This memo from ECOS President Todd Parfitt (Wyoming) and Past President John Linc Stine (Minnesota) outlines progress in the association’s year-old Cooperative Federalism 2.0 initiative, as well as goals for the coming months. The memo reports on progress in the areas of federal oversight of state-delegated programs, enforcement and compliance assurance, permitting, Superfund, research, and…
Policy Documents
Press Statement on ECOS Results
This Press Statement announces the launch of ECOS Results, an interactive web tool designed to communicate state stories of public health and environmental progress. ECOS Results can be accessed at www.ecosresults.org.
Resolution 17-5: On National Ambient Air Quality Standards
In this resolution, ECOS urges EPA to assess existing NAAQS to ensure they reflect current scientific information; calls on EPA to develop modeling baselines and projections to understand transported pollutant emissions; calls on EPA to work cooperatively with states to address issues where state compliance with NAAQS is impacted by transported emissions; urges EPA to…
ECOS Comments on EPA’s FY18-19 National Program Manager Guidances
This letter and corresponding document contain ECOS’ comments on U.S. EPA’s draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 National Program Manager (NPM) Guidances for the OLEM, OAR, OCSPP, OW, OEI, OITA, OECA, and NEPPS offices.
Resolution 10-7: In Support of State Discretion to Regulate Pollutants within State Borders, the Retention of the Clean Air Act Waiver of California Emissions Standards, and the State Adoption of California Standards
In this resolution, ECOS finds that states must be allowed to exercise their discretion to regulate pollutants within their borders and to develop standards as or more stringent than federal regulations and urges Congress to retain and not limit California’s authority to adopt or enforce emissions standards and any state’s ability to adopt California’s standards.…
Congressional Letters re: ECOS Cooperative Federalism 2.0 Paper
Following the release of its Cooperative Federalism 2.0 paper, ECOS sent these letters and the paper to Congress for consideration as they deliberate the U.S. EPA’s authorizations and appropriations. Letter to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations Letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Letter to the House Committees on Transportation &…
ECOS Comments on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda
This letter contains ECOS’ response to EPA’s request for input on the President’s Executive Order 13777: Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda. The response includes 19 regulatory reform recommendations outlined in three categories.
9-12 Summary of State Responses to SCOTUS Clean Power Plan Stay
This document is a summary of State responses to Clean Power Plan (CPP) Stay (as of 9/12/16). *Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii, as well as the D.C., are exempt from the CPP.
Partners for Meeting State Research Needs
This document provides brief examples of states using EPA research and resources through the Office of Research and Development to address environmental concerns.
Updated Clean Power Plan (CPP) Implementation Resources for States
This draft chart provides states with a list of organizations with resources relevant to the implementation of the Clean Power Plan.
