The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality recently launched new webpages regarding its Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program. A TMDL is the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody…
Archives for February 2020
Maine Publishes Flood Guide for Municipalities
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has published a reference guide to help municipalities deal with floods. The guide is designed to provide basic information for municipal flood event needs…
Wisconsin Takes Charge on PFAS Firefighting Foams
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has directed the University of Wisconsin-Madison Survey Center to conduct a statewide assessment of the use and storage of PFAS-containing firefighting foams at…
When Bourbon Leaves the Barrel: Kentucky Reflects on Major Spill Response
During the summer of 2019, a lightning strike at the Jim Beam warehouses resulted in a fire that destroyed nearly 45,000 barrels, containing 2.5 million gallons of bourbon that flowed…
California Tells EJ Story with New Visual Tool
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Task Force has developed a new story map of the Stockton Environmental Justice Initiative, which focused on addressing environmental concerns in Stockton identified…
Attention, New York Shoppers: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag!)
This week, New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the release of final regulations to implement the New York State Plastic Bag Waste Reduction Act, which…
ECOS Information on FY 2021 EPA Budget
Enacted FY2021 EPA Budget ECOS Summary of FY Omnibus Appropriations Bill – On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Omnibus Appropriations bill. Find more information…
Washington State Launches Environmental Blog
The Washington Department of Ecology this week launched a newly designed and streamlined blog to highlight environmental stories and successes. Although the agency has had a blog for 10 years,…
Nebraska Racks Up Savings on LUST Cleanups through Equipment Reuse Program
The Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy equipment reuse program is yielding savings for Nebraska taxpayers to the tune of more than $5.5 million since its inception 15 years ago.…
Michigan to Host its First-Ever Great Lakes PFAS Summit
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will host its first-ever Great Lakes PFAS Summit on October 27-28 in Lansing, Michigan. The goals of the conference are to…
