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The appropriations process directing use of federal funds in fiscal year 2027 has begun in earnest, with hearings and markups scheduled in both chambers over the next several weeks. 

Agency director discusses planned infrastructure upgrades to wharves and waterways.

EPA's interim guidance on best practices to dispose of and destroy “forever” chemicals highlights widely used technologies, but others need further study.

The Waterways Council is calling on Congress to create an Inland Navigation Construction Organization to manage construction on the nation's rivers. 

Crews in southern Utah County are nearing completion on one of the most consequential water infrastructure projects in the Western U.S.

Trans-border sewage crisis brings new research on how pollution becomes airborne, while Stantec/PCL team delivers rapid expansion of wastewater treatment plant.

Team bets big on seawater desalination as region water supply pressure intensifies, but few project technical details are released.

Terminations of the National Science Foundation's 22-member board, including noted USC engineering school AI researcher Yolanda Gil, could have a chilling effect on scientific and engineering research. 

Colorado River states approve emergency Flaming Gorge releases as Lake Powell nears hydropower thresholds, signaling deeper infrastructure constraints and looming capital investment decisions across the basin.

Strong demand from new data centers is just one reason the agency is pushing for water reuse across a range of industries.