A third party is being appointed to stabilize the city’s water systems. The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Mississippi and the city of Jackson, implementing a…
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Interior Department Announces New Water Preservation Program
$4 billion in funding will be invested in Colorado River conservation. The Department of the Interior announced a new program last week that provides conservation funding for the…
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Interior Department Invests $20 Million in El Paso Water Facility
Funding goes toward advanced water purification infrastructure. Officials from the Department of the Interior recently celebrated a $20 million investment into the construction of the El Paso Water…
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USDA Invests in Rural WV Water Infrastructure
Secretary Vilsack and Senator Manchin attend groundbreaking ceremony. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently joined Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to announce a $75 million…
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DOI Celebrates South Dakota Water Project
$75.5 million investment will move the project to completion. The Department of the Interior officials joined the Bureau of Reclamation leaders for a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony for a…
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EPA and USDA Address Rural Wastewater Management
A pilot initiative to begin in 11 rural communities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week the launch of the…
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EPA Issues New Advisory on “Forever Chemicals”
Lowers acceptable PFAS levels in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new advisories that lower the acceptable ingestible levels of systemic pollutants in drinking water. These…
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Interior Commemorates Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Water pipeline first installment of water infrastructure project. The Department of the Interior commemorated a major point of completion for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP) last week,…
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White House Celebrates Six Months of Infrastructure Bill
Over $110 billion in funds have been released for projects. President Biden’s administration celebrated the six-month anniversary of the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law last week, speaking…
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Administration Restores Environmental Policies
The measure could stall needed infrastructure projects. President Biden’s administration is reinstating stricter environmental standards for approving new pipelines, highways, power plants, and other construction projects, including requiring…
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