State environmental agencies seeking ways to engage the public might be interested in visiting the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s (EPD’s) Outreach Page to see the types of programs that the…
Archives for January 2016
PA, MD Members Choose Social Media to Highlight 2015 Accomplishments
To engage with the public, Ben Grumbles, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), and John Quigley, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), both have…
Wyoming DEQ Requests State Funding to Prepare for CPP
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting about $550,000 in the 2017-18 state budget to prepare for the Clean Power Plan (CPP) rule. DEQ Director Todd Parfitt told…
Innovative Iowa P2 Intern Program Pairs Students with Top Companies
Pairing students with top Iowa companies working to achieve economic and environmental results, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Pollution Prevention Intern program offers hands-on paid internships that introduce young…
New York DEC Partners with DMV to Promote Battery Recycling
In an innovative approach to enhancing environmental quality in New York, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) have teamed up to encourage all of…
Recommendations Expected Soon from Pennsylvania Pipeline Task Force
Over the next decade, Pennsylvania will undergo a substantial pipeline infrastructure build-out to transport gas and related byproducts from thousands of wells throughout the state. The unprecedented build-out has created…
Pennsylvania Announces Intent to Regulate Methane from Oil and Gas
On January 19, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary John Quigley announced that the state will impose new regulations on methane released from the gas…
California Updates State Water Action Plan, Reports on Progress
This week, the State of California announced a new California Water Action Plan that reflects the progress of the last two years and remains focused on sustaining water supplies in…
Wyoming DEQ Releases Much-Anticipated Draft Report on Pavillion
On December 18, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released its draft report on the state’s continued investigation into drinking water quality concerns in the Pavillion area related to…
North Carolina DENR Changes Name to Department of Environmental Quality
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources recently became the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) when Governor Pat McCrory signed the 2015-2016 state budget into law. The budget…
