This month, ECOS Past President Myra Reece, Director of the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC), joined state and private sector leaders in the kickoff of a…
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South Carolina Hits the Road and Deploys Social Media in Hiring Effort
In September, in efforts to fill more than 30 junior soil evaluator positions at the agency, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) held seven hiring events…
South Carolina Adopts Innovative Water Quality Data Sharing Solution
The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) recently became the first state environmental agency to streamline its approach to sharing water quality monitoring data with EPA. South…
South Carolina to Create a New Department of Environmental Services
On May 19, Governor McMaster signed legislation (R70, S399) that will replace the current South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control with two separate, new agencies, one for health…
South Carolina Improves Environmental Review Process with Habitat Mapping
The South Carolina Natural Heritage Data Program now documents habitats and protected species to support efforts to safeguard the state’s uniqueness. Biologists at the state moved to a central geographic…
Letter from ECOS President Myra Reece on 2023 Priorities
This letter from ECOS President Myra Reece, Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health and Environmental Control, outlines her priorities for 2023.
South Carolina Leverages Technology to Improve Services for the Public
In recent months, the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (SC DHEC) has used technology to improve services for the public to facilitate timely, actionable, information and clear…
ECOS Green Report: State Strides on Environmental Justice & Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
This ECOS Green Report provides highlights of four well-attended 2022 virtual ECOS EJ Workgroup meetings, held in conjunction with U.S. EPA. Spotlighted topics described in this report include working with…
States Celebrate 50 Years of Clean Water Progress
State environmental agencies are bristling with excitement this week over the 50th anniversary of the landmark Clean Water Act (CWA). Read on for a sampling of activities undertaken by Governors…
