The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has created the “Small Business Guide to Environmental, Safety, And Health Regulations,” a tool to help educate small businesses about regulations that apply…
Environmental Data
The Information Management group was established in 1998 to address information management issues in the States and to work jointly with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Utah DEQ Releases PSA Videos to Promote Approachable Image
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has released a series of humorous PSA videos entitled “Ask DEQ, not Phil” to encourage residents to protect the state’s environment. The videos,…
Delaware to Review Environmental Regulations
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is poised to review state environmental regulations that have not been modified in the past four years. This review will determine…
Minnesota Launches Environmental Justice Advisory Group
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner John Linc Stine, with the assistance of a selection committee, has invited 16 individuals from around Minnesota to advise the MPCA on matters related…
Iowa Works to Promote Brownfield Redevelopment via Community Outreach
Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources will conduct a workshop later this month to help communities identify resources to redevelop and revitalize areas with environmental contamination. The workshop, titled Funding Economic…
Washington State Adopts Oil Transportation Rule
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) adopted a new rule Wednesday outlining oil transportation requirements, including a mandate that Washington railroads file contingency plans by October 1 detailing their ability…
Minnesota App Allows Users to Know ‘What’s in My Neighborhood’
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA’s) “What’s in My Neighborhood” online application offers users a way to access a wide variety of environmental information about their communities. The application uses…
Arkansas to Host Nonpoint Source Meeting
On September 21 – 22, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will host their annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Stakeholder and 319 Project Review…
Colorado Tracking Network Adds New Environmental Health Data
The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment has added new tracking data to its Tracking Network which now lets users review tables, maps, and charts on asthma hospitalization…
Group Including Five ECOS Member Agencies Issues Innovative Ocean Plan
Mid-Atlantic states recently collaborated with representatives of tribes, eight federal agencies, and a fisheries council to produce a draft of a unique ocean planning document for their region of the…
