Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources will conduct a workshop later this month to help communities identify resources to redevelop and revitalize areas with environmental contamination. The workshop, titled Funding Economic…
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
Minnesota Remediation Division Introduces New Vapor Intrusion BMPs
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Remediation Division recently announced its development of five Vapor Intrusion (VI) Best Management Practices. The VI map templates illustrate vapor sources, investigation locations, and…
Arkansas DEQ Offers Statewide Training on Electronic Reporting
Following the adoption of U.S. EPA’s Electronic Reporting Rule last December, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is providing free training classes this summer across the state to assist…
Alabama Department of Public Health Issues Fish Consumption Advisories
On June 20, the Alabama Department of Public Health released its 2016 fish consumption advisories, a list of recommendations on how much of certain species of fish caught in specific locations…
Ohio, Wisconsin to Increase Funding for Lead Infrastructure
In the wake of the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, two other states – Ohio and Wisconsin – appear poised to increase support for communities to protect against lead contamination…
New Mexico Training Communities on Brownfields
In order to help communities better understand the opportunities presented by brownfields, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), in conjunction with the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program at Kansas State…
Initiation of Emerging Contaminants Characterization and Response Actions for Protection of Human Health
This issue paper is one in a series of papers being developed by the ECOS-DoD Sustainability Work Group’s Emerging Contaminants (EC) Task Group.
Emerging Contaminants Risk Communication Principles
This document is a product of the ECOS and Department of Defense Sustainability Work Group. The purpose of this document is to provide information and resources on the issues pertaining to…
2016 Spring Meeting Materials
Our 2016 Spring Meeting was held in Nashville, TN on April 10-13. Here you can find session materials, a registration list, and helpful links provided by the speakers.
California Uses EPA Toxics Information and Tools to Evaluate Health Effects
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment are collaborating with EPA ORD on the following projects: 1) using EPA ORD’s new technologies and computational…
