The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) received not one — but two — awards this week. The first is the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association’s 2021 Exemplary Systems…
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Arizona Surface Water Quality Tool Earns Top Product of the Year Award
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Automated Surface Water Quality Assessment Tool has garnered the Environment + Energy Leader 2021 Top Product of the Year Award. Arizona DEQ staff…
Arizona Urges U.S. DOD to Address PFAS in Groundwater Near Installations
On April 27, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey wrote Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to identify and treat water in known PFAS contaminated areas…
California Partners on Launch of Satellite Emissions Tracking System
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is partnering with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), University of Arizona, Arizona State University and others to create a nonprofit organization, Carbon…
Arizona Teams with University to Explore Ozone Formation with Machine Learning
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has partnered with graduate students from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University to study variables that contribute to ozone…
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 Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results
In recent years, states have established the use of drones within various environmental programs to boost emergency preparedness and response, water monitoring (harmful algal blooms, E. coli, Cyanobacteria, bathymetric, &…
Arizona’s Cabrera Recognized on National List of Trailblazers
ECOS congratulates Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Misael Cabrera, named to the 2020 Environment+Energy 100 annual list of environmental and energy “doers.” The list showcases the top 100 individuals…
Arizona Applying Lean Principles and Techniques to Improve Environmental Results
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has undergone significant transformation over the past nine years and provided a national model for employing rigorous measurement and unleashing staff potential to…
Arizona Launches High Pollution Watch Air Quality Alert System
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has launched a new High Pollution Watch (HPW) air quality alert system to provide advance notice in select areas in Phoenix, Tucson, and…
