As they have for Air Quality Awareness week, states are promoting National Drinking Water Week in several ways. Governor Pence of Indiana declared this week State Drinking Water Week with…
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Twenty States Request SCOTUS Stay of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
On February 22, 20 states – AL, AK, AZ, AR, ID, IA, KS, KY, MI, MS, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, SC, TX, UT, WV and WY – filed a…
ECOS Members Offer Youth Environmental Education, Camps
Although winter’s chill is overtaking many parts of the nation, ECOS members are already looking to summer and beginning to promote spring and summer camps, clinics, and programs directed toward…
Missouri’s Hinkson Creek Collaborative Adaptive Management Process
Description of Initiative: In March 2012, three joint MS4 permit holders including the City of Columbia, Boone County, and the University of Missouri agreed with U.S. EPA and the Missouri…
Missouri’s GeoSTRAT Tool – Online Interactive Geology and Hydrologic Mapping
Description of Initiative: The Missouri Geologic Survey, part of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has implemented GeoSTRAT – the Geosciences Technical Resource Assessment Tool. GeoSTRAT is a web application…
2014 Environmental Innovations Green Report: State Bridge-Building, E-Initiatives Yield Results
In 2014, ECOS was pleased to receive 17 impressive nominations and to present awards at its Fall Meeting in Santa Fe to the following five deemed by the Executive Committee…
Missouri’s Hinkson Creek Collaborative Adaptive Management Process
In March 2012, three joint MS4 permit holders including the City of Columbia, Boone County, and the University of Missouri agreed with U.S. EPA and the Missouri Department of Natural…
Missouri’s GeoSTRAT Tool – Online Interactive Geology and Hydrologic Mapping
The Missouri Geologic Survey, part of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has implemented GeoSTRAT – the Geosciences Technical Resource Assessment Tool. GeoSTRAT is a web application that enables users…
Missouri’s ePermitting System – Stormwater Construction Permits
Description of Initiative: EPermitting is Missouri’s customized online web application that allows citizens to apply, pay for, and receive general stormwater construction permits from the Missouri Department of Natural…
2013 State Innovations Report
State-developed initiatives are solving pressing challenges, both in protecting human health and the environment and in enhancing operations within agencies themselves. From incorporating new technologies in data tracking and permitting…
