This year, the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC) celebrates its 25th anniversary. The agency commemorated the milestone with two events, a statewide TDEC Silver Anniversary Kickoff in February and…
Archives for September 2016
Community Partnership is Focus of Arkansas 2016 Watershed Conference
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announced early this week the 2016 Watershed Conference. The conference theme, A Fluid Mosaic: The Big Picture of Watersheds, reflects the inclusiveness necessary…
Multi-level Government Cooperation Seen in Idaho’s Innovative Phosphorus Removal Project
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Boise City officials have worked together to develop an innovative, cost-effective method of removing phosphorous from water flowing into the Boise River.…
Colorado to Assess Health Risks from Oil and Gas Operations
Using data from two new studies, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will coordinate a health-risk assessment of oil and gas by summer 2018. The three-year North Front…
Ohio Announces Second-Round Recipients of Statewide Mosquito Control Grants
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Director Craig Butler and State Medical Director Mary DiOrio of the Ohio Department of Health have announced funding for community health departments and related…
New Jersey Develops Tight Standard for PFOA in Drinking Water
In response to U.S. EPA’s health advisory on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is proposing the nation’s first enforceable PFOA drinking water standard. PFOA, a…
Delaware to Review Environmental Regulations
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is poised to review state environmental regulations that have not been modified in the past four years. This review will determine…
California Governor Signs Ambitious Climate Change Law
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the state’s ambitious climate legislation. The measure requires the state to cut emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, a…
Washington Adopts Clean Air Rule to Curb Climate Change
The Washington Department of Ecology has adopted a first-of-its-kind Clean Air Rule that caps and reduces carbon pollution as part of a new plan to curb climate change. Under the…
ECOS’ Priority Areas for a Time of Political Transition
The following is ECOS’ Priority Areas for a Time of Political Transition (Paper). The Paper realizes a key goal in ECOS’ Strategic Plan –reaching out to federal leadership during periods of political transition and discussing opportunities and challenges for State-Federal Relationships.
