Last month, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) closed their joint $500 million Clean Water Initiative-State Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 2020 (Series 2020…
Archives for January 2021
Virginia Launches Innovative Environmental Data Hub
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently launched an innovative online portal that makes a broad range of the Commonwealth’s environmental data accessible to stakeholders in an easy-to-use, interactive…
Pennsylvania Spotlights Work on Food Waste and Food Security
At the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Pennsylvania’s Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Agriculture (Ag), along with local nonprofits, highlighted how their efforts to reduce food waste can help address…
New York Proposes to Ban Pesticides Containing Chlorpyrifos
On January 27, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the release of a proposed regulation to prohibit the sale, distribution, possession, and use of…
New Mexico Introduces Clean Fuel Standard Act to Slash GHGs
New Mexico Senator Mimi Stewart and Representative Nathan Small this week filed the New Mexico Clean Fuel Standard Act (Senate Bill 11), a Governor’s priority bill that would bring an…
South Dakota Environmental Agency Merges with Agriculture
This week, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem issued an executive order to merge ECOS member agency Department of Environment & Natural Resources (SDENR) with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture…
Texas Receives Authority to Administer NPDES Program for Oil & Gas Discharges
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced this week that it is ready to start receiving and processing permit applications from oil and gas facilities that will treat and…
ECOS Member Spotlight: Bruno Pigott
Indiana’s Pigott Brings Lifelong Passion to Environmental Protection Post What sparked your interest in environmental protection? For the past 75 years, our family has been lucky to have owned property…
North Carolina DEQ Shares 2020 Year in Review
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) closed out 2020 by sharing its Year in Review, reflecting on its 2020 “key actions to protect the environment and health of…
Louisiana Receives U.S. EPA Award for Community Air Monitoring Program
This week, U.S. EPA honored the Louisiana DEQ (LDEQ) as part of its 17th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards. LDEQ took home the Community Action Award for its Temporary Located…
