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EPA Implicated by OIG in Flint Water Crisis

By William C. Schillaci Jul 31, 2018 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Jul 31, 2018

The drinking water crisis that began in Flint, Michigan, in 2014 may go down in U.S. environmental history as the classic failure of all levels of government—local, state, and federal—to meet their responsibilities to provide the public with safe drinking water as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the federal Lead and […]

Water Bill Passes Senate

By William C. Schillaci Sep 26, 2016 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Sep 26, 2016

On September 15, 2016, the Senate passed S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA), by a vote of 95 to 3. While a great deal of the bill is directed at improving the ability of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake navigation, flood management, and ecosystem restoration projects, the bill […]