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Articles Tagged with ''government policy''

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EPA Awards $409.4M to North Carolina to Help Water Utilities Withstand Natural Disasters

Federal grant is being used to fund loans for local governments and water utilities.
J.J. Smith
August 19, 2025
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“These investments will make drinking water systems more resilient to future storms, helping to ensure that communities have uninterrupted access to healthy water,” said NCDEQ Secretary Reid Wilson.


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Thermal Energy Networks

What Drillers Need to Know about Thermal Energy Network Policy in 2025

As the market meets policy and grows in response, we look forward to an enriched, continued partnership with drillers.
Ania Camargo Cortés Jess Silber-Byrne
August 15, 2025
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) will eliminate the 25D clean energy tax credit at the end of 2025. Here's what drillers need to know.


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EPA Allocates $9.5M for Grants to Increase Cybersecurity at Drinking Water Systems

The deadline to apply for funding under this program is Oct. 6, 2025
J.J. Smith
August 11, 2025
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Cyber attackers have taken notice of the U.S. water and wastewater systems sector, “and utility size simply doesn’t matter” to the attackers, said Jennifer Lyn Walker, WaterISAC’s director of infrastructure cyber defense


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Ontario Slips Out of Fraser Institute’s Top 10 for Mining Investment

Two other Canadian jurisdictions—Saskatchewan (7th) and Newfoundland and Labrador (8th)—secured top 10 positions.
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
August 6, 2025
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Ontario may still hold world-class mineral wealth—from gold in Red Lake to nickel in the Ring of Fire—but its ability to attract mining investment depends on more than geology.


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Paige Hallen Hanson Confirmed as EPA Chief Financial Officer

She Brings Capitol Hill Experience and Fiscal Expertise
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
August 5, 2025
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“Paige did a great job as Associate CFO in the first administration,” said former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “She has the experience and knowledge the agency needs.”


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BLM Accepting Nominations of Federal Land in New Mexico for Geothermal Leasing

Nominations are not limited to companies, and can be submitted by members of the public
J.J. Smith
August 4, 2025
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A BLM official advises the public to research nomination requirements—such as maximum acreage, acceptable land descriptions, and block nominations—before proposing land for competitive geothermal leasing.


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Science in Retreat: EPA Dismantles Key Research Arm Amid Climate Rollbacks

Research halted, oversight weakened — EPA science dismantled.
John Oldani
John Oldani
July 31, 2025
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The Office of Research and Development, once central to the EPA’s science-based policies, is being dismantled as part of a sweeping federal downsizing effort.


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"Make Gas Cans Great Again?"

EPA Declares War on Annoying Spouts — and Everyone Has Feelings About It
John Oldani
John Oldani
July 31, 2025
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The agency’s goal, Zeldin said, is to "clear the way for manufacturers and consumers to be able to produce and use gas cans that are safe, compliant, and consumer friendly."


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U.S. and Mexico Finalize Historic Deal to End the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis

As part of the deal, Mexico agreed to begin construction immediately on two long-delayed priority projects.
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
July 30, 2025
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In what is being described as a “massive environmental and national security win,” the United States and Mexico have reached a landmark agreement to permanently address the Tijuana River sewage crisi


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BLM Rescinding Five Rules Governing Geothermal Resources on Public Lands

Rescinded rules are ‘obsolete,’ ‘outdated,’ ‘redundant,’ ‘no longer relevant,’ BLM says
J.J. Smith
July 30, 2025
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The reasons provided by BLM for rescinding the regulations governing geothermal resources leasing vary with some rules designated as “no longer in use.


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