Past Events

2020 STEP Meeting: Partnering on PFAS The 2020 ECOS State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting, Partnering on PFAS, is a two-afternoon, virtual policy summit to explore how state and federal regulators and a variety of other stakeholders are coordinating to combat PFAS contamination.   Meeting Materials Agenda Sponsors Final Attendee List Speaker Guidelines Presentation Materials State Perspectives on PFAS Sheila Holman, North Carolina Lightning Round 1: Detecting & Regulating PFAS in Different Media Darsi Foss, Wisconsin Steve Via, AWWA Mitch Olson,…

ECOS Cancels Spring Meeting in Asheville, Announces Next Steps  Due to the public health threat and widespread travel restrictions presented by the novel coronavirus, we no longer have a path forward for holding the ECOS Spring Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina on March 30-April 1. The ECOS officers have determined that we are forced to cancel the gathering. All is not lost, however. States will meet virtually on a date to be determined to address time-sensitive portions of the program,…

Agenda & Other Materials Final Agenda (Available through the Guidebook app- Instructions to download below) Sponsors Final Attendee List Speaker Guidelines Profile of Fall Meeting Host Maia Bellon of Washington Presentations Shale Gas Caucus EDF Produced Water Handout U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Flaring and Venting Regulations Landing Page Report Fact Sheets Database Dr. Mark Keim, Leading in Times of Natural Disasters Report from the Front Lines - State Successes in Disaster Preparation & Recovery Chuck Brown Janet Coit…

2019 STEP Meeting: From the Flintstones to the Jetsons: How Technology is Transforming Environmental  Protection Presentations Keynotes Kimberly Nelson, Microsoft Karin Tuxen-Bettman, Google Panel #1: Tech Solutions for State Government Gregory Langley, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Serena McIlwain, California Environmental Protection Agency Adam Deppe, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Panel #2: Big Data on Environmental Quality Kristen Benedict, U.S. EPA Stephen Harper, Intel Corporation Steve Wysmuller, IBM Panel #3: Cutting-Edge Solutions for Your Agency Victoria Phillips, Massachusetts Department of Environmental…

Partnership in Action: Advancing Collaboration, Certainty, & Confidence April 8-10 (with Welcome, Networking, & New Member Orientation for New and Current Members during the late afternoon of April 7) Agenda Final Agenda Attendee List Speaker Guidelines Sponsors Attire for April 8, 9, and 10 is business and for April 7 is business casual.  Materials Shale Gas Caucus April 2019 EDF/ECOS SGC Report on Pathways for Alternative Compliance Blog Post on EDF/SGC Report New Mexico Interactive Map of Methane Emissions New…

Agenda Final Agenda as of August 21 Final Attendee List Sponsors Goodie Bag Contributors Speaker Guidelines Attire for the meeting (including the anniversary celebration) is business casual. Meeting Materials 2018 State Innovation Videos Water Part 1 Water Part 2 Waste & Emergency Response Air & Cross-Media Greening Our States to Bring in the Green: Environmental Improvement as a Driver of Economic Development The Economic Impact of Reduced Permit Approval Times in South Carolina University of Vermont Value of Conserved Flood…

Agenda Final Agenda Meeting Maps Final Attendee List Meeting Highlights/Recap 2018 ECOS Spring Meeting Sponsors ECOS Speaker Guidelines Meeting Materials Karen McCullough March 21 Luncheon Keynote Generations Presentation Side Session of the ECOS Shale Gas Caucus Oil and Natural Gas Roundtable Highlights February Oil and Gas Roundtable Materials Lightning Round: E-Enterprise Framework of Sample Permitting Metrics E-Enterprise for the Environment Framework of Permitting System Metrics and case studies, March 2018 Speeding Land Cleanups and Stimulating Economic Revitalization: State, Local, &…

Agenda Final Agenda Attendee List Guidelines for Speakers Sponsors   Meeting Materials General ECOS Documents Press Statement on ECOS' Elected Officers for 2017-2018 Letter from Newly Elected ECOS President Todd Parfitt John Linc Stine ECOS President Tribute Video ECOS Fall Meeting Twitter Recap Keynote by Dr. Paul Bunje, Chief Scientist, XPRIZE Innovations in Permitting: Improving Outcomes for All Stakeholders Delaware E-Permitting Presentation Delaware Makes Strides in E-Permitting Modernization Efforts MassDEP Data Portal Presentation MassDEP Data Portal Overview Inspiring Innovation & A…