Shelley Moore Capito

Rule Changes

Advanced WRDA 2026 through her committee

Almost every U.S. water utility that upgrades a pipe or a treatment plant borrows from a state loan fund seeded with federal money. On July 15, a Senate committee advanced the bill that sets how much flows into those funds through 2030.

Updated 2 hours ago

Rule Changes

Supporting proposed rule

For 50 years, states have held veto power over pipelines, dams, and power plants crossing their waterways. On January 14, 2026, the EPA proposed a rule to prevent states and tribes from blocking federally permitted energy projects based on anything beyond direct water pollution.

Updated May 21