Environmental Council of the States: ERIS

The Environmental Research Institute of the States (ERIS) is the educational and research arm of ECOS. ERIS is a 501(c)(3) educational and research non-profit association. Unlike ECOS, whose members are the 50 states and the territories' environmental officers, ERIS is not a membership organization. ERIS has several ongoing projects, all of which are educational in nature or involve research.

The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) is a project housed under ERIS. ITRC is a state led coalition of regulators, industry experts, academia, citizen stakeholders, and federal partners working together ro increase regulatory acceptance of state-of-the-art environmental technologies and approaches. To find out more about ITRC click on www.itrcweb.org

Another ERIS project was the preparation of a report exploring, State Authorities and Practices regarding Management of Wastewater Systems. This report can be found on the web site under publications.

The purposes of ERIS are:

To improve the environment of the United States; and
To further the understanding of the roles and activities of the states in the federal system with respect to environmental protection; and
To conduct environmental policy research including the dissemination of results through publications, meetings, electronic media, and similar venues; and
To act as a forum where state environmental policy makers interact with other environmental stakeholders regarding environmental policy in the United States; and
To provide education programs to assist in the development of environmental policy in the United States; and
To support and operate on behalf of the Environmental Council of the States.

ERIS By-Laws

ERIS Board Members:

Robert W. King, Jr., President

R. Lewis Shaw, Vice President

Steven A. Thompson, Secretary-Treasurer

Christophe Tulou, Board Member

Mike Linder, Board Member

Christopher Jones, Board Member

Douglas Scott, Board Member

ECOS Staff

Carolyn Hanson