The DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) has announced that DCSolarStories, an eight-part documentary series featuring one of its initiatives, is up for an Emmy Award. The series is…
Archives for July 2020
New York Advances Community Science with Invasive Pest Survey
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos is encouraging New York’s swimming pool owners to participate in DEC’s annual Asian Longhorned Beetle Swimming Pool Survey during…
New Mexico Releases Draft Rules to Combat NOx, VOCs, and Methane from Oil & Gas
Following more than a year of unprecedented public outreach and stakeholder collaboration and extensive work by the Methane Advisory Panel, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) on July 20 released…
Michigan Adopts Drinking Water Standards for PFAS
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced this week that the state will adopt a rule set limiting PFAS contamination in drinking water. The rule set…
Alabama Partners with Piggly Wiggly Supermarkets to Reduce Diesel Idling Emissions
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is working to reduce diesel emissions through an idling reduction project using Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funds. The agency is partnering with…
DC Keeps Beekeepers ‘Buzzin’’ by Deeming them Essential Workers amid Pandemic
As District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser moved to close non-essential businesses in response to COVID-19, the DC Department of Energy & Environment assured beekeepers in the nation’s capital that…
Fifteen States and DC Sign MOU to Accelerate Bus and Truck Electrification
This week, 15 states and the District of Columbia signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate bus and truck electrification and eradicate diesel emissions by 2050. The signatories will collaborate…
Alabama Promotes Recycling with Local Government Grants from Dedicated Funds
In late June, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) announced grants of more than $1.4 million to 16 local governments across the state. The grants will be used to…
Texas Storyboard Illustrates Remediation Success at Tire Dumping Ground
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has developed a feature article and storyboard to vividly portray the success of its recent partnership to clean up the site of a…
New Jersey Report Predicts Significant Climate Change Impacts to State
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recently released New Jersey’s Scientific Report on Climate Change. The report is the latest component of the state’s comprehensive strategy to both reduce…