The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air, Land, and Water blog recently featured a thoughtful narrative about events surrounding the recent Almeda Fire in the Bear Creek Valley in…
Budget & Agency Management
North Carolina Awarded for Environmental Mapping with Drones
Last month, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) won the 2020 National Association of State Chief Information Officers Award for Business Process Innovations for their work on environmental…
Virginia Issues Comprehensive Study of DEQ’s EJ Practices and Authorities
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently announced the publication of a comprehensive study evaluating its own environmental justice (EJ) practices and authorities. The 47-page report, developed over the…
New Mexico, Michigan, and South Carolina among Recipients of U.S. EPA EJ Grants
U.S. EPA has selected 28 organizations to receive $4.1 million in new environmental justice grants to support the nationwide effort on COVID-19 and community-based efforts to develop and implement solutions…
ECOS Letter on Support for the U.S. EPA Safer Choice Program
This letter, sent on behalf of Richard Whitman, ECOS Cross-Media Committee Chair and Director, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, states ECOS’ strong support for the EPA Safer Choice Program, which…
Michigan Launches $10M Grant Program to Track COVID-19 in Wastewater
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services have announced a $10 million grant program to support surveillance of wastewater…
New Mexico Reaches Settlement with Air Force Base over Alleged Groundwater Violations
On September 8, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission approved a settlement agreement between the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and Cannon Air Force Base for alleged violations of…
Landmark New Jersey EJ Bill Prescribes New Level of NJDEP Permit Review
The New Jersey state Legislature has passed the final version of a sweeping environmental justice bill requiring a new level of permit review by the New Jersey Department of Environmental…
Louisiana Redesigns its Electronic Data Management System
Chart showing EDMS user survey responses The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is redesigning and modernizing its Electronic Data Management System (EDMS), which was built in 2006 and gave…
Iowa Storage Capacity Grants Help Food Pantries, Reduce Landfill Waste
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has awarded more than $200,000 to 35 recipients in Food Storage Capacity grants, which helps organizations expand storage and cold storage of donated…
