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Connecticut Launches Tools to Make Regulatory Processes More Efficient and Transparent 

January 13, 2023

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has launched a suite of new online services and tools to advance  DEEP’s 20BY20 Initiative, a list of 20 measurable process…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: dashboard, permitting

Virginia Launches Permit Streamlining and Tracking Reforms

December 23, 2022

On December 1, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) launched its long-awaited Permitting Enhancement and Evaluation Platform (PEEP), an online service to streamline the permitting process and enable applicants…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: permitting

ECOS Green Report: Alternative Compliance Monitoring Strategies

December 15, 2022

The nation’s major environmental statutes provide avenues for states to assume delegation, authorization, or primacy to implement these laws. Through U.S. EPA-developed documents known as Compliance Monitoring Strategies (CMS), states…

Filed Under: Green Reports Tagged With: compliance, flexibility, oversight, planning

New Mexico Launches Environmental Crimes Task Force

December 1, 2022

Earlier this month, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and U.S. EPA convened New Mexico’s first Environmental Crimes Task Force. The mission of the task force is to enhance federal,…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: compliance, environmental justice

Montana Develops Video Trainings to Support Walkthrough Inspections 

November 4, 2022

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has released new walkthrough inspection videos to help train new operators and employees of the Underground Storage Tank (UST) program. These videos may serve…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: compliance

Colorado and U.S. EPA Seek Feedback on Draft Work Plan on EJ & Enforcement

October 7, 2022

The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and U.S. EPA seek public feedback by November 22 on a draft work plan to implement a March memorandum of understanding (MOU)…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: environmental justice

ECOS State Survey on Offsite Compliance Monitoring: A Summary of Findings

September 16, 2022

This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…

Filed Under: Green Reports Tagged With: compliance

New Jersey Files Enforcement Actions as EJ Rules Move toward Finalization

September 2, 2022

New Jersey recently announced seven new enforcement actions in environmental justice communities across the state. The actions come as the state prepares to close the comment period on proposed rules…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: environmental justice

ECOS Letter to EPA on Draft FY23-24 National Program Guidances

July 15, 2022

This letter includes comments ECOS submitted to U.S. EPA on its draft FY23-24 National Program Guidances (NPGs).

Filed Under: Uncategorized

ECOS Letter on U.S. DOJ SEP Policy

July 14, 2022

This letter to U.S DOJ provides comments on the recently issued guidelines and limitations for settlement agreements involving payments to non-governmental third parties.

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