The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced in late May that U.S. EPA has awarded a record nine Brownfields grants to entities in the state. The amount awarded totals…
Land & Waste
Oregon Holds Free Hazardous Waste Classes for Business and Industry
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is offering a free class, RCRA Hazardous Wastes Basics and Managing Common Wastes, three times this summer to address state and federal hazardous…
Kansas Collects Nearly 400 Tons of Waste Tires for Recycling
This week, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced that it had collected 394.36 tons of waste tires for recycling in a series of tire amnesty events held…
ECOS Comments on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda
This letter contains ECOS’ response to EPA’s request for input on the President’s Executive Order 13777: Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda. The response includes 19 regulatory reform recommendations outlined in three…
Iowa Offers Financial Assistance for Landfill Diversion Projects
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Solid Waste Alternatives Program (SWAP) offers financial assistance for projects that work to reduce the amount of solid waste generated and landfilled in…
Kansas Awards Green Schools and Tire Recycling Grants
On May 5, The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced more than half million dollars in solid waste grants to municipalities and school districts across the state. Green Schools…
Iowa Project AWARE Cleanup to Tackle Upper Cedar River
lowa volunteers will have an opportunity this July to spend their vacations cleaning up, learning about, and exploring 60 miles of the upper Cedar River near the Iowa-Minnesota border through Project…
Minnesota Expands Plastics Collection Services
Minnesota expanded its collection services for agricultural plastics and boat wrap in April, an effort the state has worked to manage for several years. In cooperation with the Recycling Association…
South Carolina Works to Curb Food Waste
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) this July is co-sponsoring the Don’t Waste Food SC Summit, a statewide campaign to increase awareness of the economic, environmental,…
ECOS Press Statement on U.S. EPA Approval of State CCR Authority
This ECOS Press Release commends U.S. EPA on its initiation of guidance regarding EPA review and approval of state applications to operate coal combustion residual (CCR) permit programs.
