Environmental Council of the States: Publications

ECOStates Index 2003-2007
This index is designed to help individuals locate articles that appeared in the Ecos quarterly journal between 2003 and 2007. - published 2007

ECOStates Summer 2007
This edition centers on initiatives to enhance the state-federal partnership - published September 9, 2007

ECOStates Spring 2007
This annual innovations edition features 40 of the best practices and management ideas of the ECOS member agencies - published May 31, 2007

ECOStates Winter 2007
This edition examines key issues up for discussion at the 2007 Spring Meeting, including various funding matters and climate change. - published March 7, 2007

ECOStates Fall 2006
This issue centers on state rules that exceed federal mercury standards. It also spotlights the environmental priorities of the new congressional leadership. - published December 15, 2006

ECOStates Summer 2006
The Summer 2006 edition centers on "hot topics" in environmental protection, ranging from the national mercury switch recovery program to renewable portfolio standards to permit streamlining. - published September 29, 2006

State Environmental Agency Contributions to Enforcement and Compliance: 2000-2003 - published June 2006

ECOStates Spring 2006
In this annual innovations edition of ECOStates, we spotlight successful state environmental agency initiatives. - published June 19, 2006

Mercury Product Labeling: Information for States - published March 16, 2006

ECOStates Winter 2006
This edition looks at states "taking the lead" on environmental protection. It also spotlights issues up for discussion at the 2006 Spring Meeting. - published March 10, 2006

ECOStates Fall 2005
This edition of ECOStates looks at states' use of STAG funding and the effects of funding cuts. Also in this issue is a roundup on state environmental agencies' response to recent hurricanes. - published December 16, 2005

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

ECOStates Summer 2005
This edition of ECOStates centers on federal funding cuts to states and other hot topics for the ECOS Annual Meeting in Maine. - published August 24, 2005

ECOStates Spring 2005
The Spring 2005 edition, titled "Sharing Solutions," centers on state innovation in the areas of water quality, environmental health, hazardous waste, funding, and capacity building. - published June 15, 2005

2005 Annual Report and Almanac- published April 6, 2005

ECOStates Winter 2005
This edition, titled "Change Is in the Air," features articles from a number of prominent officials about Clear Skies, the Clean Air Interstate Rule, the ECOS multi-pollutant resolution, and other air initiatives. - published March 2, 2005

ECOStates Fall 2004
This edition of ECOStates centers on state activities in the areas of compliance, deterrence, and enforcement. - published December 15, 2004

ECOStates Summer 2004
This edition centers on cross-media issues ranging from "unsticking innovations" and the National Environmental Performance Track to mercury and TMDLs. - published September 23, 2004

Environmental Permit Fees Report
In 2003-2004 ECOS collected information about the environmental permit fees that states usually charge to facilities requiring permits. This report is a snapshot of the various types of permits and their fees for air, waste and water programs administered by the states. - published June 15, 2004

ECOStates Spring 2004
This edition of the ECOS quarterly journal is focuses on drinking water and climate change. - published June 1, 2004

ECOStates Winter 2004
This edition of the ECOS quarterly journal is focuses on the state environmental funding gap. - published February 1, 2004

ECOStates Fall 2003
This edition of the ECOS quarterly journal centers on state partnership initiatives and the Clear Skies plan. - published November 1, 2003

QSC: Mercury Stewardship -- Assessment of Mercury Market Policy Options (October 2003) - published October 21, 2003

QSC: Mercury Stewardship -- Mercury Commodity Market Review (October 2003) - published October 21, 2003

QSC: Mercury Stewardship -- Storage of Mercury (October 2003) - published October 21, 2003

QSC: Mercury Stewardship -- Best Management Practices (October 2003) - published October 21, 2003

Local Government Final Report - published September 30, 2003

State Environmental Spending in 2003
ECOS' 2003 survey of environmental and natural resource spending by the states - published August 1, 2003

ECOStates Summer 2003
This edition of the ECOS quarterly journal centers on the tenth anniversary of ECOS and the latest on state environmental budgets. - published August 1, 2003

ECOStates Spring 2003
The theme of this edition of the ECOS quarterly journal is state legislative priorities. - published April 1, 2003

ECOStates Winter 2003
This edition of the ECOS quarterly journal features the transition of members into -- and away from -- state environmental agency life. The issue also focuses on state international activities. - published January 1, 2003

How State Environmental Agencies Are Dealing with Budget Cuts
Results of a survey by ECOS staff of state environmental agencies' experiences and responses to the 2001 budget crisis - published December 1, 2002

ERIS Decentralized Waste Water Report
State authority and practices regarding onsite / decentralized waste water systems - published December 1, 2002

2000-01 State Environmental Innovations
- published June 15, 2001

States Put Their Money Where Their Environment Is
An article that shows States continue to spend most of the public money committed to environmental protection - published April 1, 2001

Compendium of State Mercury Activities (January 2001)
- published January 2, 2001

Environmental Pollutant Data Reporting in EPA's National Systems
Data Collection by State Agencies - published September 30, 1999

Burden Reduction and State Environmental Agencies
Summary of the State environmental agencies views on burden reduction - published January 1, 1999

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