Dubbed “the Picasso of election analysis” by The Wall Street Journal, Charlie Cook, editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report, will serve as keynote speaker at AMWA’s 2012 Water Policy Conference. MORE

EPA’s official comments on New York State’s revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement related to high volume hydraulic fracturing give a good look at the types of issues the agency is considering with its own potential fracking regulations. MORE

EPA plans workshops at its regional offices in Atlanta, New York City, Seattle, Chicago and Kansas City, Kansas, between January 31 and February 17 to discuss the “Draft Integrated Planning Approach Framework” for Integrated Infrastructure Planning, and AMWA is seeking to have representation at as many of these workshops as possible. MORE

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Commerce are seeking to partner with small businesses to develop tools and technologies to help water and wastewater utilities adapt to global climate change. MORE