This statement includes Alexandra Dunn, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Environmental Council of the States’ response to the President’s release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget for the U.S.…
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…
Letter to Appropriations Committees on 2016 Multipurpose Grants
This letter expresses ECOS’ appreciation for Congress’ creation of the Multipurpose Grant Program for states and tribes in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) portion of the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The…
Letter to EPA on 2016 Multipurpose Grants
This letter was written following a call between Acting Deputy Administrator Meiburg and senior EPA officials ECOS’ and officers on January 6 regarding the Multipurpose Categorical Grants Program established in the…
Letter to U.S. EPA on FY 2017 Budget
This letter provides recommendations made by ECOS for the FY17 budget developed by EPA. Specifically, it suggests that EPA strike a balance between resourcing the many new initiatives started by the current…
Dick Pedersen (OR) Testifies on the FY 2016 U.S. EPA Budget
This testimony supports the President’s FY 2016 budget request for State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG), recognizes that states are on the front lines of implementing environmental laws, and encourages flexibility…
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,…
Letter to OMB on FY2016 U.S. EPA Budget
This letter provides ECOS’ input on FY 2016 President’s Budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The letter provides more detail and comments for the following topics: Categorical grants funding, increased…
Dick Pedersen, OR, Testifies on U.S. EPA’s FY 2015 Budget
This testimony supports the President’s FY 2015 budget request for State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG), recognizes states as front-line implementors of environmental laws, and encourages flexibility with states.
