On March 21, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 17 organizations involved in 14 projects from across the commonwealth will receive the prestigious Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. These award…
Archives for March 2016
Georgia EPD Offers Fact Sheet to Foster Understanding of Ozone Standard
If your state environmental program is looking for examples of how to explain new regulatory requirements to the public, here’s one from Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division explaining the new ozone…
Wisconsin DNR Issues Draft Permits and Study on Non-Metallic Mining
Wisconsin has released for public comment two new draft permits on non-metallic mining. Under the Wisconsin Pollution Discharge Elimination System (WPDES), the draft permits are intended to eliminate significant environmental…
Iowa DNR Masterminds its Own March Madness for State Parks
Move over, college basketball – the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has devised its own tournament bracket for state parks. This “Park Madness” concept may be of interest to other…
Oregon to Phase out Coal from Power Supply
Earlier this month, Oregon became the first state to eliminate coal from its energy mix through legislation. The new law, which overcame opposition in the state legislature and was signed…
Massachusetts’ Commercial Organic Waste Ban
This week, ECOS posted a new video about Massachusetts Commercial Organic Waste Ban that took effect on October 1, 2014. This video, featuring Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Commissioner,…
TCEQ Names 2016 Environmental Excellence Awards Winners
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has announced nine winners of its annual Texas Environmental Excellence Awards. The awards, which will be presented on May 4, bring attention to…
New Video Discusses OR DEQ’s Move to Materials Management
This week, ECOS posted a new video from Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (OR DEQ) on its Vimeo channel. This video discusses how Oregon shifted from waste management to materials…
Minnesota PCA Releases Performance Measures Dashboard
On March 16, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) released their 2016 Environmental and Performance Measures Dashboard. The dashboard tracks several relevant environmental and performance measures related to MPCA’s work…
Pennsylvania DEP GO-TIME Initiative Helps Contractors Bid on RFPs
On March 4, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched the first phase of its new electronic bidding process for DEP construction contracts such as projects cleaning and plugging oil…
