This effort is part of the EPA’s broader Powering the Great American Comeback initiative, which aims to make sure everyone—no matter where they live—can count on clean air, land, and especially water.
Laredo has long sought a secondary water supply to supplement the Rio Grande. A development in Webb County could provide a solution—but one with a hefty price tag.
This decision permits the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) to extract an additional 39.9 million tons of federal coal and supports 280 full-time jobs.
The Office of Water will 'be aimed at ensuring that we can make things better,' which has prompted the Office to plan 'listening sessions' that 'cross a wide range of stakeholders' in order to help 'chart our path,' she said.
Representatives from EGLE and the Army Corps are scheduled to meet this week to explore possible resolutions, as communities and businesses across Michigan await clarity on a policy that could reshape shipping logistics throughout the Great Lakes region.
More than 1.3 million New Yorkers rely on water systems that could be impacted by any change in federal policy. If national protections are weakened, many of those systems may no longer be required to filter out PFAS at all.
Judy Sheahan, the conference’s assistant executive director for the environment, told The Driller the conference believes 'it was a mistake' for the EPA to set PFAS’ contamination levels in drinking water at 'four parts per trillion,' which Sheahan said is 'detection levels.'
EPHI’s program has drawn support from respected organizations in the global water sector, including the American Water Works Association, the European Water Association, the Illinois Section of AWWA, and the Singapore Water Association.