EPA Proposes New WOTUS Rule
December 12, 2018Yesterday, the EPA unveiled a new WOTUS rule under the Clean Water Act which is aimed at clarifying which waters are and are not regulated under the law.
READ MORE EPA Seeks Comment on WOTUS
August 1, 2018The EPA and Army Corp of Engineers are seeking comment on whether other alternatives to a full repeal of WOTUS would address key issues with the rule.
READ MORE Infrastructure Bills Move Forward
June 6, 2018In recent weeks, two pieces of legislation have been approved by their respective committees which would address key infrastructure-related issues specific to water.
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EPA Withdraws Clean Power Plan
October 25, 2017Recently, the EPA published a proposed rule to repeal the Clean Power Plan which now awaits a 60-day comment period and expected litigation.
READ MORE Comments Due on Rule to Redefine WOTUS
August 2, 2017On July 27, 2017, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule to recodify the existing definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The rule would apply the definition of WOTUS as it existed before the 2015 Clean Water...
READ MORE Trump Signs EO on Clean Power Plan
March 29, 2017President Donald Trump this week signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the EPA to review the Clean Power Plan, a first step in rolling back the Obama-era climate rules.
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Trump Signs Executive Orders
January 25, 2017President Donald Trump began his presidency with a series of executive orders and memorandums taking aim at the Affordable Care Act, trade deals and federal workers, among others.
READ MORE House Moves Forward on Energy Reform
May 25, 2016The House Committee on Rules is laying the groundwork to reconcile its energy bill with the Senate's version, both of which targed the U.S. energy infrastructure and its vulnerabilities.
READ MORE Senate Passes Energy Reform Bill
April 27, 2016The Senate recently approved the Energy Policy Modernization Act which avoids controversial energy topics like climate change but does address many bipartisan energy priorities.
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