Washington Report

Thank you to the more than 200 people who submitted comments to the EPA related to its National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) and health-based maximum contaminant level goals (MCLG)…

APWA, the National Water Resources Association, and the U.S. Composting Council did a joint op-ed reiterating the inclusion of PFAS liability legislation by Sen. Lummis in a broader FPAS legislative package; Bloomberg…

In a ruling in which the justices were divided on their reasoning, the U.S. Supreme Court found EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers wrongfully claimed oversight of the wetland…

APWA and a coalition of organizations representing local governments and public works sent a letter to EPA requesting it work closely with Congress to ensure any rulemaking designating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…

The bipartisan budget agreement includes nearly all of the structural components of the BUILDER Act, which APWA President Keith Pugh testified in support of in February before Congress as part…

APWA Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Resource page 118th Congress Public Policy Priorities APWA Washington Report Contact Congress “What is Public Works?” Tell Your Story Public Works Research  InfoNow…

(All times ET) May 23 at 10 a.m., the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee is holding a full committee mark-up on 17 different measures, including a supply chain package referred to previously;…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced underserved communities nationwide will receive an additional $160M in disaster mitigation grants; $136M will come via the Building Resilient Infrastructure Communities (BRIC) grant…

The Federal Highway Admin. (FHWA) has published Model Long-Range Transportation Plans: A Guide for Performance Based Planning; Providing examples and case studies on integrating performance-based plans, programs and processes, the guidebook…

The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT), of which APWA is a member, is opposing provisions expected to be part of a ‘Supply Chain package’ scheduled for mark-up by the House…