Government Operations

Report Says Congress Needs More Cleanup Cost Data From Coast Guard

The service reported approximately $448 million in environmental liabilities in fiscal year 2025, representing decades of deferred environmental remediation...

Government Operations

EPA Falls Years Behind on PFAS Clean Water Act Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency is running years behind on commitments to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, in...

Environment

Ocean Conservancy Increases Lobbying Spending on Marine Policy

Ocean Conservancy Inc. increased its lobbying budget significantly in the second quarter, spending $260,000 according to its latest Ocean Conservancy...

Macroeconomics

Warm Winters Left Out of Disaster Aid for Small Businesses

A Government Accountability Office report released this week exposes a significant gap in federal disaster assistance for businesses hit by climate-driven...

Government Operations

Regulators Block Deployment of Microbes for Waste Cleanup

Genetically modified bacteria could help clean up some of the nation's most stubborn environmental contamination, but a new Government Accountability Office...

Health

Kelly Demands PFAS Cleanup, Healthcare Coverage for Arizona

In this week's Mark Kelly news out of Washington, Sen. Mark Kelly pressed federal agencies on issues directly touching Arizona: delayed PFAS cleanups at...

Commerce

Syensqo USA Lobbies on PFAS Regulations and Tariffs

Materials science company Syensqo USA LLC filed its second-quarter lobbying disclosure on July 13, 2026, reporting $230,000 in spending as the company...

Public Lands

Senate Committee to Review 20 Public Lands and Water Bills

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is advancing a sprawling package of land and water bills that touches conservation, recreation, and...

Agriculture

House Committee Examines Four Wildlife Protection Bills

Four bills addressing wildlife threats and livestock protection are heading to a House Natural Resources Committee hearing next week, signaling...

Environment

Center for Sportfishing Policy Lobbies on Vessel Restrictions

The Center for Sportfishing Policy disclosed extensive lobbying activity in its quarterly filing, focusing on a broad range of fisheries and marine...

Public Lands

Natural Resources Committee Advances Water and Land Bills

The House Natural Resources Committee is preparing to markup nine bills that span water rights, land transfers, wildlife protections, and federal workplace...

Legislation

Senate Panel Considers Wilderness and Offshore Cleanup Bills

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is examining a slate of bills that would reshape how the federal government manages public lands, from...

Environment

Senate Committee Weighs Water Bill and Wildlife Secretary Nominee

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is moving forward on two major items that will shape federal water and conservation policy. The committee...

Government Operations

Is FEMA's $13.6 Million Renewable Energy Funding Cost-Effective?

Power outages are becoming more frequent and longer-lasting across the United States, with extreme weather events driving the crisis. When the lights go...

Government Operations

DOE's Nuclear Waste Cleanup Locked Into Costly Solutions Before Alternatives Evaluated

The Department of Energy's nuclear waste cleanup programs are locked into expensive solutions before alternatives are properly evaluated, according to a...

Public Lands

Bipartisan Bill Seeks $1.9B to Fix Parks Backlog

In a Congress fractured along partisan lines, a conservation bill has managed something increasingly rare: genuine bipartisan embrace. [GAP] The H.R. 9250...

Environment

Phillips Inc. Hires Continental Strategy for Environmental Policy

Phillips Inc. has brought on Continental Strategy LLC to handle its federal lobbying registration, adding firepower to its environmental policy efforts. The...