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New England States Partner on Transmission Infrastructure to Promote Clean Energy

January 27, 2023

This week, a coalition of New England states jointly announced steps to pursue federal funding to encourage transmission infrastructure investment and environmental protection. In concept papers recently filed with the…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: infrastructure

More Than a Third of States Sign on to Ambitious EV Action Plan 

August 5, 2022

Last week, 17 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and Quebec agreed to a Multi-State Action Plan that aims to “translate commitment into action” by accelerating the market for zero-emission…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: emissions, energy, vehicle

Vermont Governor Signs Law Establishing Environmental Justice Policy

June 3, 2022

On May 31, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed legislation to establish an environmental justice (EJ) policy for the state. The new law requires state agencies to take action to identify,…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: environmental justice

Nine State AGs Request Revocation of Test Methods for Wood Heaters

May 28, 2021

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…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: emissions

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

Fifteen States and DC Sign MOU to Accelerate Bus and Truck Electrification

July 16, 2020

This week, 15 states and the District of Columbia signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate bus and truck electrification and eradicate diesel emissions by 2050. The signatories will collaborate…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: emissions, vehicle

ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards

February 13, 2020

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 poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: PFAS

Group of 22 States Sues U.S. EPA over ACE

August 16, 2019

On August 13, a group of 22 U.S. states and 7 cities filed a petition for review of the Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. The lawsuit, filed in…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: emissions, energy

Northeastern States Recommend PFAS Policy Solutions to Congress

June 21, 2019

On June 10, seven northeastern states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) sent a letter to key Members of Congress recommending that the federal government…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: PFAS

Vermont Receives U.S. EPA Funding for Food Waste Management Projects

April 19, 2019

On April 9, EPA announced that the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation has been selected to receive more than $43,000 to purchase and install storage tanks and pipes and conduct…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: anaerobic digestion, food waste, wastewater

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