NACWA: Proposed EPA budget puts Americans’ water at risk
Last week the White House released its FY2026 Budget Request that proposed significant cuts across the federal government including a…
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Zeldin outlines new EPA actions to combat PFAS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recently provided some details on upcoming agency action to address Per- and…
AWWA, AMWA back latest cybersecurity legislation
The American Water Works Association has thrown its support behind new legislation that would create a collaborative approach to cybersecurity…
Drinking, clean water leaders talk policy, funding at Water Week 2025
Last week, more than 750 water utility professionals from across the United States convened in the nation’s capital for the…
Trump administration announces 10% tariff on all imports
The Trump administration has placed a 10% baseline tariff on most imports, effective April 5, with additional tariffs on goods…
Commentary: 5 Tips for Navigating Federal Funding Chaos
By Wayne Hofmann On Jan. 27 of this year, I traveled across the country to talk to strangers about federal…
Office of Water nominee Kramer questioned in Senate committee hearing
Jessica Kramer, the nominee to serve as the next assistant administrator for water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),…
NRWA applauds bipartisan emergency preparedness, cyber bills
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) this month re-introduced two bipartisan bills to support rural water systems in emergency preparedness…
Water experts testify on CWSRF, WIFIA in House subcommittee hearing
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing Tuesday on “Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and…
NACWA calls Supreme Court ruling ‘major victory’ for clean water
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), which represents public wastewater and stormwater agencies of all sizes nationwide, said…