The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced last week that it has eliminated its permitting backlog, including over 2,000 permits that were overdue. Read more about their effort.
Budget & Agency Management
Grumbles & ECOS Receive ELI Award, Members Showcase Cooperative Federalism
ELI awarded ECOS its 2025 Environmental Achievement Award and hosted a policy forum on cooperative federalism featuring several ECOS members.
State Innovation Video 2025: Virginia Stream, Wetland, & Nutrient (SWaN) Credit Trading Platform
Virginia has launched a digital compensatory marketplace for stream, wetland, and nutrient credit trading which facilitates buying and selling mitigation credits.
State Innovation Video 2025: Arkansas Video Series – From Workroom to Studio
Arkansas has transformed a workroom into a video studio to create educational videos for its Inside E&E Series highlighting the agency’s work.
State Innovation Video 2025: New Mexico Project Velocity for AI
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.
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.
