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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

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

North Carolina Unveils PFAS Action Strategy

June 9, 2022

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced its Action Strategy for PFAS, which sets three priorities: protecting communities, protecting drinking water, and cleaning up existing contamination. The…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: drinking water, groundwater, PFAS

States Celebrate Earth Day with Parties, Podcasts, Pledges, & More   

April 22, 2022

Happy Earth Day! Of course, every day is Earth Day at the state environmental agencies, but on April 22 each year, states mark the occasion by bringing key accomplishments and…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: earth day

North Carolina Advances Environmental Justice, Clean Transportation Plans

January 14, 2022

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has signed a January 2022 executive order expanding the state’s clean energy and climate agenda by strengthening carbon reduction targets to achieve net-zero emissions by…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: climate, EJ, environmental justice, vehicle

Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee Recognized for Air Innovations

October 1, 2021

The Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA) recognized four states last week with 2021 Best Practices Awards for innovative air programs implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arizona Department…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: award, data collection

ECOS Member Spotlight: Dionne Delli-Gatti

April 9, 2021

New North Carolina Secretary Eyes Improved Water Infrastructure & Equity What was your childhood dream job? I wanted to be a schoolteacher and a mom, then later I thought I…

Filed Under: Member News, Member Spotlight

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

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

North Carolina DEQ Shares 2020 Year in Review

January 15, 2021

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) closed out 2020 by sharing its Year in Review, reflecting on its 2020 “key actions to protect the environment and health of…

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

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