This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…
Nebraska
Nebraska Celebrates Environmental Agency’s 50th Anniversary
On July 1, Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy (NDEE) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the agency and its predecessor environmental agencies at NDEE headquarters.…
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…
Nebraska Reaches Out to HazWaste Generators on Waste Determinations
This month, the Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy (DEE) will host a Hazardous Waste Determinations Webinar. The free webinar will help Nebraska hazardous waste generators understand and perform waste…
Nebraska Presents Energy Conservation Webinars
The Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy (NDEE) is presenting two energy conservation webinars — one on May 20 focused on Commercial Lighting Provisions, and one on June 3 focused…
Nebraska Racks Up Savings on LUST Cleanups through Equipment Reuse Program
The Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy equipment reuse program is yielding savings for Nebraska taxpayers to the tune of more than $5.5 million since its inception 15 years ago.…
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…
Nebraska Sets Sights on Closer Ties with Germany
This week, ECOS President Jim Macy of Nebraska traveled to Germany as part of a trade mission led by Governor Pete Ricketts. The Nebraska delegation met with officials from the…
New Documentary Profiles Historic 2019 Nebraska Flood
Nebraska’s PBS and NPR stations recently released a documentary, And the Floods Came: Nebraska 2019, detailing what may be the worst natural disaster in the history of Nebraska. The devastating…
Nebraska DEQ Merges with Energy Office
On July 1, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) officially merged with the Nebraska Energy Office to become the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy. The merger had been…