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The first bill (H.R. 2209) encourages financial institutions to continue to invest in local communities following new banking regulations that threaten to slow or even stop cash flow for crucial infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, or even schools

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined a coalition of 24 other states and municipalities across the country to defend the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan, which sets nationwide limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Today's court filings respond to suits that several states, coal companies and industry groups have filed to block the new rules, which are aimed at slowing climate change.

Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement after the Federal Housing Financing Agency (FHFA) directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop a new universal loan application dataset (ULAD) that will capture information about a borrower’s current and prior military service. FHFA will use the ULAD as the basis for an updated uniform residential loan application (URLA).

As part of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, more than 1,300 organizations are purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually, avoiding carbon pollution equal to that created by the electricity use of more than 2.5 million American homes.

The Studio Art Hall at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., has earned national recognition in the 2015 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony at the building on Monday, November 9 at 3:30 p.m.

The men and women who clean, care for and maintain the buildings of New York will be honored tomorrow, November 5, at the 2015 Building Service Workers Awards. 32BJ SEIU and Straus News organize the annual awards where family, co-workers, employers, tenants and elected officials can celebrate the dedication of building service workers who keep our city running.

The Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the launch of a federal Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium to better address the critical housing needs of victims of domestic violence and their children.

The Mid-South Coliseum and Fairgrounds site has the potential to become a major gathering place for the residents of Memphis and the surrounding region, serving as an amenity offering recreation and entertainment spaces flexible enough to accommodate a variety of year-round uses, according to a newly published report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced an agreement with DSB Investments, Inc., the owner of the Glacier View Apartments in Everett, to enforce compliance with the Washington Law Against Discrimination and the Consumer Protection Act. The agreement, called an Assurance of Discontinuance, was filed in King County Superior Court and is subject to the court’s approval.

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), a Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, joined subcommittee colleagues Tuesday in approving two resolutions, H.J. Res 71 and H.J. Res 72. The resolutions, which Latta co-sponsored, disapprove of the two final rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for new and existing power plants

“We need to continue to take responsible steps towards protecting Ohio's streams, rivers and lakes, but this proposed federal regulation goes too far. By impeding state laws, these new rules may actually make it harder to respond to water problems. For instance, I have worked to pass a numbers of bills that have improved federal assistance to states like Ohio experiencing the effects of harmful algal blooms.

In June, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) issued a final “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule that expanded the scope of federal authority over land and water at the expense of Utahns. The rule has been called a “massive land grab” that will expose Utah farmers, ranchers, home owners, and businesses to significant compliance costs

Today, Congressman Smith joined the Democratic Whip’s Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality and Opportunity, chaired by Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Congressman Smith released the following statement regarding his new membership in the Task Force:

Based on input from New Hampshire citizens and businesses, U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte today announced her opposition to a final rule that would dramatically expand the federal government's jurisdiction over U.S. waters. She voted in support of bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw and revise the final "Waters of the United States" rule to take into account concerns from states, communities, and other local stakeholders. The legislation failed by a 57-41 vote, falling short of the 60 votes required to advance

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine signed a letter that calls on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify the agricultural exemptions and provide more concise guidelines on compliance with EPA-issued water rules, instead of undermining protections for streams and wetlands. While the letter, co-signed by U.S. Senators Angus King, Bill Nelson, Mark Warner, Dianne Feinstein, Brian Schatz, Chris Coons, Tom Carper, Jon Tester, Michael Bennet and Amy Klobuchar, states that elimination of the entire rule would not be the appropriate course of action, it does acknowledge that the rule should be reviewed

Working to stop the regulatory nightmares caused by President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) today voted for both the Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) and a joint Resolution of Disapproval to prevent the expanded “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule (S.J. Res. 22)

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced the recipients of additional funding under a program designed to help prevent foreclosures and stabilize local property values through the demolition and greening of vacant and blighted homes across the state. Twelve participating counties with established land banks were awarded a portion of $13 million in funding available through the fourth round of the Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP).

“A clear bipartisan majority of senators voted today to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s federal water grab. Regrettably, too many Senate Democrats chose to block this first real opportunity to vote yes to clean water and no to extreme bureaucracy. Instead of standing with America’s farmers, ranchers, small businesses and private-land owners, these senators chose to side with President Obama’s out-of-control EPA.

The Clark County Board of Commissioners will designate November 2015 through October 2016 as the “Year of Clean Water” in recognition of the 60th year of operation of the Clark County Water Reclamation District’s main water resource center.

In an effort to ensure Rhode Islanders have access to clean drinking water and to protect rivers, streams, ponds, and wetlands throughout the state and nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today voted against Republican attempts to weaken the landmark Clean Water Act by blocking the implementation of the Clean Water Rule. Reed and 40 of his colleagues beat back attempts to undermine the nation’s clean water laws by a vote of 41-57.