To mark Earth Day on April 22, ECOS requested information regarding how state agencies were celebrating. The association was impressed with the number and variety of original approaches reported via…
Archives for April 2017
ECOS Member Spotlight: Scott Thompson
2 Minutes with Scott Thompson, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality How long have you been the Executive Director? What’s your best experience thus far? I am…
Oklahoma Issues Report on Alternatives to Produced Water Disposal
Oklahoma’s Water for 2060 Produced Water Working Group (PWWG) on April 26 released its study report as part of a review of alternatives for produced water disposal from oil and…
North Dakota to Create Standalone Department of Environmental Quality in 2019
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed legislation separating the Environmental Health Section from the North Dakota Department of Health to create a standalone Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), effective…
Iowa EMS Program Recognizes Innovative and Cost-Effective Practices
Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission on April 18 designated the Iowa County Regional Environmental Improvement Commission as an Environmental Management System . Iowa County joins 13 other participants in the program…
Tennessee Brownfields Program Successes Reported in Knoxville News Sentinel
Today, the Knoxville News Sentinel published an article spotlighting Brownfields program successes of the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC). Since the program’s inception in 1995, Tennessee has received…
Missouri Hosts Envirothon to Promote High Schoolers’ Environmental Awareness
This week, students from across Missouri came together to compete in the state’s 2017 Envirothon. Teams of five students from grades 9-12 tested their knowledge on various environmental topics. Topics…
Maryland Legislature Bans Lead and Mercury Wheel Weights
In its 2017 regular session this month, the Maryland Legislature passed a bill prohibiting the use of wheel weights containing certain amounts of lead or mercury in vehicles. House Bill 66…
Missouri Offers Grants to Promote Sustainable Waste Tire Efforts
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for Scrap Tire Surface Material Grants. There are two offerings for the cost and delivery of scrap tire surface material…
Utah Explores Air Pollution from Wood Burning
Responding to concerns over wood-burning appliance pollution, scientists with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) recently conducted a study of toxic pollutants and fine particle…
