Climate Change - Archive

2015

12/11	Clean Water Current	NACWA Active at AMWA Water & Climate Forum
10/09	Clean Water Current	Senate Debates Western Drought Bills
09/18	Clean Water Current	NACWA Engaged in White House Resilience Study
09/11	Clean Water Current	WIN Submits Letters Supporting Restoration of SRF and California Drought Bill
07/31	Clean Water Current	Senate Drought Bill Includes Funds for Recycled Water Projects
06/26	Clean Water Current	NACWA Meets with Key Staff to Discuss Drought Legislation and Water Reuse
06/19	Clean Water Current	National and Western Organizations Support Huffman Drought Legislation
06/12	Clean Water Current	NACWA Participates in Senate Roundtable on Climate Change
06/05	Clean Water Current	Western Drought Examined by Senate Committee
03/27	Clean Water Current	NACWA Recommends Revisions to Greenhouse Gas Inventory
03/26	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on EPA 2013 Greenhouse Gas Inventory
03/20	Clean Water Current	Senator Cardin Reintroduces Legislation to Advance Resiliency, Sustainability
03/13	Clean Water Current	Rep. Capps Reintroduces Legislation to Support Community Resiliency

2014

07/11	Clean Water Current	NACWA and AMWA Release Report from Resilience Summit, EPA Announces Key Tool
06/27	Clean Water Current	Clean Water Agencies Benefit From Supreme Court Greenhouse Gas Ruling
03/26	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on EPA 2012 Greenhouse Gas Inventory
01/03	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on EPA Office of Water Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

2013

08/02	Clean Water Current	Biogenic Emissions Coalition Discusses Path Forward After Court Vacates Deferral
06/28	Clean Water Current	Obama Releases Climate Change Plan; NACWA Provides Clean Water Perspecitve
05/24	Clean Water Current	Biogenics Emissions Coalition Meets to Refine Strategy
04/12	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on the draft National Climate Assessment
03/29	Clean Water Current	NACWA Recommends Revisions ot Greenhouse Gas Inventory
03/25	NACWA Comments	Comments on 2011 EPA Draft Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
03/01	Clean Water Current	NACWA Considers Coalition to Address Regulation of Biogenic Emissions
02/15	Clean Water Current	WEF, NACWA Release Joint Response to the President’s State of the Union Address

2012

08/31	Clean Water Current	Senate Considers Bill to Improve Extreme Weather Resiliency; NACWA Provides Input
08/24	Webinar Series	ABC AD Operator Webinar Series on Biogas
08/03	Clean Water Current	NACWA Comments on ICLEI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Protocol
07/30	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on ICLEI USA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting Protocol
05/18	Clean Water Current	NACWA Asks EPA to Reconsider Regulations as Part of Climate Change Strategy
05/17	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on the National Water Program’s 2012 Climate Change Strategy
05/03	Advocacy Alert	NACWA to Participate in Biogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lawsuit; Requests Member Input
03/30	Clean Water Current	NACWA Recommends Revisions to Greenhouse Gas Inventory
03/28	NACWA Comments	Comments on 2010 EPA Draft 2010 Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
03/23	Clean Water Current	NACWA, AMWA Speak to Adaptation Needs at Capitol Hill Climate Briefing
03/16	Clean Water Current	NACWA, AMWA to Host Congressional Briefing on Sustainability, Climate Change

2011

10/31	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments to EPA Science Advisory Board Expert Panel on Biogenic Emissions
10/28	Clean Water Curent	NACWA Urges Science Advisory Board to Exempt Wastewater Biogenic Emissions from Greenhouse Gas Accounting
09/16	Clean Water Current	NACWA, Water Associations Discuss Climate Change
08/02	Congressional Correspondence	Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act Coalition Letter to Representative Lois Capps
08/02	Draft Legislation	Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act Section-By-Section Summary
07/15	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on Nominees for EPA Science Advisory Board Expert Panel on Biogenic Emissions
07/15	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on Council on Environmental Quality’s National Action Plan
07/08	Clean Water Current	NACWA Advocacy Obtains Key Biogenic Emissions Deferral in EPA Final Rule
06/24	Clean Water Current	NACWA Participates in Climate Resilience Tool Workgroup
06/10	Clean Water Current	CEQ Issues Water Quality Climate Change Plan; NACWA to Comment
05/06	Clean Water Current	NACWA Supports Biogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Deferral; Receives Response from EPA on Biogenic Emissions Report
05/05	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on EPA’s Proposed Deferral of CO₂ Emissions from Clean Air Act Permitting Programs
04/08	Clean Water Current	House Moves Forward Legislation Repealing EPA Authority over Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Senate Balks on Similar Proposals
04/08	Clean Water Current	NACWA Supports Biogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Deferral at Public Hearing
04/04	NACWA Talking Points	Talking Points for Public Hearing on Biogenic CO₂ Emissions Deferral from Clean Air Act Programs
03/25	NACWA Comments	Comments on the 2009 EPA Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
03/10	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on EPA Report on Biogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions
01/14	Clean Water Current	Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Changes Should Benefit POTWs

2010

12/17	Clean Water Current	Greenhouse Gas Regulations May Affect Public Agencies
12/10	Clean Water Current	NACWA Discusses Climate Change Strategy with EPA
11/05	Clean Water Current	NACWA, Water Associations Meet on Climate Change
09/30	Advocacy Alert	Guidance for POTW Responsibilities under the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule and Related Proposals
09/14	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on EPA Biogenic Emissions Notice
09/03	Clean Water Current Article	NACWA Participates in Workshop to Define Climate Change Research Needs
05/12	NACWA News Release	NACWA Calls For Water Adaptation Program in Climate Bill
04/14	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory

2009

12/28	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on Proposed Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
11/13	NACWA Comments	Comments to Council on Environmental Quality about Wastewater Adaptation
11/06	Congressional Correspondence	NACWA Letter to Chairman Boxer Supporting Climate Change Bill
11/03	Member Update	NACWA / AMWA Release Key Climate Change Adaptation Study
10/28	Congressional Testimony	Joint NACWA CASA Testimony Before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on October 28th
10/28	NACWA / AMWA Report	NACWA / AMWA Report on Climate Change Adaptation Costs and Impacts
10/28	News Release	Report Estimates Climate Change Adaptation Costs, Impacts to Utilities
10/21	Congressional Correspondence	Thank You Letter to Senators Kerry and Boxer
10/20	Regulatory Alert	EPA Final Rule On Greenhouse Gas Reporting
07/10	Congressional Correspondence	NACWA Letter on Climate Change Adaptation Program
06/23	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases
06/23	Legislative Alert	Urge Your Members of Congress to Support House Climate Adaptation / Mitigation Bills
06/23	Congressional Correspondence	Environmental Community Letter in Support of Capps Amendment
06/19	Congressional Correspondence	NACWA Letter on Capps Climate Adaptation Bill
06/18	Legislation	Water Systems Adaptation Partnerships Act of 2009
06/09	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on Proposed Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
04/22	Regulatory Alert	EPA Proposed Rule On Greenhouse Gas Reporting
04/16	Congressional Correspondence	NACWA Letter on American Clean Energy and Security Act
04/09	NACWA Comments	NACWA Public Review Comments on EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory
04/03	Legislative Alert	NACWA Analysis Of The "American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009" Discussion Draft
03/06	NACWA Publication	Getting Into the Game: How POTWs Can Take Advantage of Carbon Trading
02/12	Member Update	Release of NACWA Carbon Trading Primer
01/16	NACWA Comments	NACWA Expert Review Comments on EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory

2008

12/10	Correspondence	Letter to Chairman Henry Waxman on climate Change, Chemical Security
11/26	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments on EPA Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act
06/10	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments to EPA on OW Climate Change Strategy
06/04	Legislative Alert	Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 3036)
06/04	Draft Legislation	Rep. Ed Markey draft "Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act" -Executive Summary -Title-by-Title Summary
05/22	Draft Legislation	Draft Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 2191) -Summary of the Draft S. 2191
05/20	Congressional Correspondence	Joint Water Sector Climate Change Letter
05/20	Congressional Correspondence	Joint Water Sector Climate Change Statement
05/16	Congressional Correspondence	NACWA Climate Change Letter to Senator Boxer -Template Climate Change Letter for Member Use
04/07	NACWA Comments	NACWA Comments to EPA on 2006 Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
02/25	Congressional Correspondence	NACWA Letter to Senate EPW on Climate Change, S. 2191.
01/08	Correspondence	Letter to EPA on Climate Change Strategy