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ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update

March 2, 2021

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…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: PFAS

ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results

February 11, 2021

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, &…

Filed Under: Green Reports Tagged With: drones, technology

States Exercise Enforcement Discretion, Provide Other Flexibility amid COVID-19

April 2, 2020

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…

Filed Under: Member News

ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards

February 13, 2020

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…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: PFAS

Kansas Holds Harmful Algal Bloom Meeting to Address Concerns for the Coming Season

February 15, 2019

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…

Filed Under: Member News, Uncategorized Tagged With: HABs

ECOS Member Spotlight: John Mitchell

June 30, 2017

  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…

Filed Under: Member News, Member Spotlight

Kansas Collects Nearly 400 Tons of Waste Tires for Recycling

June 2, 2017

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…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Kansas Awards Green Schools and Tire Recycling Grants

May 12, 2017

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…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

ECOS Profiles Top Ten State Earth Day Activities

April 28, 2017

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…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Kansas Creates Hazardous Waste Determination App

November 18, 2016

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,…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

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