“As assistant administrator for water, I will listen to our partners and accelerate progress achieving Congress’ vision laid out in the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Water Act, and other environmental statutes.”
The scale marks a sharp increase from last year’s 900 events, reflecting surging interest from corporations, nonprofits, and philanthropies despite political headwinds in the United States.
The addition marks the second high-profile hire to Bracewell’s environment, lands and resources team this month, following the arrival of Shailesh “Shai” Sahay.
Coal is being kept on life support, not because it’s the best or cheapest option, but because of political commitments to an industry long past its prime.
The concerns over unknown contamination sources, potential exposure pathways beyond just drinking water, and historical exposures remain on many minds.
The debate centers on how best to balance historic uses of public lands—grazing, mining, timber, energy production, recreation—with conservation imperatives.
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a high-stakes legal dispute over the cancellation of more than $20 billion in climate-related grants awarded under the Inflation Reduction Act