On July 14, the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington sent a letter to White House Office of Management…
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Several States Launch Climate Alliance in Wake of Paris Accord Withdrawal
In response to the announcement last week of a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Accord, several Governors have created a coalition to remain committed to the climate agreement. The U.S.…
ECOS Profiles Top Ten State Earth Day Activities
To mark Earth Day on April 22, ECOS requested information regarding how state agencies were celebrating. The association was impressed with the number and variety of original approaches reported via…
Rhode Island Offers Free Trees to Save Homeowners Money
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is once again partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to give away 1,000 trees. This initiative is part of the State’s Energy-Saving…
Rhode Island Offers Kids’ Nature Program
This week, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) planned and hosted a series of educational activities for students to enjoy during their school vacation. One such outing, at…
Rhode Island DEM Co-Presents First-Ever Food System Summit
This week, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management co-presented the first-ever Rhode Island Food System Summit, an event designed to inform government, businesses, and community partners about the state’s…
States, EPA, and Others Partner to Establish Stream Monitoring Networks
EPA is working with states, tribes, river basin commissions, its regional offices and other entities to establish Regional Monitoring Networks (RMNs) for freshwater wadeable streams. The objectives of the RMNs…
Seventeen State Governors Commit to Clean Energy Accord
In an historic move, 17 state Governors this week signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. Democratic and Republican signatories to the accord commit that their states will…
Raising the Bar: New Expectations for Customer Service at the Rhode Island DEM
Description of Initiative: In 2011, Janet Coit was nominated to be Director of the Department of Environmental Management (DEM). She immediately began to hear anecdotal stories of dysfunction, poor service,…
2014 Environmental Innovations Green Report: State Bridge-Building, E-Initiatives Yield Results
In 2014, ECOS was pleased to receive 17 impressive nominations and to present awards at its Fall Meeting in Santa Fe to the following five deemed by the Executive Committee…
