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Wyoming Partners to Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms

June 2, 2023

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently shared a fact sheet featuring the agency’s partnerships to address Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCBs). While the DEQ has been working to improve…

Filed Under: Member News

Letter to U.S. EPA on PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking

May 30, 2023

This letter to U.S. EPA’s provides comments on the proposed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR). The comments acknowledge this important step in proposing first-ever…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: drinking water, PFAS

Oregon City Constructing Wetlands Complex to Treat Municipal Wastewater

May 26, 2023

With support from Oregon’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, the city of Redmond has begun building a wetlands complex that will utilize ponds and engineered wetlands to treat wastewater. This…

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Press Release on Sackett v. EPA and Importance of State Wetland Stewardship

May 25, 2023

In this press release, ECOS underscores the increasingly important role of state environmental stewards in protecting wetlands and watersheds in the wake of the Supreme Court Sackett v. EPA decision.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

New Jersey Issues Climate Resilience Guidance for Water Infrastructure

May 19, 2023

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has released new guidance to help sponsors of clean water and drinking water infrastructure projects plan and deploy investments that are resilient to…

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Virginia to Enhance Restoration Efforts along Eastern Shore

May 12, 2023

The Virginia Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program has been awarded more than $2M to advance marine restoration efforts that provide critical habitat for wildlife along the Eastern Shore. These funds,…

Filed Under: Member News

ECOS Letter to President Biden on CWA 401 Legislation

May 8, 2023

This ECOS letter to President Biden encourages further review of the Limit, Save, Grow Act (H.R. 2811), passed by the House on April 25, as it relates to the Clean…

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Virginia Partners in Ancestral Land Reclamation by Tribal Nation

April 28, 2023

The Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM) is contracting with the Upper Mattaponi Indigenous Tribe to reclaim 866 acres of its ancestral lands along the Mattaponi River, a tributary to…

Filed Under: Member News

Delaware Marks Earth Day with Wetland Cleanup to Preserve Habitat Restoration

April 28, 2023

Delaware Governor John Carney joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources &  Environmental Control (DNREC) staff, City of Dover workers, and volunteers from local businesses and organizations for an Earth Day…

Filed Under: Member News

Rhode Island Resiliency Initiatives Spotlighted by White House

April 28, 2023

On April 25, the White House hosted a virtual stop in Rhode Island as part of the Biden Administration’s “Invest in America” tour. Featuring U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo…

Filed Under: Member News

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