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.
Policy Documents
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.
Coal Ash Testimonies
The following are testimonies given by state commissioners and ECOS Executive Director & General Counsel on Coal Ash. Easterly: 1/22/15 Paylor: 3/18/15 Alexandra Dunn: 6/17/15
2014 Environmental Innovations Green Report: State Bridge-Building, E-Initiatives Yield Results
In 2014, ECOS was pleased to receive 17 impressive nominations and to present awards at its Fall Meeting in Santa Fe to the following five deemed by the Executive Committee as worthy of special recognition. In Oregon, citizens and Department of Environmental Quality staff alike are benefiting from the new Environmental Complaint Electronic Management System,…
2013 State Innovations Report
State-developed initiatives are solving pressing challenges, both in protecting human health and the environment and in enhancing operations within agencies themselves. From incorporating new technologies in data tracking and permitting to enhancing communication with the public to promoting sustainability, states truly are at the cutting edge. Through its ePermitting System, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources…
Tom Easterly, IN, Testifies on U.S. EPA Consent Decrees
This testimony addresses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s use of “consent decrees,” and the impact this has on the operations of state environmental agencies.
2012 State Innovations
This report looks at how states are devising a variety of forward-thinking solutions to pressing challenges, with approaches range from simple to complex, and from narrowly focused to cross-media in scope. Some environmental agencies are putting information technology to work to promote public awareness and environmental protection while achieving efficiencies and cutting costs. Others are…
