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ECOS State Survey on Offsite Compliance Monitoring: A Summary of Findings

September 16, 2022

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…

Filed Under: Green Reports Tagged With: compliance

Nebraska Celebrates Environmental Agency’s 50th Anniversary

July 1, 2021

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.…

Filed Under: Member News

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

Nebraska Reaches Out to HazWaste Generators on Waste Determinations

October 8, 2020

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…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: hazardous waste

Nebraska Presents Energy Conservation Webinars

May 8, 2020

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…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: energy

Nebraska Racks Up Savings on LUST Cleanups through Equipment Reuse Program

February 13, 2020

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.…

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

Nebraska Sets Sights on Closer Ties with Germany

November 14, 2019

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…

Filed Under: Member News

New Documentary Profiles Historic 2019 Nebraska Flood

September 13, 2019

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…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: flood

Nebraska DEQ Merges with Energy Office

July 5, 2019

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…

Filed Under: Member News

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