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Nebraska Governor Commends DEQ for Customer-Friendly Practices

May 31, 2016

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) last week received praise from Governor Pete Ricketts for its work in offering online permitting to customers. In his weekly column, Ricketts commended…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

ECOS Summary of House EPA Appropriations Bill

May 25, 2016

This chart summarizes the budget figures for U.S. EPA as outlined in the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee’s FY17 Interior and Environment Bill

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Mississippi Receives First Planning Grant from RESTORE Council

May 19, 2016

Gary Rikard, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), announced today that the State of Mississippi will receive a planning grant to develop projects and programs in…

Filed Under: Member News, Uncategorized

Delaware Acts to Improve Permitting Processes, Transparency, and Access

April 29, 2016

Today, Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) issued an RFP for assistance in evaluating and redesigning agency administrative processes and performance improvement. The RFP supports an initiative…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Senate Testimony by ECOS President Rudolph on President’s FY 2017 Budget Request for U.S. EPA

April 14, 2016

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Minnesota PCA Releases Performance Measures Dashboard

March 18, 2016

On March 16, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) released their 2016 Environmental and Performance Measures Dashboard. The dashboard tracks several relevant environmental and performance measures related to MPCA’s work…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Pennsylvania DEP GO-TIME Initiative Helps Contractors Bid on RFPs

March 11, 2016

On March 4, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched the first phase of its new electronic bidding process for DEP construction contracts such as projects cleaning and plugging oil…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Vermont DEC’s Lean Initiative Yields Significant Results

March 11, 2016

In 2013, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) launched an innovative new program to enhance DEC’s ability to serve the public by developing more effective, efficient, timely, and transparent…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

State Delegations

February 12, 2016

This report presents information on which programs have been delegated to which states under the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the State Drinking…

Filed Under: ECOS Update

President’s FY2017 Budget Summary Chart

February 9, 2016

This document contains a chart that summarizes the President’s Budget Request and appropriations for FY2017.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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