In a new blog post, Air Quality Awareness Week: How Do I Make My Air Quality Data Count?, Dan Johnson, an air monitoring specialist with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality…
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States Celebrate Earth Day with Parties, Podcasts, Pledges, & More
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…
Oregon Spreads Environmental Awareness with ‘GreenState’ Podcast
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has begun sharing stories through its GreenState podcast of its everyday work to protect Oregon’s air, land and water. Episodes to date have…
ECOS 2021 State Innovation Award Videos
ECOS presented its annual State Program Innovation Awards at its 2021 virtual Fall Meeting. States submitted excellent video nominations showcasing the results of innovative programs and approaches. Videos appeared in…
Oregon to Implement Recycling Overhaul under Landmark EPR Bill
The Oregon Legislature recently passed the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (Senate Bill 582) to overhaul Oregon’s recycling system by building on local community programs and leveraging the resources…
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…
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…
Oregon Develops Low-Cost Air Quality SensOR™
A new low-cost air quality monitoring solution developed by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (OR DEQ) will allow the agency to provide timely air quality information at more locations…
Oregon Reports Widespread Water Quality Improvements
A new interagency report from Oregon has shown a drop in pesticide levels in a majority of watersheds across the state. Oregon’s Pesticide Stewardship Partnership (PSP) Program, an interagency water…
Oregon Blog Offers Powerful Story of Recent Wildfire Cleanup
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air, Land, and Water blog recently featured a thoughtful narrative about events surrounding the recent Almeda Fire in the Bear Creek Valley in…