A class of 50 industry representatives completed an informative training in Hazardous Waste Introduction and Compliance at the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection late last month. The Division of Compliance Assistance…
Compliance & Enforcement
2016 Spring Meeting Materials
Our 2016 Spring Meeting was held in Nashville, TN on April 10-13. Here you can find session materials, a registration list, and helpful links provided by the speakers.
Kentucky DEP Hosts Compliance Assistance Workshop
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) reports that more than 20 people attended the first Division of Compliance Assistance Environmental Assistance Workshop on March 2 in Frankfort. The workshop…
Comments on EPA National Enforcement Initiatives
In this letter, ECOS reiterates its active interest in compliance and enforcement matters. This letter offers general and specific comments on the NEI’s for EPA’s consideration. Among other things, these comments…
Comments on U.S. EPA’s Office of Civil Rights “FY 2015- 2020 External Compliance and Complaints Draft Strategic Plan”
This letter contains the ECOS Planning Committee’s response to EPA’s Office of Civil Rights “FY 2015-2020 External Compliance and Complaints Draft Strategic Plan.” This letter offers a few suggestions for…
2014 Environmental Innovations Green Report: State Bridge-Building, E-Initiatives Yield Results
In 2014, ECOS was pleased to receive 17 impressive nominations and to present awards at its Fall Meeting in Santa Fe to the following five deemed by the Executive Committee…
Pennsylvania’s Permit Review Process and Permit Decision Guarantee
Description of Initiative: By signing Executive Order 2012-11 last July, Gov. Tom Corbett charged the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) with developing and implementing a policy that results in…
2013 State Innovations Report
State-developed initiatives are solving pressing challenges, both in protecting human health and the environment and in enhancing operations within agencies themselves. From incorporating new technologies in data tracking and permitting…
Use of Impact Analyses in Rulemaking
This report examines the different types of impact analyses which are performed by state environmental agencies as part of the rulemaking process, common criterion required for inclusion in these analyses,…
2012 State Innovations
This report looks at how states are devising a variety of forward-thinking solutions to pressing challenges, with approaches range from simple to complex, and from narrowly focused to cross-media in…
