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Federal agency is reallocating $1.1 billion in funding after revised inventories cut estimated number of lead service lines in half, reshaping 2026 project pipelines and raising stakes for utilities and contractors. 

While Arkansas approves nearly $154 million for dozens of water and wastewater projects statewide, the question is whether that amount will be sufficient for the state’s growing needs.

Agencies say rule would clarify decades of confusion over wetlands and bodies of water that require federal permits, which could potentially damage them.

An emerging ecosystem of data and climate risk intelligence firms are using AI tools and other technologies to bridge impact knowledge gaps that federal agencies have been unable to fill.

Officials will meet next month to approve changes in existing plan to reduce pollution in the largest US estuary, with a 64,000-sq-mile watershed in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC.

D.C.-based judge said construction approval may not have "fully complied" with regulations for projects in federal waters over the outer continental shelf, but developers contend it was vetted in a four-year-long process.  

Federal loans now meet less than 2% of U.S. clean-water needs each year—a shortfall even record EPA funding can’t fix, according to an ENR analysis.

A city council member who voted to cancel the design work criticized the design-build process.

The government shutdown could create added challenges for project permitting and work execution, multiple sources said.

New report looks at how to prioritize infrastructure investments in cash-strapped communities.