Last week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) unveiled a new website for reporting and tracking environmental spills in the state. DEQSpills.wyo.gov is an update to the DEQ’s former…
Budget & Agency Management
Materials From August 2020 All-Member Call: The Modern Workforce
On August 5, ECOS convened its monthly all-members call to share long-term teleworking strategies and successes. Scott Baird of Utah DEQ and Elaine Boyd of Tennessee TDEC shared highlights and…
Alabama Promotes Recycling with Local Government Grants from Dedicated Funds
In late June, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) announced grants of more than $1.4 million to 16 local governments across the state. The grants will be used to…
Texas Storyboard Illustrates Remediation Success at Tire Dumping Ground
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has developed a feature article and storyboard to vividly portray the success of its recent partnership to clean up the site of a…
ECOS Press Release on State Environmental Agency Budgets FY16-19
This press statement announces the publication of the ECOS Green Report: Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets, Fiscal Years 2016 to 2019.
ECOS Green Report: Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets Fiscal Years 2016 to 2019
In this comprehensive report, ECOS finds that between FY16 and FY19, state environmental agency funding rose 18.9%, or a total of $2.56B, in 46 states and one territory. The report…
ECOS Comments on Proposed Rule: EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petition
North Carolina Completes Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, on behalf of the Climate Change Interagency Council, has submitted to Governor Roy Cooper the North Carolina Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan.…
Maine Surveys Wastewater Operators on System Needs
In order to be prepared should infrastructure funding be part of an economic stimulus package, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is conducting a Clean Watersheds Needs Survey. The…
Massachusetts to Fund System Improvements to Reduce PFAS in Drinking Water
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has announced a new $2 million grant program for communities to fund the design and planning of treatment systems that protect drinking water…
