ECOS joined twenty-eight other organizations in a letter to U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies’ leadership to urge congressional appropriators to support full funding of the…
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ECOS FY26 Testimony on U.S. EPA’s Budget
In April 2025, ECOS President James Kenney submitted testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies addressing FY26 Appropriations for the U.S. EPA.…
Wyoming Gives Public a View of Mobile Air Monitoring
On March 27, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold an open house for the public to learn more about the Lysite mobile ambient air monitoring station (Lysite…
Colorado Takes New Steps to Reduce Methane O&G Emissions
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Air Quality Control Commission has approved updates to further reduce methane emissions and other air pollution from the oil and gas sector.…
Colorado Makes Strides in Data Access Initiative with EJ & Inspections Tools
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) Air Pollution Control Division has launched two new tools as part of its data access initiative. The tools are part of…
New Mexico Secures Funding for New Mobile Air Monitoring Lab
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced last week that it secured funding from a $500,000 legal settlement for a new mobile air monitoring lab. The funding will allow NMED…
Iowa Marks Five Years of Program Growth with EASY Air
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) is marking the fifth anniversary of its successful Iowa EASY Air program, a comprehensive online air permit application system launched in December…
Oregon Adopts Climate Protection Program
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) adopted its Climate Protection Program in late November, following the Oregon Court of Appeals’ December 2023 decision to invalidate the program’s rules due…
Colorado Proposes Landfill Methane Pollution Reduction Rule
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) is proposing a rule to reduce methane pollution from municipal solid waste landfills. The proposal will consider measures such as a…
Oregon Launches Community-Scale Air Monitoring Pilot
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air Quality Division has launched the Community Air Action Planning (CAAP) pilot program to better understand local air quality challenges and identify solutions…
