A new webpage launched this month by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality displays the state’s health advisories for swimming and fish consumption in a clickable, interactive map format. The…
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Kansas Holds Harmful Algal Bloom Meeting to Address Concerns for the Coming Season
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recently hosted a 2019 Harmful Algal Bloom Meeting. Presentation topics included recreation and reservoir research, animal health, testing and monitoring, nutrient reduction…
Letter to U.S. EPA and Army Corps on Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States” Comment Extension
ECOS, the Association of Clean Water Administrators, the Association of State Wetlands Managers, and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies submitted a joint letter to U.S. EPA and the…
ECOS Green Report on the Clean Water State Revolving Fund: A Flexible Tool for Advancing Clean Water
This is ECOS’ second green report highlighting state innovations in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The twelve case studies included in this report demonstrate the flexible nature of the…
Michigan DEQ Gets Name Change and New Marching Orders
On February 4, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two executive orders and an executive directive to protect the Great Lakes, clean up drinking water, and combat the impacts of climate…
Massachusetts, Vermont Propose Stringent PFAS Standards
Massachusetts and Vermont are the most recent states to propose stringent standards to regulate PFAS. Last week, in response to a petition from the Conservation Law Foundation and the Toxics…
New Hampshire Proposes New PFAS Drinking Water Standards
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) recently initiated a rulemaking to establish maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and ambient groundwater quality standards (AGQS) for four PFAS substances. The proposed…
Pennsylvania to Invest in Two Stream Improvement Projects
The Pennsylvania Wolf Administration has announced two grant awards totaling more than a million dollars that will reduce stormwater runoff pollution, restore stream banks, and improve water quality in York…
New Hampshire Awards $4.2 Million in Wetlands Protection Grants
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Aquatic Resource Mitigation Program has awarded $4.2 million for 26 projects to protect wetlands. The projects will help to restore wetland habitat and…
Maine Provides Funding for Wetlands and Other Conservation Projects
Maine’s Natural Resource Conservation Program (MNRCP) of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded approximately $1.5 million to nine projects to restore, enhance, or protect wetlands and other important…
