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…
Compliance & Enforcement
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…
Letter to U.S. EPA on Draft National Strategy for Improving Oversight of State Enforcement Performance
This letter provides comments in response to EPA’s Draft “National Strategy for Improving Oversight of State Enforcement Performance.” This letter recommends that EPA remove specific language or implications of “work sharing”…
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,…
Tom Easterly, IN, Testifies on U.S. EPA Consent Decrees
This testimony addresses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s use of “consent decrees,” and the impact this has on the operations of state environmental agencies.
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…
