Posts by Holly Sims

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin as 17th EPA Administrator

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin as 17th EPA Administrator

Former Representative Lee Zeldin of New York’s 1st congressional district received Senate confirmation to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

White House Rescinds Memo Freezing Federal Grants

White House Rescinds Memo Freezing Federal Grants

On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 29th, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that it is...

Lee Zeldin Senate Confirmation Vote to Take Place January 29th

Lee Zeldin Senate Confirmation Vote to Take Place January 29th

President Donald Trump’s nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have his confirmation vote by the Senate...

New Executive Order Halts Some IIJA and IRA Funding

New Executive Order Halts Some IIJA and IRA Funding

On Tuesday, January 21st, President Trump signed the executive order Unleashing American Energy on his first full day in office....

EPA Releases Preliminary Determinations for Contaminants on the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List

EPA Releases Preliminary Determinations for Contaminants on the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List

On Tuesday, January 7th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its preliminary regulatory determinations for nine contaminants for the Fifth...

EPA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Safe Drinking Water Act

EPA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Safe Drinking Water Act

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted a gathering...

Representative Lee Zeldin Announced as New EPA Administrator

Representative Lee Zeldin Announced as New EPA Administrator

On Monday, Nov. 11th, President-Elect Donald Trump announced he will appoint New York Representative Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental...

EPA Releases the Sixth Set of National Drinking Water Data under UCMR 5

EPA Releases the Sixth Set of National Drinking Water Data under UCMR 5

The EPA will soon release the sixth set of national drinking water data regarding PFAS and lithium. The Office of...

Office of the Inspector General Releases Report on Office of Water’s Allocations for LSLs

Office of the Inspector General Releases Report on Office of Water’s Allocations for LSLs

On Monday, October 21, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report that details their evaluation of the...

EPA Releases Final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

EPA Releases Final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

On Tuesday, October 8th, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final version of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI)...