Senate Panel Advances Water Infrastructure Bill
Legislation designed to enhance funding for the country’s commercial waterways was easily approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this month.
May 9, 2022EPA Announces $2.6 Billion in Availability for Water Improvement Projects
To help improve the quality of drinking water and wastewater infrastructure nationwide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of nearly $2.6 billion to states, tribes and territories.
May 10, 2019President Trump Signs Water Infrastructure Law
President Donald Trump signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 into law Oct. 23.
October 23, 2018Senate Clears Water Infrastructure Bill for Trump’s Signature
A water infrastructure policy measure easily cleared the U.S. Senate on Oct. 10, and it’s ready for President Donald Trump’s signature.
October 12, 2018Drowning in Dirty Water, Permian Seeks $22 Billion Lifeline
In the dry, dusty plains of West Texas, home to America’s most prolific oil play, the problem isn’t too little water, it’s too much of it.
August 30, 2018Obama Signs Water Bill To Boost Ports
President Obama on June 10 signed a water policy bill into law that allows dredging at ports throughout the country, ahead of the expansion of the Panama Canal.
June 10, 2014Lawmakers to Unveil $8.2 Billion Bill That Deepens Ports Ahead of Panama Canal Expansion
House and Senate transportation leaders said they would unveil an $8.2 billion water policy bill that would approve the deepening of U.S. ports to accommodate larger ships traveling through an expanded Panama Canal next year.
May 12, 2014