Resiliency News

  1. AMWA Leads Letter To Legislators Supporting Clean Energy Tax Credits 4/7/2025

    Last week, AMWA spearheaded a pair of letters to several House and Senate committee leaders, co-signed by five water sector and municipal partners, expressing support for the clean energy tax credits introduced under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

  2. New Report Highlights 100+ Actionable Strategies For Climate-Resilient Water And Sanitation In Frontline Communities Across US 3/18/2025

    New research released today by the Pacific Institute and DigDeep outlines over 100 actionable strategies for frontline communities’ water and sanitation systems in the face of intensifying climate impacts while addressing systemic inequities.

  3. Water Resilience: Closing The Funding Gap For Utilities 3/11/2025

    State and local leaders are well positioned to help water and wastewater utilities solve challenges in financial health, infrastructure resilience, economic development, and lives and livelihoods.

  4. Securing Water Systems Against Cyber-Threats: Idaho Leads With Cyber-Informed Engineering 3/6/2025

    When it comes to cybersecurity research, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Idaho have a relationship that dates back to the 1990s and was hallmarked in 2019 with the opening of the state-funded Cybercore Integration Center on INL’s Research and Education Campus in Idaho Falls.

  5. Jacobs Awarded Operational Technology Cybersecurity Contract With U.S. Wastewater Utility 3/6/2025

    Jacobs (NYSE: J) was awarded an operational technology (OT) cybersecurity contract with Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD). 

  6. UToledo Researchers Advance Renewable Energy, Water Sustainability Through International Collaboration 2/24/2025

    The global demand for clean energy and sustainable water solutions continues to rise, making international collaboration in these fields more important than ever.

  7. EPA Announces $147M WIFIA Loan To Increase Drinking Water Reliability In South Florida 2/18/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a $147M Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority.

  8. China-Made Cameras May Be Used To Spy On U.S. Infrastructure 2/13/2025

    In October 2024, America’s largest water utility, American Water, was hit by a cyberattack — an event that underscored the growing vulnerability of U.S. critical infrastructure. For a utility that provides drinking and wastewater services to more than 14 million people, such attacks pose serious risks to public safety.

  9. NSF Awards UTA Engineer For Flood Research 2/7/2025

    Michelle Hummel, an associate professor of civil engineering, received a Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance her research and education initiatives.

  10. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces EPA's 'Powering the Great American Comeback' Initiative 2/4/2025

    On February 4, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative, to achieve the agency’s mission while energizing the greatness of the American economy.