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More Than a Third of States Sign on to Ambitious EV Action Plan 

August 5, 2022

Last week, 17 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and Quebec agreed to a Multi-State Action Plan that aims to “translate commitment into action” by accelerating the market for zero-emission…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: emissions, energy, vehicle

New Maryland Conservation Finance Law Advances Green and Blue Infrastructure

April 29, 2022

On April 21, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan  signed into law the Conservation Finance Act (H.B. 653/S.B. 348), which defines green infrastructure (the use of land-based natural areas to improve the…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: climate, environmental justice, Green Infrastructure, infrastructure, waterbodies

Maryland Joins DOE’s Better Climate Challenge

March 4, 2022

This week, ECOS President Ben Grumbles attended the kickoff meeting of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Climate Challenge representing Maryland, the only state to join the Challenge to…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: climate, climate change, emissions

Activities of Several States Spotlighted in Maryland Blog on COP26

December 10, 2021

ECOS President and Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment Ben Grumbles has published an article for the state agency’s blog, eMDE, about his experiences at the 26th annual…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: climate, climate change

Maryland Featured in Washington Post on Climate Resiliency and the Eel Comeback

September 24, 2021

This week, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) was featured in a Washington Post article on its efforts to reinvigorate the American eel population in the Susquehanna River and…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: climate, waterbodies

ECOS 2021 State Innovation Award Videos

September 22, 2021

ECOS presented its annual State Program Innovation Awards at its 2021 virtual Fall Meeting. States submitted excellent video nominations showcasing the results of innovative programs and approaches. Videos appeared in…

Filed Under: Awards, Innovation Award, Member Innovation, Video

Letter from Newly Elected ECOS President Ben Grumbles

September 21, 2021

ECOS’ newly elected President Ben Grumbles, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, wrote this letter to ECOS Members to start his tenure for the 2021-2022 year.

Filed Under: ECOS Update, Member News

Maryland Passes Ambitious Organics Diversion Mandate

June 3, 2021

In late May, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed HB 264, a bill mandating organics diversion. The measure requires covered entities generating at least two tons of organic waste per week…

Filed Under: Member News

Nine State AGs Request Revocation of Test Methods for Wood Heaters

May 28, 2021

On May 21, nine state Attorneys General wrote to U.S. EPA’s Air Quality Assessment Division detailing how two alternative test methods used to certify that new wood stoves meet EPA’s…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: emissions

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

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