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Texas Hosts Environmental Trade Fair in San Antonio

June 18, 2025

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) welcomed more than 4,100 registrants in early June to its Environmental Trade Fair & Conference in San Antonio.  Agency staff led more than…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education

ECOS FY26 Testimony to the Senate Committee on Appropriations on U.S. EPA’s Budget

June 14, 2025

In June 2025, ECOS President James Kenney submitted testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies addressing FY26 Appropriations for the U.S. EPA.…

Filed Under: ECOS Update

ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA on the FY26 President’s Budget Preliminary Request and Discretionary Funding Cuts to Categorical Grants

May 3, 2025

In this letter, sent on May 3, the ECOS Officers voiced concern about the May 2 FY2026 President’s Budget preliminary request for U.S. EPA’s discretionary funding and the potential policy…

Filed Under: ECOS Update

Nebraska Lawmakers Approve Merger of Environment & Energy and Natural Resources Agencies

May 2, 2025

On July 1, the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources will be folded into the Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy, creating the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, & Environment. Nebraska…

Filed Under: Member News

Coalition Letter on FY2026 Appropriations for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies leadership

April 15, 2025

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…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CWSRF, DWSRF, SRF

ECOS FY26 Testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations on U.S. EPA’s Budget

April 4, 2025

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.…

Filed Under: ECOS Update Tagged With: CWSRF, DWSRF, SRF

Resolution 07-5: Supporting the Use of Business Process Improvement in Environmental Programs

March 26, 2025

In this resolution, ECOS endorses a continued effort by states and U.S. EPA to apply business process improvement techniques; encourages providing sufficient resources to perform business process improvement techniques; and…

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Resolution 10-3: Cleanup Budgets for the Nuclear Weapons Complex

March 26, 2025

This resolution supports continued environmental cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex; recommends that DOE maintain a strong forum for communication and planning with state oversight officials via ECOS; urges DOE…

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Resolution 14-3: Federal Financial Resources for State Environmental Programs

March 26, 2025

This resolution supports early, meaningful, and substantial state and territorial involvement in U.S. EPA’s budget process and its development and implementation of federal environmental statutes and related rules; requests inclusion…

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Resolution 16-1: ECOS Opposition to Set-Asides in Categorical Grants

March 26, 2025

In this resolution, ECOS opposes set-asides of Categorical Grant funding provided to states and territories, unless the set-asides are made with state and territorial concurrence and support joint priorities; and…

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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