This ECOS letter to President Biden encourages further review of the Limit, Save, Grow Act (H.R. 2811), passed by the House on April 25, as it relates to the Clean…
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Virginia Partners in Ancestral Land Reclamation by Tribal Nation
The Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM) is contracting with the Upper Mattaponi Indigenous Tribe to reclaim 866 acres of its ancestral lands along the Mattaponi River, a tributary to…
Delaware Marks Earth Day with Wetland Cleanup to Preserve Habitat Restoration
Delaware Governor John Carney joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) staff, City of Dover workers, and volunteers from local businesses and organizations for an Earth Day…
Rhode Island Resiliency Initiatives Spotlighted by White House
On April 25, the White House hosted a virtual stop in Rhode Island as part of the Biden Administration’s “Invest in America” tour. Featuring U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo…
Virginia Signs MOU with Army Corps on Compensatory Mitigation for Wetlands Impacts
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District (USACE) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) regarding compensatory mitigation. Compensatory mitigation…
Michigan Leverages GIS to ‘Green’ School Operations
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) has leveraged GIS to deploy a user-friendly portal to facilitate the Michigan Green Schools program. The initiative empowers schools to…
Resolution 04-3: Small Community Water Challenges
This resolution requests that the federal government work with state and local governments to address current and future small community drinking water and wastewater requirements and to assist small communities…
Resolution 08-3: State Assumption of Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Program
In this resolution, ECOS states its support of state assumption of the CWA Section 404 program.
Iowa Prioritizing PFAS Water Sampling Locations
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released a summary of PFAS testing of public water supplies from October 2021 to December 2022. The DNR began sampling public water…
New York Sets Final Ambient Water Quality Guidance Values for PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-Dioxane
This week, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the issuance of final water quality guidance values to regulate PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-Dioxane in state…
