The FEMP Utility Program Navigator tool is a one-stop shop for finding relevant utility programs for your federal agency sites. This searchable database helps agencies navigate the complexities of utility offerings and identify cost savings opportunities by simplifying information about programs that meet their energy goals and statutory requirements.

The next Interagency Committee on Alternative Fuels and Low Emission Vehicles (INTERFUEL) working group will be open to federal agencies looking for more information on fleet management. INTERFUEL serves as a forum where federal agencies can: Learn about new fuel and vehicle industry trends; Share resources, best practices, and case studies on fleet management; and Discuss implementing legislation and executive orders designed to improve federal fleet management.

This training explores the complexities of utility costs, providing federal facility managers and energy professionals with the skills to assess and manage expenses effectively. Participants will learn to analyze utility bills, break down key charges, and navigate complex rate structures that influence overall costs. The session will also explore strategies for selecting cost-effective rates and collaborating with utility providers to maximize savings. Attendees will gain practical tools and insights to reduce waste, optimize spending, and make informed decisions that align with federal mandates and budget priorities.

Learn how Federal agencies can enhance water resilience through system identification, planning, and practical solutions. This fourth session in our resilience training series will explore key water system components, the role of water resilience in overall site resilience, and real-world examples from federal facilities. Learning objectives for this webinar include: identifying key components of water systems and infrastructure, explaining the relationship between water resilience and a site's overall resilience, and analyzing real-world examples of water resilience solutions implemented at federal agencies.

Since 1988, the EPA has maintained a Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket ("Docket") under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA requires EPA to establish a Docket that contains certain information reported to EPA by Federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or from which a reportable quantity of hazardous substances has been released. This document identifies the Federal facilities not previously listed on the Docket and identifies Federal facilities reported to EPA since the last update on 23 October 2024. In addition to the list of additions to the Docket, this document includes a section with revisions of the previous Docket list and a section of Federal facilities that are to be deleted from the Docket. Thus, the revisions in this update include two additions, zero deletions, and zero corrections to the Docket since the previous update.

EPA hosts webinars to share the Agency's progress on the e-Manifest initiative. Updates are also provided through the e-Manifest team's quarterly newsletter, which is sent out on our newsletter.

This webinar will provide NetDMR users with a basic understanding of how to access and navigate the NetDMR tool for the purpose of electronically reporting Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) data. Topics include creating an account, requesting access to a NPDES ID, entering DMR data, signing and submitting DMRs, importing DMR data, and COR management.

EPA hosts webinars to share the Agency's progress on the e-Manifest initiative. Updates are also provided through the e-Manifest team's quarterly newsletter, which is sent out on our newsletter.

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities. (Congressional Record 2 April 2025 [Senate] Pages S2139-S2140)

This GSA app delivers valuable sustainable building and workplace design guidance from its Sustainable Facilities Tool.

WISER is a system designed to assist emergency responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. WISER was discontinued in 2023. The link below provides links to applications with similar functionality.

This app provides you with a "one-stop shop" for accessing guidance from EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit with proven strategies for specifically addressing important issues such as ventilation, cleaning and maintenance, environmental asthma triggers, radon, and integrated pest management. Whether you are developing, sustaining or reinvigorating your IAQ management program, this tool will help you identify and prioritize IAQ improvements district-wide.

Deepen your understanding of the financial and budgetary factors that shape the success of utility energy service contracts (UESCs) and ESPCs. In this expert-led training, FEMP specialists will break down key cost drivers, savings structures, and economic considerations. Attendees will leave with a strong business case understanding and the ability to identify high-impact project opportunities.

Learn how to evaluate air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) alongside solar photovoltaic and battery storage using the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) REopt® web tool. This training will provide a step-by-step demonstration, helping energy professionals assess ASHP feasibility, optimize energy strategies, and improve cost-effectiveness at their sites.

This webinar will provide NetDMR users with a basic understanding of how to access and navigate the NetDMR tool for the purpose of electronically reporting Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) data. Topics include creating an account, requesting access to a NPDES ID, entering DMR data, signing and submitting DMRs, importing DMR data, and COR management.

This webinar will provide NetDMR users with a basic understanding of how to access and navigate the NetDMR tool for the purpose of electronically reporting Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) data. Topics include creating an account, requesting access to a NPDES ID, entering DMR data, signing and submitting DMRs, importing DMR data, and COR management.

A bill to remove the dunes sagebrush lizard from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the dunes sagebrush lizard from the authority of that Act. (Congressional Record 1 April 2025 [House] Pages H1401-H1404)

The EPA is closing the reopened comment period on the proposed Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Voluntary Remand Response and 5-Year Review. The original proposed rule was published on 23 January 2024, with a 60-day comment period closing 25 March 2024. This comment period was reopened on 16 January 2025, for an additional 6 months. The EPA is providing notice that the comment period for this rule will now close on 30 May 2025. EPA believes that a 6.5-month comment period in total is sufficient for interested stakeholders to submit comments and additional data. Comments on the proposed rule, published at 89 FR 4243 on 23 January 2024, must be received on or before 30 May 2025. POC is Noel Cope, Mail Drop: E143-02, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, RTP, North Carolina 27711; tele: (919) 541-2128; and email: cope.noel@epa.gov. (Federal Register 21 April 2025 [Proposed Rule] Pages 16663-16664)

On 4 October 2021, the USFWS published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register. The Service is withdrawing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking, consistent with an order by the Secretary of the Interior. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking that published on 4 October 2021, at 86 FR 54667, is withdrawn as of 21 April 2025. POC is Jerome Ford, Assistant Director-Migratory Birds Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, telephone: 703-358-2606, email: MB_mail@fws.gov. (Federal Register 21 April 2025 [Proposed Rule] Page 16664)

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities. (Congressional Record 24 March 2025 [House] Pages H1217-H1218)

Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts
18 April 2025
This EO states federal agencies to prioritize the procurement of commercially available products and services over custom or non-commercial alternatives. The goal is to streamline procurement processes and reduce costs by leveraging existing commercial solutions.

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management
18 April 2025
This EO revokes EO 12072 Federal Space Management and EO 13006 Locating Federal Facilities on Historic Properties in Our Nation's Central Cities allowing Federal agencies to select cost-effective facilities in urban, suburban, or rural areas.

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement
18 April 2025
This EO directs the simplification of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), ensuring it contains only provisions mandated by statute or essential for efficient, secure, and cost-effective procurement. This initiative aims to reduce regulatory complexity and enhance the effectiveness of federal procurement operations.

A bill to nullify the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency titled "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" (Congressional Record 24 March 2025 [House] Pages H1217-H1218)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" in the Endangered Species Act (ESA or the Act) regulations. The existing regulatory definition of "harm," which includes habitat modification, runs contrary to the best meaning of the statutory term "take." They are undertaking this change to adhere to the single, best meaning of the ESA. Comments must be received by 19 May 2025. POC is Gina Shultz, Acting Assistant Director, Ecological Services, at 703-358-2171 or ADEcologicalServices@fws.gov. (Federal Register 17 April 2025 [Proposed Rule] Pages 16102-16105)

Labels and signage design have a surprisingly complex influence on whether trash, recyclable and compostable items get sorted into the correct bin. There's a careful balance between listing enough but not too much detail, as well as displaying the right terminology and images to effectively guide people with limited attention spans. And of course, what works in one setting may not in another. This webinar will feature two separate case study presentations. Representatives from the San Francisco International Airport will review their work to research, test and refine the messaging used on bins across throughout the airport, and Arizona State University will describe their system for tailoring labels to the unique waste profiles of different settings while maintaining a uniform design standard.

Thousands of industry professionals engage with the top industry leaders and government officials who are working to bring jobs across the coasts, build vessels, drive manufacturing, meet growing demands for electricity along U.S. coasts, and grow all the economic benefits that come with offshore wind development.

Superfund 101 consists of two introductory-level courses: Fundamentals of Superfund and Enforcement Process Overview. The target audience for each course is On-Scene Coordinators (OSC) and Remedial Project Managers (RPM). Fundamentals of Superfund, a 3-day introductory training course, provides an overview of the purpose, legal framework and implementation of the CERCLA and the NCP for newly hired OSCs and RPMs. Enforcement Process Overview, a 2-day course, provides an overview of the EPA's Superfund enforcement process for OSCs and RPMs. Superfund 101 is recommended for new OSCs and RPMs as well as other programmatic and field support staff (i.e., enforcement personnel, HQ regional coordinators, Special Team members) as well as other federal agency, state and tribal environmental professionals involved in cleanups at Superfund sites.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large and complex class of anthropogenic compounds whose prevalence in the environment are an emerging, worldwide priority in environmental and human health. The ITRC PFAS Team, formed in 2017, has prepared readily accessible materials to present PFAS information to stakeholders, regulators, and policy makers. The PFAS team represents a diverse cross-section of expertise and experience working on PFAS. This training will include emerging science on PFAS, including topics such as Properties of PFAS, Fate and Transport, Sampling and Analysis, and Treatment Technologies. The technical presentations will be focused on those who are relatively new to PFAS. The training will last approximately 90 minutes and include time for questions.

This training class builds on the earlier information for fate and transport and site characterization presented in the PFAS 101 CLU-IN training. It provides more in-depth information for fate and transport, site characterization, source identification and some introductory information on environmental forensics. These topics will be presented along with options and a framework for data visualization. This training will focus largely on PFAS fate and transport in groundwater. The goal is to provide detailed information about the inputs practitioners can use to develop a robust conceptual site model to help understand fate and transport at PFAS sites, and how to gather evidence of multiple sources.

EPA is finalizing, largely as proposed, a narrow modification to its 2022 Construction General Permit (CGP) to expand the list of areas eligible for coverage to include construction projects in all Lands of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction. This modification is necessary because the EPA is the permitting authority in Lands of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction, and when the CGP was issued on February 17, 2022, the permit did not specifically provide eligibility for these areas as a class. The modification also clarifies the CGP requirements that apply to projects that discharge to receiving waters within Lands of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction in response to the Supreme Court's recent decision in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA. The permit modification and accompanying permit fact sheet can be found at https://www.epa.gov/npdes/2022-construction-general-permit-cgp. Final modification became effective on 8 April 2025, except for EPA Regions 1 and 3. Regions 1 and 3 require additional time to complete procedures under Clean Water Act section 401(a)(2). POC is Greg Schaner, EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at (202) 564-0721 or by email at schaner.greg@epa.gov. (Federal Register 15 April 2025 [Rule] Pages 15653-15658)

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines. [Congressional Record 12 March 2025 [Senate] Pages S1703-S1705]

Watch this webinar to learn about an energy efficiency pilot for older commercial buildings, a study approved by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Mesa (part of Google). They covered the main causes of energy use, how automated controls can save you up to 20% of energy, followed by an invitation to be a host site for this study

Connect with a broad, diverse range of colleagues from across the country, engage with vibrant historic places, share successes and challenges, and generate ideas and solutions for the preservation movement and the various communities we serve.

The workshop includes plenary sessions, breakout workshop sessions, a poster exhibition, and field trips to local restoration sites. They welcome proposals from the professional community of practice to lead some of the breakout sessions, held in meeting rooms at the workshop venue that hold 50-100 people. This is an opportunity to engage colleagues through interactive sessions, with an emphasis on sharing ideas, technology, and lessons learned or launching new communities or tools.

The 2025 ASCE Convention will bring Society members from across the country together for information sharing and networking. The topics for this year's convention are Significant Projects, System Failures and Recovery, History and Heritage, Strategic Issues/Public Policy, Standards, Emerging Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Historically, EPA has required that persons servicing, disposing, or recycling air-conditioning (other than motor vehicle air conditioning) and refrigeration equipment certify to the appropriate EPA Regional Office that they have acquired (built, bought, or leased) refrigerant recovery or recycling equipment and that they are complying with the applicable requirements of this rule. This certification must be signed by the owner of the equipment or another responsible officer and sent to the appropriate EPA Regional Office. However, EPA no longer requires that persons servicing stationary air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment certify that they have acquired refrigerant recovery or recycling equipment and that they are complying with the applicable requirements Equipment must still meet EPA standards. Equipment certified to meet these standards can be identified by a label that states: "This equipment has been certified by AHRI/UL to meet EPA's minimum requirements for recycling and/or recovery equipment intended for use with [appropriate category of appliance]." For more information, please visit the EPA's website.

Road safety countermeasures save lives. These countermeasures can include infrastructure, behavioral, or programmatic and policy implementations. This training will provide an overview of safety countermeasures applicable to local roads with an emphasis on low-cost practices. Discussions include Crash Modification Factors (CMFs), systemic safety analysis, and factors for evaluating and selecting countermeasures.

A bill to prohibit certain actions with respect to certain marine reef species. (Congressional Record 18 March 2025 [House] Pages H1168-H1171)

Attention all public sector employees in the contracting and acquisition career field! In GSA's Market Research As a Service (MRAS) Customer Training: Effective Market Research (Fed/Military), you'll learn the importance of market research, how and when to conduct it, and how to get the best results by making your data collection methods more efficient. You'll also delve into the regulatory nature of FAR Part 10 and how it ties into other decisions such as acquisition planning, small business set-asides, commercial items, and contract type selection.

A bill to repeal a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to multi-pollutant emissions standards, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles.