges in the western United States and […]
The Rundown The Treasury Department clarifies use of CARES Act funds for water infrastructure. The White House tries to block funding for dam repairs using its rescission authority. GAO report highlights the rising cost of NASA’s environmental cleanup liabilities. The EPA releases data on enforcement and compliance in 2020 and rejects a petition to force […]
The upheaval of last year will set the stage for the next 12 months.
The Rundown Congress adds $638 million for water-bill debt relief to a spending package that includes a Navajo Nation water rights settlement, a Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water rights settlement, and a directive to the secretary of state to encourage regional collaboration on water resources in Tibet. Congress also reauthorizes the Great Lakes Restoration […]
