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Letter from ECOS President Myra Reece on 2023 Priorities

January 23, 2023

This letter from ECOS President Myra Reece, Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health and Environmental Control, outlines her priorities for 2023.

Filed Under: ECOS Update Tagged With: cooperative federalism, energy, environmental justice, PFAS

South Carolina Leverages Technology to Improve Services for the Public

January 13, 2023

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…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: e-enterprise, environmental justice

ECOS Green Report: State Strides on Environmental Justice & Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

December 23, 2022

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…

Filed Under: Green Reports Tagged With: environmental justice

States Celebrate 50 Years of Clean Water Progress

October 21, 2022

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…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: drinking water, waterbodies

South Carolina Redoubles Efforts on Radon

January 14, 2022

January is National Radon Action Month, and the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control is offering free home radon test kits on its website and sharing information on…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: public health, safety

South Carolina Awards ‘Champions of the Environment’ Grants to Schools

December 3, 2021

To support the next generation of environmental stewards, the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control has announced the award of Champion of the Environment awards to 11 schools.…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education

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

New Mexico, Michigan, and South Carolina among Recipients of U.S. EPA EJ Grants

October 16, 2020

U.S. EPA has selected 28 organizations to receive $4.1 million in new environmental justice grants to support the nationwide effort on COVID-19 and community-based efforts to develop and implement solutions…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: COVID-19, EJ, environmental justice, public health

South Carolina Encourages Residents to Report Tire Litterbugs

December 12, 2019

South Carolina DHEC, SC Department of Natural Resources, and Palmetto Pride have announced a new statewide initiative to target illegal tire dumps. The campaign called See it, Report It, allows…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: vehicle

ECOS 2018 State Innovation Award Videos

October 5, 2018

In honor of ECOS’ 25th anniversary, the ECOS State Program Innovation Awards took to the big screen at the 2018 Fall Meeting in Stowe, Vermont. Twenty-two states submitted excellent video nominations showcasing the results of innovative programs…

Filed Under: Awards, Innovation Award, Video

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