New Mexico’s Project Velocity focuses on using artificial intelligence (AI) to make regulatory documents, whether paper or digital, accessible to staff for decision-making and inquiry.
Budget & Agency Management
New York Progress on Energy, Energy Efficiency Featured in Statewide Report
This week, the GreenNY Council released the Greening New York State report, its thirteenth annual progress update on green procurement and sustainability. Covering FY2023-24, the report details actions that state…
South Carolina Funds K-12 Environmental Education Projects
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) has opened the 2025-2026 grant application period for its Champions of the Environment program, which supports classroom projects that build environmental awareness…
Alaska to Work with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) on joint efforts to improve coordination and transparency in the…
Resolution 13-4: Environmental Performance and Outcomes Data and Metrics
ECOS recommends that EPA work with states to improve data accuracy, streamline data requirements, and facilitate data transfers.
Resolution 14-3: Federal Financial Resources and Cooperative Federalism in Support of State Environmental Programs
ECOS supports early, meaningful, and substantial state involvement in U.S. EPA’s budget process, and in its development and implementation of federal environmental statutes and rules.
ECOS Press Release on Budget Green Report FY2020-2023
This press statement announces the publication of the ECOS Green Report: Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets, Fiscal Years 2020 to 2023.
ECOS Green Report: Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets, Fiscal Years 2020 to 2023
This Green Report analyzes and discusses state environmental agency budget funding from FY2020-FY2023.
Idaho Helps Communities Prepare for Water System Funding Shortfalls
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced a drinking water and wastewater systems workshop on September 4 to discuss what communities can do when a crucial project does…
Maryland Selects Pilot Projects for Streamlined Permitting Review
On August 5, Maryland announced the first set of pilot projects to benefit from permitting reform under the Maryland Coordinated Permitting Review Council. The Council, established by Executive Order in…
