This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…
Compliance & Enforcement
New Jersey Files Enforcement Actions as EJ Rules Move toward Finalization
New Jersey recently announced seven new enforcement actions in environmental justice communities across the state. The actions come as the state prepares to close the comment period on proposed rules…
ECOS Letter to EPA on Draft FY23-24 National Program Guidances
This letter includes comments ECOS submitted to U.S. EPA on its draft FY23-24 National Program Guidances (NPGs).
ECOS Letter on U.S. DOJ SEP Policy
This letter to U.S DOJ provides comments on the recently issued guidelines and limitations for settlement agreements involving payments to non-governmental third parties.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act Workshops
Throughout the Spring of 2022, ECOS coordinated with U.S. EPA’s External Civil Rights Compliance Office in hosting a three-part series of workshops on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Presentation slides from each workshop…
Missouri Ends Vehicle Emission Testing in One County, Thanks to Ozone Progress
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced that beginning July 1, owners of vehicles registered in Franklin County no longer need an emissions test to register their vehicles. The…
2022 ECOS-EPA Title VI Workshop #3: Ensuring Compliance with Anti-Discrimination Requirements—Application to Permitting and Other Issues
U.S. EPA’s External Civil Rights Compliance Office (ECRCO) discusses identifying discrimination under the Civil Rights Laws, existing case law, and the relationship between “adverse impacts” and environmental health standards, among other areas. ECRCO also summarizes its own case handling and resolution processes and presents best practices for permitting and screening.
New Mexico Adopts Nationally Leading O&G Air Rule
After more than two years of collaborative public and stakeholder engagement, the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board last week adopted air quality rules that will eliminate hundreds of millions of…
Wyoming Touts Top UST Compliance Nationwide
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is celebrating the highest Underground Storage Tank compliance rate in the country (which currently stands at 93%), owing much to the hard work…
2022 ECOS-EPA Title VI Workshop #2: Civil Rights Procedural Requirements and Best Practices
U.S. EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights addresses the procedural requirements that recipients must adhere to in developing and maintaining their civil rights programs and outlines the procedural safeguards and promising practices for building strong and effective civil rights programs. Topics discussed include pre-award review, grievance procedures, data collection, and meaningful access and public involvement.
