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In the wake of severe flooding in Eastern Kentucky, the EPA is deploying a mobile water testing lab to help ensure safe drinking water for residents. 

Sen. Patty Murray condemned the administration’s actions to roll back funding, stating, “These programs aren’t just about climate—they’re saving families money and providing affordable housing and transportation options.”

Some of the nation’s most vulnerable natural resources are in jeopardy after Doug Burgum issued a seven-page directive weakening their protections to further fossil fuel development.  

With oil and gas exploration ramping up, the demand for better waste disposal solutions is skyrocketing. But companies are working on new ways to recycle and reuse waste, which could be a game-changer.

The Republican leader of a House subcommittee does not agree with the claim made by some colleagues during a hearing on the Clean Water Act.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin visited New York City last Thursday, stopping by the agency’s Region 2 headquarters in downtown Manhattan. 

Since President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20, there has been widespread confusion over the status of IRA money for projects both large—like those administered by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality—and small, like BREDL’s.

PFAS, often called forever chemicals, have been linked to serious health risks.  As water utilities work to remove these substances from drinking water, these lawmakers argue they shouldn’t bear the financial burden of cleanup costs.

While EPA set Feb. 20, 2025 as the deadline to file comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), some stakeholders within the water testing and water utility sectors say because the NPRM is very complex the deadline is too short, and should be extended by 60 days.

The coastal city also has been trying for years to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as big, thirsty industries continue to locate nearby and a five-year drought persists.