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Cross-Media

Officers

Chair: David P. Littell, ME

Vice-Chair: Shari T. Wilson, MD

ECOS Staff: Matthew C. Jones

The core mission of the Cross-Media Committee is to launch and implement innovative multi-media initiatives.

2008 ECOS Spring Meeting

On April 16, 2008, the ECOS Cross-Media Committee met as part of the 2008 ECOS Spring Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Click on the following links for more information:

AGENDA for Cross-Media Committee Meeting April 16, 2008

NOTES from the Cross-Media Committee Meeting April 16, 2008

PRESENTATION by James B. Gulliford to the ECOS Cross-Media Committee April 16, 2008

PRESENTATION by Elizabeth A. Shaw to the ECOS Cross-Media Committee April 16, 2008

ECOS Strategic Prorities - 2008

The ECOS Executive Committee has identified six strategic priorities including:

1) Promote strong federal budget support for state agencies
2) Advocate the role of states as co-regulators and pursue oversight reform
3) Champion burden reduction, flexibility and streamlining processes to focus on environmental results
4) Advise on policy positions regarding national environmental issues
5) Seek and promote innovation
6) Review proposed EPA regulations and policies

Committees were asked to offer their recommendations for implementing ECOS’ Strategic Priorities by Feb. 1, 2008. In response, the ECOS Cross-Media Committee developed and released its recommendations in the document: ECOS Cross-Media Committee Strategic Priorities.

Policy related to Cross-Media

Projects

Element 13 of the State Review Framework
Documents related to Element 13 and the State Review Framework (SRF)

Innovation and Sustainability in the States
Innovative programs and projects from state environmental agencies across the county.

Mercury In the Environment
States working through the Quicksilver Caucus to address mercury issues.

The Unsticking Process

Publications

Burden Reduction and State Environmental Agencies

(January 1, 1999)

Summary of the State environmental agencies views on burden reduction

Removing Mercury Switches From Vehicles -- A Pollution Prevention Opportunity for States (August 2005)

(October 4, 2005)

Documents

ECOS CMC Strategic Priorities 2008

(May 7, 2008)

Cross-Media Cmte Agenda for 2008 Spring Mtg

(May 5, 2008)

Shaw Presentation to Cross-Media Cmte 16 April 2008

(May 5, 2008)

Gulliford Presentation to ECOS Cross-Media Cmte 16 April 2008

(May 5, 2008)

2007 ECOS Annual Meeting: CMC Meeting Notes

(November 15, 2007)

CMC 2007 Spring Meeting Notes

(April 11, 2007)

Element 13 Guidance

(January 3, 2007)

U.S. EPA's "Guidance for Seeking and Approving Credit under Element 13 of the State Review Framework" December 26, 2006

Letter from OECA to EPA Regions on Element 13 Guidance

(January 3, 2007)

Letter from OECA to States on Element 13 Guidance

(January 3, 2007)

Performance Program Equivalency

(October 20, 2006)

Proposal for the determination of equivalency of state performance programs and U.S. EPA’s National Environmental Performance Track.

CAMR Fact Sheet

(August 1, 2006)

This fact sheet provides information about some of the innovative alternatives being considered by states as they move to address mercury emissions from coal-fired electric generating units (EGUs) under the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) or through their own regulations.

A Comparison of Voluntary and Mandatory State Pollution Prevention Program Achievements

(April 20, 2006, Mandatory state pollution prevention programs reduce waste an average of 51 percent, while voluntary state P2 programs reduce waste an average of 25 percent, according to a graduate student at Tufts University. Heather M. Tenney’s masters thesis, A Comparison of Voluntary and Mandatory State Pollution Prevention Program Achievements, uses production-adjusted waste data reported in the Toxic Release Inventory to compare states with mandatory P2 planning requirements with states with voluntary P2 planning requirements. Her thesis also finds that from 1991 to 1997 production-related waste for all voluntary programs combined increased 23 percent while production-related waste for all mandatory programs combined decreased by 12 percent.)

Innovation and Sustainability in the States 2.1 (pdf)

(November 21, 2005)

This document showcases environmental innovation projects across the country. Version 2.1 has been updated with the addition of Virginia.

Determining Equivalency of State RCRA Hazardous Waste Programs

(October 6, 2005)

Guidance on RCRA functional equivalency, written by U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste (OSW) and distributed by the Innovations Action Council (IAC).

Joint EPA/State Agreement To Pursue Regulatory Innovation

(April 20, 2005)

Joint EPA/State Agreement To Pursue
Regulatory Innovation as announced in the Federal Register

Administrator Leavitt's Draft Collaboration Paper

(November 23, 2004)

Elements for Developing a National Mercury Reduction Strategy to Achieve Water Quality Standards

(July 29, 2003)

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