On Monday, April 25, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that the state is the highest-ranking state government user of green power on U.S. EPA’s National Top 100 list of the…
Archives for April 2016
Alabama Publishes Community Engagement Document
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) recently released its Community Engagement Document, highlighting the Department’s efforts to ensure local citizens are involved and informed regarding environmental activities in their…
Delaware Acts to Improve Permitting Processes, Transparency, and Access
Today, Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) issued an RFP for assistance in evaluating and redesigning agency administrative processes and performance improvement. The RFP supports an initiative…
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) in early April released first-of-their-kind statewide rules on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), due to go into effect June 1. These new rules establish microcystins…
South Carolina Launches Online Interactive Watershed Atlas
On April 14, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) announced its launch of its “S.C. Watershed Atlas” to advance watershed planning, understanding, and collaboration. The…
Virginia Governor Announces 2016 Environmental Excellence Awards
On April 7, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the winners of the 2016 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, which were presented at the Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute in…
Ohio Issues Innovative Package of Methane Permits
Ohio has released a comprehensive package of 22 general permits to regulate methane emissions from compression facilities. By addressing these emissions, the agency says, it can help protect health and…
Minnesota Kicks off Statewide Safe Water Efforts
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner John Linc Stine shared the stage with Governor Mark Dayton at an event promoting Water Action Week, an initiative calling on Minnesotans to take specific…
Maryland Governor Signs Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act
In early April, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law SB 323, the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act, mandating a statewide gas emission reduction of 40 percent from 2006 levels…
State Environmental Agencies Observe Earth Day in a Variety of Ways
State environmental agencies across the nation today are hosting events highlighting conservation and environmental issues in celebration of Earth Day. For example, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection is hosting an…
