Regulators at the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have requested a meeting with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) over proposed plans to ease federal auto efficiency standards.…
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Oregon Improves Air Quality Index Tool
Oregon DEQ recently announced its upgraded Air Quality Index (AQI) mapping tool, which allows users to view the current status of air quality across the state. The original tool was…
Tennessee State Parks Transition to Electric Golf Carts
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced June 5 that all 650 golf carts at the nine Tennessee State Park courses have officially transitioned from gas to electric.…
Pennsylvania Accepting Applications for First ‘Driving PA Forward’ Grants
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin accepting grant applications to replace, repower, or retrofit fleet diesel-powered trucks, buses, and other vehicles and equipment under the Pennsylvania State…
Wyoming Opens Carbon Capture Integrated Test Center
Last week, Wyoming marked the opening of the Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC) which will research carbon capture solutions at the Dry Fork Station coal plant. The facility will host…
Wyoming Marks Air Quality Awareness Month with Publication, Performances
Wyoming’s Mike Morris (center in blue) with the ECOS staff in Washington, DC. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is marking Air Quality Awareness month with the publication…
Louisiana Reaches Compliance with Federal Ozone Standards
Last week, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced that his entire state had reached attainment with U.S. EPA’s ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. EPA set the standard at 70…
Arkansas Reports on the State of the Air
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is celebrating Air Quality Awareness week by spreading awareness of air issues in the state and celebrating successes including the release of the…
ECOS Memo on Cooperative Federalism 2.0 Advances and Path Ahead
This memo from ECOS President Todd Parfitt (Wyoming) and Past President John Linc Stine (Minnesota) outlines progress in the association’s year-old Cooperative Federalism 2.0 initiative, as well as goals for…
Pennsylvania, Federal Agencies Settle with Natural Gas Company over Air Violations
This week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. EPA, and U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with MarkWest Liberty Midstream Resources, LLC and Ohio Gathering Company, LLC (MarkWest)…
