ECOS sent this joint letter with the National Governors Association to provide input to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) on the revised interpretation of the…
Letters
Memo to ECOS Members on Cooperative Federalism 2.0
This October 25 memo from ECOS Past President Todd Parfitt (WY) and previous Past President John Linc Stine (MN) to members highlights some of the association’s major cooperative federalism initiatives as well…
ECOS Comment Letter on the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule
This letter to U.S. EPA details ECOS’ comments on the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks.
Letter from Newly Elected ECOS President Becky Keogh
This letter from ECOS’ newly elected President Becky Keogh, Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, outlines her priorities for the 2018-2019 year.
ECOS Comments on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
This letter provides ECOS’ comments on the proposed rule Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science. It outlines ECOS’ concerns with possible negative impacts and unintended consequences of the proposed rule.
ECOS, ACWA, and ASWM Letter to Congress on CWA Section 401
ECOS, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), and the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) sent a joint letter urging Congress to preserve states’ ability to protect water quality…
ECOS and NGA Joint Letter to DOE Office of Environmental Management on High-Level Nuclear Waste
This joint letter, written by ECOS and the National Governors Association to the Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management, expresses state interest in discussions…
Principles for EPA Oversight Under ECOS Cooperative Federalism 2.0
In June 2017, ECOS published “Cooperative Federalism 2.0: Achieving and Maintaining a Clean Environment and Protecting Public Health.” Among other things, that document describes ways in which EPA could improve…
ECOS Statement on U.S. EPA PFAS Leadership Summit
This ECOS letter to U.S. EPA outlines questions states intend to raise at the agency’s National Leadership Summit to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Of upmost importance is the…
Letter to U.S. EPA on Prioritization of Mercury under TSCA
This letter details ECOS’ request for U.S. EPA to designate mercury and mercury compounds as priority chemicals under the Lautenberg Act.
