New York Governor Kathy Hochul this week announced new actions to reduce climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from the transportation sector. The Governor signed legislation (A.4302/S.2758), setting a…
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Great Lakes States Urge Action on PFAS
In July, Governors of five Great Lakes states sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the PFAS Action Act and uniform national policy. Specifically, they…
New York to Back Hudson River Community Improvement Projects
Earlier this month, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that approximately $225,000 is available to help communities in the Hudson River Estuary watershed increase…
Nine State AGs Request Revocation of Test Methods for Wood Heaters
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…
New York Climate Smart Program Matches Grants to Local Governments
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Climate Smart Communities Grant program provides competitive, 50/50 matching grants for local governments to implement projects focused on climate change adaptation…
New York Launches New Initiative to Protect Drinking Water Sources
The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Health (DOH) this week announced a new initiative to assist municipalities in assessing and supporting drinking water source protection programs.…
New York To Test New Ultrasonic Technology to Reduce HABs
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is beginning research on the efficacy of ultrasonic devices to reduce harmful algal blooms (HABs). DEC is working with the village…
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…
New York Announces Opening of Trees for Tribs’ Buffer in a Bag Program
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the opening of the application period for the Trees for Tribs’ Buffer in a Bag Program. Private and public…
ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results
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, &…
