The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) has announced it will partner with Rivian, an electric vehicle automaker, to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at all 56 state…
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Montana Displays Interactive Fire Map in Real Time
To ensure that residents understand their air quality status, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) offers an interactive fire map that residents can check daily. DEQ partners with the…
Minnesota Adopts Stricter California Emissions Standards Related to Bishop Resignation
This week, Minnesota adopted California’s stricter tailpipe emissions standards and mandate for automakers to produce more zero-emission vehicles. As previously reported in ECOSWIRE, Governor Tim Walz had pushed for the…
Virginia Hails Court Decision Upholding Carbon Cap-and-Trade Program
Last week, the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond ruled in favor of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), keeping the Commonwealth’s successful cap-and-trade program in place. The…
Colorado Takes to Skies Over Oil & Gas Sites to Monitor for Methane
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) began flyovers this week, completing the state’s first airborne survey designed to monitor for methane and other emissions at major oil…
Kentucky Hosts Compliance Assistance Webinar Series
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection’s Division of Compliance Assistance has partnered with the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center to host a Kentucky Excellence in Environmental Leadership (KY EXCEL) webinar series.…
Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Joining Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
This week, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board voted overwhelmingly to adopt a regulation that would have the state join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. While other actions must still be…
New Mexico Ramps Up for Clean Car Rules
After drafting significant regulations to address greenhouse gases (GHG) from the highest emitting sector in the state – oil and gas –New Mexico continues to act on Governor Michelle Lujan…
Nebraska Celebrates Environmental Agency’s 50th Anniversary
On July 1, Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy (NDEE) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the agency and its predecessor environmental agencies at NDEE headquarters.…
Mississippi Seeks to Fund Innovative NOx Emissions Reduction Projects
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has put out a call for applications to fund nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions reduction projects. The funding opportunity is a reimbursement program for…
