Two Minutes with Bob Martineau, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation What’s your current job? I’m Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation. We serve as state…
Archives for August 2017
Iowa DNR Communications Team Garners Hashie Awards
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) communications team, which oversees the DNR’s social media sites, received three Hashie Awards from the Des Moines Social Club on August 23 at…
Minnesota Holds First Well-Attended Town Halls on Water
As part of Minnesota’s 25 by 25 campaign to improve water quality 25% by 2025, Governor Mark Dayton has held three of 10 clean water town hall meetings over the…
Vermont Clean Water Week Reaffirms Commitment to Stewardship
Vermont Governor Phil Scott this week joined state and local officials and others in declaring their commitment to protect the state’s waters as they marked Vermont Clean Water Week. Kicking…
Nine Eastern States Unveil Proposed Climate Pact
On August 23, nine eastern states announced a landmark bipartisan agreement to slash greenhouse gas emissions across the region by 65 percent by 2030 and promote growth of the green…
Florida Partners with U.S. Coast Guard to Protect Coral Reefs
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard and Nova Southeastern University, has changed the design of the Port of Miami Anchorage Area to better…
Idaho Seeks U.S. EPA Approval to Administer NPDES Program
Idaho Governor Butch Otter has applied to U.S. EPA Region 10 for approval for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) to administer the Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES)…
Texas EnviroMentor Program Provides Environmental Regulation Assistance
In an effort to assist small businesses, local governments, and independent school districts in complying with environmental regulations, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Small Business and Local Government…
ECOS Information on US EPA’s FY 2018 Budget
FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill ECOS Summary of FY 2018 Omnibus – On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2018. FY 2018 US Senate…
Massachusetts Launches Online Permitting, Public Data Portals
Last week, the Massachusetts Governor’s Office announced the launch of its online data information and public access system, called the Energy and Environmental Information and Public Access System (EIPAS). The…
