ECOS members submitted FY 2023 – 2024 NPG early engagement comments to U.S. EPA program offices. For more information, see the letter below.
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
Joint Letter on Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for PFAS
This letter by ECOS, ASDWA, and ACWA outlines the associations’ comments on the TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping rule for PFAS.
ECOS 2021 State Innovation Award Videos
ECOS presented its annual State Program Innovation Awards at its 2021 virtual Fall Meeting. States submitted excellent video nominations showcasing the results of innovative programs and approaches. Videos appeared in…
Connecticut, U.S. EPA, and Pfizer Celebrate Completion of Remediation & Opening of Preserve
Officials with the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), U.S. EPA, and Pfizer Inc. joined North Haven officials and community stakeholders this week to celebrate the completion of…
Arizona Funds Tucson Effort to Address PFAS Contaminated Groundwater
Over the past several months, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has provided $5.3 million in funding to the City of Tucson, the state’s second largest metropolitan area, to…
Great Lakes States Urge Action on PFAS
In July, Governors of five Great Lakes states sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the PFAS Action Act and uniform national policy. Specifically, they…
New Maine Law Phases out PFAS by 2030
On July 15, a new law went into effect in Maine that prohibits the sale or distribution of products with intentionally added PFAS as of January 1, 2030 unless the…
Joint Letter on PFAS, Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water
This joint letter from ECOS, the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), and the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA) outlines comments on NIH’s request for information on its…
New Mexico Petitions U.S. EPA to Regulate PFAS as a RCRA Hazardous Waste
On June 23, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham petitioned U.S. EPA to include PFAS under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as a listed hazardous waste, which would…
Letter to Congress with Multiple Groups Supporting Safer Choice Program
Tied to efforts of the Toxics Substances Reduction Workgroup and the Cross-Media Committee, ECOS joined more than 80 other organizations in this letter supporting EPA’s Safer Choice Program. Safer Choice…
