The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) announced in December that it is seeking public comments on a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) outlining five disposal options for aqueous film-forming foam…
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
Virginia Hosts Collaborative Hazardous Materials Exercise
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Department of Emergency Management recently hosted a Hazardous Materials Incident Tabletop Exercise to evaluate an updated oil and hazardous materials response section…
Ohio Launches Major PFAS Effort
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced December 11 that the state will test 29 major rivers for PFAS in a nationally significant, new program to improve water quality and ensure safe…
Michigan Sets New Surface Water Values for Two Additional PFAS Chemicals
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) recently announced new water quality values (WQVs) for the PFAS compounds Perfluorohexanesulfonic Acid (PFHxS) and Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA). The new…
Letter on State Support for Proposals Introduced for Consideration at Minamata Convention on Mercury
ECOS sent this letter to U.S. EPA, the Department of State, and the Department of Health and Human Services in support of two proposals on mercury in cosmetics and fluorescent…
Georgia Reaches Out to Public on PFAS via StoryMap
To help spread the word about PFAS, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has developed a PFAS StoryMap that shares some basic information on chemicals and their health impacts, along…
Resolution 23-1: Improving the Toxics Release Inventory
In this resolution, ECOS calls on U.S. EPA to provide context to risks to human health and the environment from different types of releases reported in the Toxics Release Inventory;…
State Innovation Video 2023: Arizona AFFF Take-Back & Replace Program
State Innovation Video 2023: Ohio East Palestine Emergency Response
ECOS, ASTHO, ASDWA Joint Letter to White House on Removing Sources of PFAS
This joint letter to President Biden asks for support from federal agencies to prioritize regulatory activities to reduce and remediate PFAS contamination, and to support states in communicating about public…
