This resolution, among other actions, urges U.S. EPA to review and substantiate claims of CBI under TSCA in a timely manner and urges EPA to work with states and territories…
Resolutions
Resolution 07-5: Supporting the Use of Business Process Improvement in Environmental Programs
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…
Resolution 10-1: National Sustainable Materials Management
This resolution requests that EPA continue to collaborate with states and territories to incorporate materials management as an important strategic approach for addressing environmental challenges; requests that EPA continue to…
Resolution 10-3: Cleanup Budgets for the Nuclear Weapons Complex
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…
Resolution 14-3: Federal Financial Resources for State Environmental Programs
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…
Resolution 16-1: ECOS Opposition to Set-Asides in Categorical Grants
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…
Resolution 16-5: Addressing Serious Needs Regarding Drinking Water and Clean Water Infrastructure Investment
In this resolution, ECOS supports the SRFs; encourages identification of financing approaches that help communities make sustainable decisions for drinking water and clean water infrastructure investment; supports leveraging opportunities across…
Resolution 25-1: Interagency Coordination on Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
In this resolution, ECOS supports increased federal funding to be deployed by states in the immediate aftermath of a disaster; encourages EPA, FEMA, USDA Rural Development, other federal agencies and…
Resolution 15-5: On the Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program
In this resolution, ECOS commends DoD for its commitment to funding state involvement in the cleanup of its sites and working with states to improve the state-DoD relationship; requests that…
Resolution 12-5: Principles of Extended Producer Responsibility and the Definition of Product Stewardship
In this resolution, ECOS defines product stewardship as the act of minimizing health, safety, environmental, and social impacts, and maximizing economic benefits of a product and its packaging throughout all…
