The Environmental Council of the States 2023-2024 priorities include building state capacity and saving the SRFs (State Revolving Funds), funding and managing PFAS responsibilities, accelerating the circular economy, and advancing…
Governance Information
Letter from Newly Elected ECOS President Elizabeth Biser
This letter from ECOS’ newly elected President Elizabeth Biser, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, outlines her priorities for the 2023-2024 year.
Environmental Council of the States Organizational Structure and Bylaws
This document contains the ECOS bylaws, revised as of September 6, 2024.
Letter from ECOS President Myra Reece on 2023 Priorities
This letter from ECOS President Myra Reece, Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health and Environmental Control, outlines her priorities for 2023.
ECOS Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Vision, Principles, & Priorities
The ECOS EJ and External Civil Rights Vision, Principles, & Priorities serve as a guide for ECOS EJ and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act work.
ECOS Five-Year Strategic Plan, 2022-2026
This document describes the five-year Strategic Plan for ECOS. The plan is organized into five goal areas, each of which contains a statement summarizing the goal; a series of strategies…
Letter from Newly Elected ECOS President Ben Grumbles
ECOS’ newly elected President Ben Grumbles, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, wrote this letter to ECOS Members to start his tenure for the 2021-2022 year.
EPA-ECOS-ASTHO 2021 Memorandum of Agreement
This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) marks the renewal of a state-federal partnership between EPA, ECOS and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) aimed at advancing work to…
Letter from Newly Elected ECOS President Patrick McDonnell
This letter from ECOS’ newly elected President Patrick McDonnell, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, outlines his priorities for the 2020-2021 year.
ECOS Memo on Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Site Cleanup
The ECOS Federal Facilities Forum (FFF) created a document that outlines actions to accelerate cleanup of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) sites. The document presents…
