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…
Kansas
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, &…
States Exercise Enforcement Discretion, Provide Other Flexibility amid COVID-19
A number of state environmental agencies are providing enforcement discretion and/or other regulatory flexibility to assist regulated entities during the COVID-19 crisis. While many states urge the regulated community to…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards
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 poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Kansas Holds Harmful Algal Bloom Meeting to Address Concerns for the Coming Season
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recently hosted a 2019 Harmful Algal Bloom Meeting. Presentation topics included recreation and reservoir research, animal health, testing and monitoring, nutrient reduction…
ECOS Member Spotlight: John Mitchell
Two Minutes with John Mitchell, ECOS Region VII Executive Committee Representative, Chair of the ECOS Innovation and Productivity Committee, and Director of the Division of Environment within the Kansas Department of…
Kansas Collects Nearly 400 Tons of Waste Tires for Recycling
This week, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced that it had collected 394.36 tons of waste tires for recycling in a series of tire amnesty events held…
Kansas Awards Green Schools and Tire Recycling Grants
On May 5, The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced more than half million dollars in solid waste grants to municipalities and school districts across the state. Green Schools…
ECOS Profiles Top Ten State Earth Day Activities
To mark Earth Day on April 22, ECOS requested information regarding how state agencies were celebrating. The association was impressed with the number and variety of original approaches reported via…
Kansas Creates Hazardous Waste Determination App
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has launched a mobile application called Kansas Waste Determination, a simplified, innovative method for facilities to report their hazardous waste generation. This app,…
