This press statement announces the recent release of ECOS’ report State Environmental Agency Business Process Improvement Activity 2010–2016.
Budget & Agency Management
State Environmental Agency Business Process Improvement Activity 2010–2016
In 2010, ECOS compiled a list of state environmental agency business process improvement activities. This year, ECOS undertook a second outreach effort in order to fill this five-year information gap.…
Indiana Announces Grant Funding for Recycling Projects
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is announcing grant funding availability for projects focused on reuse, reduction, and recycling methods that result in an increase in recyclable material collection,…
DC Announces Funding for Watershed Restoration and Education
The District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) is offering grants to eligible entities to help control, prevent, and remediate nonpoint sources of polluted runoff to DC waters and the…
Texas to Fund Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Fleet Vehicles
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced this week that it is accepting grant applications for the Texas Clean Vehicle Fleet Program. The grants encourage businesses, governments, and other entities…
West Virginia Calls for Electronics Recycling Grant Applications
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is pushing sustainability with its Covered Electronics Device (CED) Recycling Grant program. Grants are available to counties and municipalities for the purpose of…
U.S. EPA Letter to ECOS President Rudolph on Oversight of State Permitting Programs
The purpose of this letter is to thank the Environmental Council of the States along with other state associations that provided input on high-level draft principles and best practices for…
Arkansas Funds E-Waste Projects
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is promoting sustainability by funding proposals for e-waste disposal in cities, counties, and solid waste authorities throughout the state. The Computer and Electronic Waste…
Kentucky Awards Rubber-Modified Asphalt Grants
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) Energy and Environment Cabinet has announced that up to $500,000 in grant funding has been awarded to six Kentucky counties for rubber-modified asphalt…
ECOS Green Report: Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets, 2009-2011
This report reviews state environmental agency budgets for fiscal years 2009 to 2011, focusing on the non-infrastructure portions of these budgets, which are used to implement federally delegated programs and state laws. Infrastructure…
