From illegal dumping areas to retired mining operations, brownfields aren’t ideal for redevelopment. What could we do with our wasteland sites other than fence them off forever?

The revisions were designed to improve how communities treat and test for lead in drinking water and force quicker regulatory response when lead is detected.

A proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) update would lower the permissible lead limit and require utilities to map all service lines containing lead. 

Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Thomas Carper (D-DE) have introduced the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM Act) along with 12 other original bipartisan cosponsors which would give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a limited grant of authority to phasedown the use of HFCs over the next 17 years.

The association states that the proposed rule is "an important step forward," representing the first major overhaul of federal protections for lead in drinking water in two decades.

The proposal marks the first major overhaul to lead levels in drinking water in more than two decades.

The company was honored for its Beauty in Motion Tour, a "showroom on wheels."

During the discussion, ACCA members advocated for more government funding for consumer education programs.

Today, more than 2,000 WaterSense partners, including manufacturers, water utilities, retailers, distributors, trade associations, state and local governments and non-profit organizations, collaborate with the EPA on the program.

On June 13, 2019, Gov. Abbott issued an executive order to extend the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners and the plumbing licensing law until 2021 to allow the next legislature to consider the issue. The plumbing industry needs to ensure their elected officials are educated on the topic and address this issue properly in the next legislative session.