The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $2.5 million in grants for nine local demonstration projects that will implement and evaluate innovative technologies to mitigate and prevent harmful…
Archives for March 2020
Arizona Garners Prestigious CIO 100 Award for User-Focused Development Process
Congratulations to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for being named to the prestigious 2020 CIO 100 Award list! Arizona’s user-focused development process received recognition alongside other private and…
Georgia and U.S. EPA Work to Address Ethylene Oxide and Get Equipment Sterilized
This week, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) reached an agreement with two companies to reopen medical sterilization facilities. Last year, after the U.S. EPA released new information about the…
Texas Profiles Female Agency Leaders for Women’s History Month
Women are game changers at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). As part of Women’s History Month in March, the commission is spotlighting on its website some of its…
Florida Touts Cleanest Air on Record, Meets All Ambient Air Quality Standards
Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that the state now meets all of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards statewide. The milestone is the culmination…
COVID-19 Resources for ECOS Members
** Last Updated April 7, 2021 ** ECOS is compiling COVID-19 resources that may be useful to state environmental agencies as they navigate their coronavirus responses. Please email Sarah Grace…
Texas Shares Composting Tips in Blog Post and Video
How do you know when compost is ready, and what is a gardener to do with all that wonderful stuff? The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has the answers!…
DC Creates New Urban Farming Office that Can Serve as National Model
Last week, the DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) announced the creation of an Office of Urban Agriculture. The office will serve as a national model for urban farming…
Michigan PFAS Standards Could be Set by Late Spring
The Michigan Environmental Rules Review Committee recently approved new proposed rules limiting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in Michigan drinking water. The proposal would target reductions in exposure to…
Ohio Starts PFAS Sampling, Implements Interactive Dashboard
On February 27, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) announced it had begun collecting samples from the state’s 1,500 public water systems to test for certain PFAS in drinking…
