legislation

Introduction of Copyright Protection Legislation Draws Continued Support from ASHRAE

March 17, 2023

ASHRAE, along with other nonprofit standards development organizations (SDOs), has announced continued endorsement of bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate to protect the copyrights of standards. March 16, Senators […]

PMI Applauds Passage of INFORM Consumers Act in 2023 Omnibus Spending Package

January 6, 2023

Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) CEO and Executive Director Kerry Stackpole applauded the passage of the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) Consumers Act as part of the Fiscal […]

DOE Provides Assistance Supporting Resilient and Efficient Building Energy Codes

December 19, 2022

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has announced $45 million in competitive grants to help states and partnering organizations implement updated building energy codes and lower […]

Maryland’s Largest County Votes to Ban Gas Appliances in Most New Buildings

December 8, 2022

The Montgomery County (Maryland) Council voted unanimously to pass Bill 13-22, Buildings – Comprehensive Building Decarbonization, which will require the County Executive to issue all-electric building standards for new construction […]

EPA Issues Final List of Contaminants for Potential Regulatory Consideration in Drinking Water

November 2, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the Final Fifth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5), which will serve as the basis for EPA’s regulatory considerations over the […]

EPA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act on the Banks of the Cuyahoga River

October 18, 2022

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, and Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, along with national and local […]

PMI Applauds Science R&D Investments and STEM Education Provisions in New CHIPS and Science Act

July 29, 2022

Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) applauds congressional approval of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The legislation, expected to be signed by President Joe Biden, was developed to strengthen […]

IAPMO Applauds Passage of Federal Premise Plumbing Research Legislation

July 29, 2022

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) applauds the U.S. Congress on passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, legislation that includes creation of a National […]

Colorado Jurisdictions Statewide to Update to the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code

June 7, 2022

On June 2, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill (HB) 22-1362 into law requiring all jurisdictions to adopt a modern energy code. Beginning July 1, 2023, the new bill […]

Vice President Harris Announces Action Plan on Global Water Security

June 3, 2022

More than two billion people today lack access to safely managed drinking water, and nearly half the world’s population lacks access to safely managed sanitation services. An accelerating climate crisis […]