The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) last week received praise from Governor Pete Ricketts for its work in offering online permitting to customers. In his weekly column, Ricketts commended…
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SCOTUS Denies Corporate Appeal, Sustaining $236M MTBE Verdict for NH
After more than a decade of litigation by New Hampshire (NH) versus Exxon, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to take the company’s appeal of a $236…
Arkansas Offers Education Programs on Waste and Watershed Management
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) offers a variety of educational programs for educators, communities, and businesses. These include scheduled programs on solid waste management – including waste prevention,…
MPCA, U.S. EPA Reach $1.5 Million Settlement with Sugar Beet Processor
On May 12, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and U.S. EPA announced a settlement with the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative over water and air quality pollution violations. The…
DDOEE Launches Innovative Program to Incentivize Green Infrastructure
The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) is working to develop and implement the cutting-edge $12.75 million Stormwater Retention Credit (SRC) Purchase Agreement Program. The program will give property…
States Mark National Drinking Water Week
As they have for Air Quality Awareness week, states are promoting National Drinking Water Week in several ways. Governor Pence of Indiana declared this week State Drinking Water Week with…
Virginia DEQ Partners with Local Government on Water Quality
Virginia DEQ recently partnered with the City of Waynesboro Public Works Department on a water quality improvement project that began construction last week. The project plans include planting wetland grasses,…
Oregon’s Riparian Shade Pilot Program
To address future pollutant-discharge requirements and potential temperature exceedances, the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission—a regional wastewater entity in Eugene/Springfield, Oregon—launched a pilot program to demonstrate the viability and cost-effectiveness of…
New York’s Storm Mitigation Loan Program
New York State’s Storm Mitigation Loan Program (SMLP) was created in 2014 to assist local governments in strengthening long-term resilience for wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities in areas impacted…
New York’s Green Innovation Grant Program and the Upper Susquehanna
Under its CWSRF Program, the New York Environmental Facilities Corporation has created a Green Innovation Grant Program to encourage the use of green infrastructure. One project under this program has…
