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…
Budget & Agency Management
Wyoming DEQ Requests State Funding to Prepare for CPP
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting about $550,000 in the 2017-18 state budget to prepare for the Clean Power Plan (CPP) rule. DEQ Director Todd Parfitt told…
Missouri’s Hinkson Creek Collaborative Adaptive Management Process
Description of Initiative: In March 2012, three joint MS4 permit holders including the City of Columbia, Boone County, and the University of Missouri agreed with U.S. EPA and the Missouri…
Raising the Bar: New Expectations for Customer Service at the Rhode Island DEM
Description of Initiative: In 2011, Janet Coit was nominated to be Director of the Department of Environmental Management (DEM). She immediately began to hear anecdotal stories of dysfunction, poor service,…
State Environmental Agency Budgets 2011-2013
This report reviews state environmental agency budgets for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. It focuses on trends in and changes to the budgets, including analysis of the three main funding…
