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Appropriations The House and Senate Appropriations Committees continue to hold hearings on FY2022 budgets. The administration is planning on releasing the President’s $6 trillion FY2022 budget on Friday, May 28. The release will kick off an ambitious House Appropriations Committee markup schedule shaped around recess....

Infrastructure Infrastructure negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans have seen little progress, though neither side wants to walk away. Lead Republican negotiator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) says she is determined to negotiate a deal but is criticizing White House staff hindering an agreement...

In 1989, countries around the world gathered in Basel, Switzerland, where they would eventually establish an international treaty, known as the Basel Convention, to prevent dumping of wastes in developing countries. The Convention applies restrictions to movements of hazardous (Annex I) and other (Annex II)...

CLEAN Future Act Several committees have started examining the sprawling provisions of the CLEAN Future Act. On May 5, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on the decarbonization of the transportation sector. During the hearing, Ranking Member Fred Upton (R-MI)...

Water Infrastructure On April 29, the Senate approved the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (S. 914) in an 89-2 vote. The legislation would authorize approximately $35 billion through FY2026 for new and existing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant and financial...

The country has several intersecting challenges it needs to address simultaneously: ending the COVID pandemic, rebuilding the American economy, mitigating and adapting to the climate change, and making our communities better for everyone. Infrastructure is key to addressing each of those challenges. Infrastructure can jumpstart...

Water Infrastructure This week the Senate is considering the bipartisan water infrastructure bill, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (S. 914).  The Senate voted, 92-2, to consider and debate the bill and is expected to vote to pass the bill on Thursday....

On Earth Day last week, President Biden hosted a virtual climate summit, outlining his aggressive strategy to combat climate change. One of his most notable targets included cutting America’s emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2030. This goal is nearly double the target that...