In this letter to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, ECOS asks Congress to adequately fund cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex in the FY26 budget to protect human…
Letters
ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA on the FY26 President’s Budget Preliminary Request and Discretionary Funding Cuts to Categorical Grants
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…
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
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…
Coalition Letter to U.S. EPA on developing a policy to meet Executive Order: Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative
ECOS’ Executive Director joined six other state environmental media associations in a letter to Assistant Deputy Administrator Voyles offering to work with EPA to ensure an efficient and accountable process for meeting…
Coalition Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Importance of Federal Funding to State Environmental Agencies
ECOS’ Executive Director joined eight other state environmental media associations in a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership highlighting that federal implementation funding, referred to as Categorical Grants, has remained…
Coalition Letter to Congressional Appropriators on FY25 and FY26 SRF Funding
ECOS joined 36 other organizations to urge congressional appropriators to support full funding of the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) at congressionally authorized levels of $3.25 billion…
Coalition Letter to U.S. EPA on FY25 and FY26 SRF Funding
ECOS joined 36 other organizations to urge the U.S. EPA to support full funding of the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) at congressionally authorized levels of $3.25…
ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA on Grants Performance Reporting Information Collection Request
This ECOS letter to U.S. EPA provides comments on the second comment period of the proposed Grants Performance Reporting Information Collection Request (ICR). This ICR gives U.S. EPA grant programs…
Letter from ECOS President James Kenney
This letter from ECOS President James Kenney, Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department, highlights his priorities for 2025, including:
ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA Transition Team on ECOS Priorities
This letter, sent to the U.S. EPA transition team, reaffirms ECOS’ commitment to fostering strong partnerships and outlines key priorities identified by ECOS members for potential coordination with the incoming…
