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President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he will nominate Michael Regan, North Carolina’s top environmental regulator, to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The pick follows an intense campaign from the party’s progressive wing that pushed Biden’s team to emphasize environmental justice for minority and...

We are justifiably disappointed that Andrew Whelton, an associate professor at Purdue University in West Layfette, Indiana, and others are using the tragedy of the California wildfires to promote a biased agenda against plastic pipes.  It is made worse by citing flawed “tests” to mislead...

The 116th Congress is attempting to wrap up as lawmakers race to get must-pass legislation through before they adjourn. The end is not coming easily; however, as House and Senate leaders are in serious negotiations to avoid a government shutdown and provide necessary aid to...

Around the country, cases of COVID-19 are surging, cities are going back under lockdown, and governments are urging that citizens do not travel to visit family this holiday season. A vaccine seems like the only solution so that we may begin to see cases under...

At Vinyl360 last month, we were lucky to hear from several water infrastructure professionals. One surprising session was about how PVC pipe can be useful for beer cities. Christina Davenport joined us from the City of Bend, Oregon, where she is a city program manager...

The House and Senate have returned from Thanksgiving recess to push through the last part of a lame-duck session.  Legislators have only seven more legislative days to complete several must-pass bills, including the National Defense Authorization Act and the 12 annual appropriations bills to avoid...

Election day came and passed, but like almost everything in 2020 proved to be unpredictable, at least for now. As of Thursday morning, there are still votes to count and still no clear winner, but the path to 270 electoral votes is looking to be...

We’re excited to announce an addition to our Vinyl360 speaker series – Richard Anderson, Managing Director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Water Council, will discuss municipal water utility infrastructure investment and recessionary impacts on Wednesday at Vinyl360. Since the COVID-19 recession began in February...