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ECOS Member Letter to Congress on Water Infrastructure Funding
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ECOS 2023-2024 Priorities
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ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Justice Highlights in 2023
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ECOS Joins Pledge to Save the SRFs

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The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) works to improve the capability of state environmental agencies and their leaders to protect and improve human health and the environment of the United States of America. Learn more about us.

Next Event

2024 ECOS Fall Meeting

Sep 04, 2024 - Sep 06, 2024

Newport,

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Our Focus

ECOS works in a variety of media and policy areas to help states protect public health and the environment. Learn more.

  • Agency Management & Budget
  • Air
  • Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
  • Compliance & Enforcement
  • Energy
  • Environmental Data
  • Federal Facilities
  • Land & Waste
  • Sustainability & Materials Management
  • Water
ECOS gathers information and resources for members to help them efficiently and effectively address important topics relevant to public health and the environment.
  • Environmental Justice and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
    ECOS helps facilitate environmental justice and Title VI related discussions amongst state and federal partners
  • BIL, IRA, and ARPA Funding Resources
    ECOS is collecting funding information and resources about the American Rescue Plan Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • PFAS
    ECOS is helping states communicate and coordinate with EPA, other federal agencies, and each other about developments and best practices pertaining to PFAS
  • Climate and Energy Solutions from ECOS Members
    ECOS is helping states share durable climate and energy solutions that protect the environment, safeguard human health, and grow clean energy economies.
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Sustainable Materials Management Project Inventory

We are highlighting certain policies, incentive programs, or unique projects with information for other states on how they were implemented, resources needed, and results to date.

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State Business Process Improvement Project Inventory

This inventory aims to further facilitate coordination and knowledge sharing amongst states as they improve the way they operate and administer their environmental programs.

Our Members

We are the national non-profit, non-partisan association of state and territorial environmental agency leaders. Learn more.

Massachusetts Awards Grants to Enhance Public Participation in Waste Site Cleanup
  • Massachusetts
Tennessee Marks Food Waste Week with Educational Opportunities and a Statewide Food Drive
  • Tennessee
Washington Launches Campaign to Reduce Food Waste
  • Washington
New Mexico Collecting Wastewater at Schools to Measure Drug Use
  • New Mexico
Arkansas Celebrates Groundwater Awareness Week 
  • Arkansas
Pennsylvania Celebrates Plugging of 200th Orphaned Well through BIL and State Funds
  • Pennsylvania

Our Affiliates

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The Environmental Research Institute of the States is a 501(c)3 organization that focuses on educational and research issues. Click on the link below to find out more.

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The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) is a state-led coalition of state and federal regulators, industry, and stakeholders working together to achieve regulatory acceptance of environmental technologies.

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The Exchange Network is a partnership among States, Territories, Tribes, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that is improving and expanding the exchange of environmental information.

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E-Enterprise for the Environment (E-Enterprise) is a transformative 21st-century strategy to modernize how government agencies deliver environmental protection.

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