This week the House of Representatives approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022.  This bill is being used as the vehicle for a compromise fiscal 2023 National Defense

A bill, SB226, was introduced in the Texas State Legislature that would require the use of green infrastructure in new state buildings. For the bill text and the current status

Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) push to speed up the pace of energy infrastructure approvals faces an uncertain future after the proposal was pulled from a must-pass government-funding bill. For more

The Senate passed a scaled down version of President Biden’s economic agenda this week.  HR: 5376, the Inflation Reduction act, formerly known as, the Build Back Better Act, includes provisions

In order to win Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) support for climate legislation, a side deal was made for separate legislation to reform the federal permitting process, changing the way states

S4136: The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) was passed by the Senate this week.  WRDA, a bipartisan water resources and civil works bill, seeks to provide more assistance and resources

HR5118: The Continental Divide Completion Act was expanded this week to include authorization of billions of dollars of funding for federal agencies, including the Agriculture and Interior departments, to implement

Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, along with Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led

HR 7861: The Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act was recently introduced in Congress to address pre-production plastic pellet pollution. This bill would set effluent limitations on wastewater, spills, and runoff

S.4231: Support to Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture and Municipalities Act or STREAM Act. This bill is focused on addressing infrastructure needs in California and the Western US that continue to

HR 1437: A bill is moving through Congress this week that would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to update precipitation data every five (5) years. This bill

Last week in Washington, water professionals from around the country once again come together for Water Week. This year, after two years of virtual events, attendees came in person to

S4136: Bipartisan legislation authorizing improvements to the nation’s waterways and investments in flood control and coastal resiliency projects passed unanimously in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this week.

The White House Council on Environmental Quality announced the appointment of Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome to be CEQ’s Senior Director for Environmental Justice. Dr. White-Newsome, a native of Detroit, Michigan,

Senators plan to roll out a draft water infrastructure bill today aimed to protect the nation’s coasts against widespread, deadly flooding and storm surge tied to climate change. The draft