ECOS opposes set-asides of Categorical Grant funding unless they are made with state concurrence.
Resolutions
Resolution 16-5: Addressing Serious Needs Regarding Drinking Water and Clean Water Infrastructure Investment
ECOS expresses its support for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Funds.
Resolution 25-1: Interagency Coordination on Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
ECOS encourages U.S. EPA, FEMA, USDA Rural Development and other agencies to fund planning and community readiness before disasters, and to support them in response and recovery.
Resolution 15-5: On the Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program
In this resolution, ECOS commends DoD for its commitment to funding state involvement in the cleanup of its sites and working with states to improve the state-DoD relationship; requests that…
Resolution 12-5: Principles of Extended Producer Responsibility and the Definition of Product Stewardship
In this resolution, ECOS defines product stewardship as the act of minimizing health, safety, environmental, and social impacts, and maximizing economic benefits of a product and its packaging throughout all…
Resolution 15-2: Supporting Work on Emerging Contaminants
In this resolution, ECOS urges investigating the presence of emerging contaminants even if the risks are not fully known, urges accelerating efforts to respond to emerging contaminants, reinforces the need…
Resolution 15-6: State and Federal Support of the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council
In this resolution, ECOS pledges its support for the ITRC mission and the program’s continued success; endorses ITRC as a mechanism for assisting state environmental agencies in gaining technical knowledge…
Resolution 18-2: Adequately Funded Training Programs for Environmental Success
In this resolution ECOS urges EPA to adequately and consistently fund training programs; encourages state agencies to leverage training resources by providing access to state training materials to other agencies;…
Resolution 18-3: Addressing Mercury
In this resolution ECOS requests EPA work with all stakeholders to achieve reductions in mercury pollution consistent with federal statutes and that the federal government support research on alternatives to…
Resolution 21-1: Advancing Collaboration and Coordination on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
In this resolution ECOS calls on federal agencies to conduct research to better understand the impact of, and destruction and disposal options for PFAS; to collaborate with states and provide…
