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…
Compliance & Enforcement
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…
