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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

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

Tennessee Leads EV Infrastructure Mapping for Southeastern States

October 8, 2021

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) Office of Energy Programs is leading mapping efforts for the Southeast Regional Electric Vehicle Information Exchange (SE REVI), which has launched a…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: climate, 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

Tennessee Unveils Plan to Install EV Charging Stations at All State Parks

August 6, 2021

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) has announced it will partner with Rivian, an electric vehicle automaker, to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at all 56 state…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: ev, vehicle

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

Tennessee Partners on EV Fast Charging Network

February 5, 2021

The Tennessee Department of Environment (TDEC) announced this week that it is partnering with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to develop a statewide electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network to…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: energy, vehicle

Tennessee Illustrates the Value of Water through Story Map

October 23, 2020

On October 20, the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) released an online StoryMap to tell the state’s story on water infrastructure as part of the nationwide Imagine a…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: dashboard, waterbodies

Tennessee Embarks on Air Sensor Project

October 1, 2020

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation’s Division of Air Pollution Control (TDEC-APC) is actively researching the utility of small sensor technologies for air quality characterization. With the influx of…

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

Tennessee Touts Success of its First-Ever Virtual Summer Camp

August 14, 2020

The Tennessee Department of Environment &Conservation (TDEC), which launched its first-ever Virtual Summer Camp Program this past June and July, is reporting tremendous success and engagement. The program highlighted topics…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education

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