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Some state officials are pressing the EPA to develop nonbinding health advisory levels for some PFASs in drinking water arguing that the toxicity values the EPA is...

On September 13, 2018 the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the America's Water Infrastructure Act.

On October 27, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a motion filed by five Republican state attorneys general to stay EPA's June 2021 rule delaying the effective date...

EPA's Science Advisory Board ("SAB") is reiterating its criticism of the EPA's new Waters of the United States ("WOTUS") rule claiming that the new rule fails to incorporate current science...

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled on May 28, 2019 that the Obama administration erred when it crafted the Waters of the U.S. ("WOTUS") regulation

As we turn to 2025 and a new administration, there are a few areas of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) law worth watching in the short term, including the regulation of the chemicals...

The US EPA announced on February 25, that new drinking water regulations aimed at eliminating lead in water supplies have been returned to the US EPA's staffers for revision.

The U.S. EPA announced on February 6 plans to hold public hearings in Kansas City on February 27 and 28 to discuss the Trump administration's attempt to clarify ...

While COVID-19-based disruptions may cast a shadow, water investment is on the rise, and for good reason. Investment in U.S. water and wastewater ...

Today the White House is hosting a summit on sustainable water from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The event coincides with "World Water Day."

The EPA and the Corps of Engineers have extended the comment period on the groundbreaking proposed rule to define Waters of the United States.

On Monday, July 27, the DOJ issued a memo stating that federal actions seeking penalties under the Clean Water Act (CWA) will be strongly disfavored when a state has already initiated its own...

The EPA is dramatically reducing the amount of U.S. waterways that receive federal protection under the Clean Water Act ("Act").

The U.S. EPA has announced its intention to increase oversight of state drinking water programs in light of the crisis occurring in Flint, Michigan.

In an 8-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that designating a property as a Water of the United States was a final agency action.

On December 16, President Obama signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, S. 612 (WIIN). WIIN authorizes funds for Flint, Michigan, various western water projects and some drought relief for California.

Grants a temporary exemption for U.S. Air Force jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada from certain water pollution control requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.