In this document, ECOS provides information on permitting and compliance monitoring activities for the air, hazardous waste, clean water, and drinking water programs.
Resources
ECOS Compendium of State PFAS Actions
This document is a guide on state actions on PFAS across all topic areas. It will help states and other stakeholders learn more about state actions on PFAS and promote understanding of the critical work states do.
ECOS FY25: “Increased Federal Support Needed for State Implementation of Federal Programs”
This resource describes state need, challenges, and problem solving, and asks Congress for increased federal support for state implementation of federal programs.
National Environmental Protection: The Role of States
This resource describes the role states play in protecting human health and the environment and challenges faced, and asks Congress and EPA to financially support state environmental agency implementation of…
Request for Proposals for E-Enterprise Website Redesign
The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to redesign and support the website for a national initiative called E-Enterprise for the Environment (https://e-enterprisefortheenvironment.net). ECOS…
Straw Data Sharing Principles 2023
These straw principles from states, tribes, and EPA provide direction for future discussions about a shared vision for the future of environmental data sharing under E-Enterprise for the Environment. The document does not necessarily reflect past, current, or anticipated federal policy or formal endorsement by any specific agency.
Lessons on State Resilience and Vulnerability to Complex Disasters
Over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states have faced hurricanes, floods, extreme heat events, destructive wildfires, as well as other natural disasters and homeland security threats that…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
ECOS PFAS Workplan
This document details what ECOS is doing to help coordinate state and federal environmental agency leaders on PFAS-related issues.
