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  • Connecticut Showcases Statewide Air Initiatives
  • Washington Offers Behind-the-Scenes Peek at Air Quality Team 
  • Wyoming Spotlights Near Real-Time Air Quality Dashboard
  • Arizona Kicks Off Air Quality Awareness Week with Education Event
  • Nebraska Lawmakers Approve Merger of Environment & Energy and Natural Resources Agencies
  • Alabama Project Promotes Use of Scrap Tires in Steelmaking
  • Louisiana Launches Waste Tire Pilot Program on Heels of Comprehensive Report
  • Maryland Promotes Food Waste Prevention 
  • Colorado Proposes Rule to Control Landfill Methane
  • Texas Launches Online Permit Search Portal
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  • Virginia Provides ‘Permit Key’ to Help Applicants Unlock Answers
  • Delaware Launches Website to Track Drought Conditions
  • South Dakota Provides Funds to Support Drinking Water Regionalization
  • Pennsylvania Tackles Abandoned Mine Drainage
  • New Jersey DEP Launches Coastal Wetlands Mapping Tool
  • Oregon Approves Producer Responsibility Plan for Recycling Modernization
  • Vermont Recognizes Flood Safety Awareness Week
  • Michigan Offers Grants for Repurposing Scrap Tires
  • Delaware Promotes Household Conservation with Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale
  • Wyoming Gives Public a View of Mobile Air Monitoring 
  • Maine Launches Online Licensing System to Expedite Workflows
  • Virginia Seeks Volunteers to Test Renovated Website 
  • Minnesota Advances Statewide EPR Effort 
  • New Hampshire Recognizes Craft Beverage Sustainability
  • Hawaii Seeks to Expedite State Hiring of Displaced Federal Workers & Others
  • Colorado Takes New Steps to Reduce Methane O&G Emissions 
  • New York Launches Platform to Monitor Bird Flu in Wildlife
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  • Michigan Invests in Building Circular Supply Chains
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  • Washington Helps Medical Center Reduce Hazardous Waste and Cut Costs
  • Tennessee Launches AI-Powered Wetland Screening Tool
  • Kentucky Advances Public Engagement in Water Permitting
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  • Connecticut Launches Matching Funds for Community Resilience Projects 
  • Colorado Makes Strides in Data Access Initiative with EJ & Inspections Tools
  • Louisiana Streamlines Oil & Gas Permitting Processes
  • Wyoming Advances Use of Decommissioned Wind Turbines as Coal Mine Backfill
  • New Mexico Secures Funding for New Mobile Air Monitoring Lab
  • Alaska Reimbursing for Disposal of PFAS-Containing Firefighting Substances
  • Arkansas Launches Effort to Bolster Recycling Effectiveness
  • Ohio Environmental Innovation Office Encourages School Recycling Efforts 
  • ECOS Letters to U.S. EPA & U.S. DOE Transition Teams on ECOS Priorities
  • Connecticut Spotlights Successes at First DEEP Innovation Fair
  • Rhode Island Conserves Large Parcel of Forested Land 
  • Iowa Marks Five Years of Program Growth with EASY Air
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  • Tennessee Sets Watershed Planning Partnership to Balance Economic Growth & Resource Management
  • Colorado Proposes Landfill Methane Pollution Reduction Rule
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  • New Mexico Leverages Novel Technology to Detect Water Leaks
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  • Arizona Hails U.S. EPA Approval of Air Force Plan on PFAS 
  • West Virginia Hosts ‘Water Festival’ for Elementary Students
  • Arizona Produces Videos to Spread the Word on Green Practices & Permitting
  • New York & New Jersey: ‘Tis the Season for Pumpkin Smashing & Sustainability
  • New Mexico Enforcement Actions Raise Millions for Taxpayers
  • Louisiana Spotlights Waste Tires in Town Hall Tour
  • California to Implement Innovative New Law on Textile Extended Producer Responsibility 
  • Michigan Garners Award in National Music Video Contest on Radon 
  • Wyoming Recognized for Abandoned Mine Efforts
  • Utah Commits to ‘Climate-Positive’ Olympics with Measures on Methane & More 
  • Washington Crafts Climate Resilience Plan
  • New Jersey Launches Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience Program 
  • Iowa Sues Recycler over Abandoned Wind Turbine Blades
  • Minnesota Marks 100 Days Until PFAS Prevention Law Takes Effect
  • New Mexico Releases Strategic Water Supply Study
  • Virginia Announces Innovative Pay-for-Outcomes Grants for Chesapeake Bay
  • Maine Responds to AFFF Spill with Sampling, Drones, and Door-to-Door Outreach
  • Illinois Issues Draft Enhanced Public Participation Plan
  • People Places Planet Podcast featuring Former ECOS President Elizabeth Biser and Ben Grumbles
  • State Innovation Video 2024: Washington SensWA Air Monitoring in Vulnerable Communities
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  • State Innovation Video 2024: Louisiana Drone Program
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  • State Innovation Video 2024: Massachusetts Tackling Cultural Eutrophication in Cape Cod
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