President Donald Trump recently proposed a 31 percent budget cut to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of his administration’s fiscal...
Entries Tagged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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News Briefs: Actor Jaden Smith Distributes Clean Water in Flint
Entry 339447A foundation run by Jaden Smith, son of actor Will Smith, is working with a church to bring cleaner water to...
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Trump Signs Water Infrastructure Improvement Act Into Law
President Donald Trump recently signed the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act into law, which codifies the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Planning approach...
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Government Shutdown Furloughs Pollution Inspectors, Slows Infrastructure Projects
Now entering its fourth week, the partial federal government shutdown triggered by President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall proposal could have environmental...
Editorial
Worth Noting - January 2019
PEOPLE/AWARDSSeveral municipalities were recognized at the National Municipal Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Awards, developed by the Water Environment Federation in cooperation with the U.S....
Editorial
New Lessons in Flood Mitigation
Austin, Texas, is blessed — and sometimes cursed
— by the water that runs through it,
under it and, unfortunately,...
Editorial
Worth Noting - December 2018
PEOPLE/AWARDSJames Houle, program manager for the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center, received a 2018 Merit Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Editorial
Worth Noting - November 2018
PEOPLE/AWARDSThe Town of Leet (Pennsylvania) received a $2,000 grant from the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development to formulate a new stormwater...
Editorial
Secrets to Success: Award-Winning Utility Strives for Continuous Improvement
Four Cs drive the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, which serves the area around Chapel Hill, North Carolina: continuous improvement, customer service,...
Editorial
Worth Noting - August 2018
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland, in collaboration with Howard County, was awarded $1,044,224 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to...
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Scott Pruitt Resigns From EPA Amidst Ethics Scandals
Scott Pruitt resigned July 5 from his post as administrator of the U.S. EPA, in a move initially announced via tweet from President Donald...
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EPA Awards Research Grants for Developing New Lead Exposure Solutions
The EPA is distributing nearly $4 million in grant funding for research and the development of new strategies to detect and control...
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EPA Announces New Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week the availability of funding that could provide as much as $5.5 billion in...
Editorial
Worth Noting - March 2018
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Madison County, Illinois, and HeartLands Conservancy received an Outstanding Local Government Achievement Award from the East-West Gateway Council of Governments for the...












