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Legislative Update: Senate Appropriators Spare EPA of Deep Cuts But Set Stage for a Budget Battle

Lawmakers left Washington for the August recess at the end of last week and are not due back in Washington until they reconvene after Labor Day in...

Legislative Update: Senate Confirmations & COVID-19 Relief

Senate Organization Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader McConnell (R-KY) have agreed to an organizing resolution for a...

Legislative Update: Senate EPW Advances WRDA Bill, House Panel Advances Farm Bill

Senate EPW Advances WRDA Bill The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW)unanimously approved the 2024 Water Resource Development Act...

Legislative Update: Senate Passes Two Bipartisan Recycling Bills

Senate Passes Two Bipartisan Recycling Bills On March 13, the Senate passed two bipartisan recycling and composting bills that have been stalled...

Legislative Update: Senate Passes WOTUS, But White House Expected to Veto

The Senate voted 53-43 to repeal the Biden Administration’s controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Four Democrats and one...

Legislative Update: Senate Returns as the Debt Ceiling Debate Continues to Loom

Both the House and Senate return and a deal on the debt ceiling remains the top topic of conversation on Capitol Hill. The U.S. reached its $31.4...

Legislative Update: Senate Unanimously Approves 2024 Water Resources Development Bill

Senate Unanimously Approves 2024 Water Resources Development Bill The Senate unanimously approved the 2024 water resources development bill (S....

Legislative Update: Senators Introduce Bills to Stop EPA Overreach on IRIS and TSCA Assessments

Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Ted Budd (R-NC) have teamed up to introduce a pair of bills to block EPA’s chemical risk...