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2021 Virtual ECOS Spring Meeting
Navigating Change
In a time of mounting environmental and budgetary challenges and transition to a new federal Administration, the ECOS platform for partnership and innovation were more critical than ever. ECOS member agencies successfully navigated change through strategic alliances; creative use of technology; and the sharing of policies and best practices in air, water, land, compliance, PFAS and other emerging contaminants, pandemic adaptation, environmental equity, and more. The 2021 ECOS Spring Meeting showcased many of these initiatives while marking the start of cooperative work with new U.S. EPA and congressional leaders.
Materials
Day 1
Oil & Gas Caucus Breakout
- Presentation, Shelie Chard, Oklahoma DEQ
- Presentation, Rebecca Roose, New Mexico Environment Department
- Presentation, Nichole Saunders, Environmental Defense Fund
- Presentation, Matthias Sayer, NGL Energy Partners
ECOS-U.S. EPA Partnership & Performance (P&P) Workgroup Breakout
- Presentation, Robin Richardson, U.S. EPA
- Presentations 1 and 2, Kathy O’Brien, U.S. EPA
MOA Signing
- U.S. EPA – ECOS – ASTHO Memorandom of Agreement reaffirming partnership to advance environmental health
- U.S. EPA Press Release on MOA Signing
Complex Challenges – Tackling PFAS, Harmful Algal Blooms, & 1,4- Dioxane
- Presentation, Richard Whitman, Oregon DEQ
- Presentation, Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, U.S. EPA
- Presentation, Mitch Olson, Trihydro
- ECOS PFAS Resources
- ERIS PFAS Risk Communication Hub
- ERIS HABs Risk Communication Hub
- ERIS 2020 State Research Needs Assessment
- ITRC PFAS Resources
- ITRC 1,4-Dioxane Fact Sheets
- ITRC HABs Fact Sheets
- U.S. EPA Resources
Advances in Air & Water Monitoring – Augmenting Data while Conserving Resources
- Presentation, Richard Whitman, Oregon DEQ
- Presentation, Meghan Smart, Arizona DEQ
- Presentation, Tim Watkins, U.S. EPA
- Oregon Video
- Arizona Video
- U.S. EPA Resources
Keynote on Partnering with Your State Natural Resources or Conservation Agency and Navigating Change
- Presentation, Sara Parker Pauley, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Introduction, Carol Comer, Missouri DNR
New Directions for Inspections – Prioritizing Inspections via Predictive Analytics & Leveraging Remote Inspections to Assess Compliance
- Presentation, Ben Grumbles, Maryland Department of Environment
Day 2
Podcasting to Promote Environmental Awareness Workshop
- The New Bureaucrat Podcast hosted by John Bernard, Episode recorded at the Spring Meeting with Pat McDonnell (Pennsylvania DEP) and Misael Cabrera (Arizona DEQ)
Thriving in the Virtual Environment Workshop
- Presentation, Laura Watson, Washington Department of Ecology
ECOS Results Workshop
- Presentation, Myra Reece (South Carolina DHEC), Elaine Boyd (Tennessee DEC), Connor MacCartney and Sarah Grace Longsworth (ECOS)
- ECOS Results Website
Best Practice Sharing – Boosting Agency Productivity to Get the Job Done
- Iowa DNR Exceeding Expectations Infographic
- New Mexico Environment Department Fact Sheet on HB 103: Updating the Utility Operators Certification Act
- Arizona DEQ Demographic & Data Tool
- Maryland Park Equity Tool
Innovative Policy Approaches to Greenhouse Gas Reduction
- Presentation, Janet Coit, Rhode Island DEM
- Presentation, Trisha Oeth, Colorado DPHE
- CBS News Clip of School Solar Panel Savings
Groundbreaking Partnerships for Methane Reduction
- Presentation, Mandy Tornabene, Dominion and Stewart Leeth, Smithfield
- Presentation, Karen Obenshain, Edison Electric Institute and Pam Lacey, American Gas Association
Keynote on Community Revitalization & Collaborative Problem-Solving
- Presentation, Representative Harold Mitchell, Jr., Representative (South Carolina) and Founder, ReGenesis Project of Spartanburg, SC
Environmental Equity – Getting to Know Our Communities & Recognize Disparitites
- Presentation, Serena McIlwain, California EPA
- State EJ Mapping Tools
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Environmental Justice Study for the Virginia DEQ, October 2020
Keynote by Senator Carper
