This ECOS Letter outlines public comments on National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECIs) proposed by the U.S. EPA for the 2024-2027 fiscal years.
Compliance & Enforcement
New Jersey to Help Disadvantaged Communities Deliver Safe Drinking Water
Tapping into funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched an initiative to provide enhanced technical assistance to help disadvantaged communities provide…
Kenney of New Mexico Featured in ELI Podcast on Compliance
New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Secretary James Kenney recently appeared as a guest on the Environmental Law Institute’s People Places Planet podcast as part of a series titled, “The Enforcement Angle.” Kenney…
Connecticut Launches Tools to Make Regulatory Processes More Efficient and Transparent
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has launched a suite of new online services and tools to advance DEEP’s 20BY20 Initiative, a list of 20 measurable process…
Virginia Launches Permit Streamlining and Tracking Reforms
On December 1, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) launched its long-awaited Permitting Enhancement and Evaluation Platform (PEEP), an online service to streamline the permitting process and enable applicants…
ECOS Green Report: Alternative Compliance Monitoring Strategies
The nation’s major environmental statutes provide avenues for states to assume delegation, authorization, or primacy to implement these laws. Through U.S. EPA-developed documents known as Compliance Monitoring Strategies (CMS), states…
New Mexico Launches Environmental Crimes Task Force
Earlier this month, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and U.S. EPA convened New Mexico’s first Environmental Crimes Task Force. The mission of the task force is to enhance federal,…
Montana Develops Video Trainings to Support Walkthrough Inspections
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has released new walkthrough inspection videos to help train new operators and employees of the Underground Storage Tank (UST) program. These videos may serve…
Colorado and U.S. EPA Seek Feedback on Draft Work Plan on EJ & Enforcement
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and U.S. EPA seek public feedback by November 22 on a draft work plan to implement a March memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
