The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) recently shared a video on a school’s recycling program to highlight recycling and the agency’s School Recycling Program Toolkit. Recycling efforts are just…
Archives for December 2024
ECOS Letters to U.S. EPA & U.S. DOE Transition Teams
These letters, sent to the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE transition teams, reaffirm ECOS’ commitment to fostering strong partnerships and outline key priorities identified by ECOS members for potential coordination…
Connecticut Spotlights Successes at First DEEP Innovation Fair
This week, the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) featured innovative work underway across eight of its bureaus (Commissioner’s Office, Air Management, Central Services, Energy & Technology Policy,…
Rhode Island Conserves Large Parcel of Forested Land
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced last week the conservation of more than 942 acres of forested land in the town of Burrillville for public recreational use,…
Iowa Marks Five Years of Program Growth with EASY Air
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) is marking the fifth anniversary of its successful Iowa EASY Air program, a comprehensive online air permit application system launched in December…
Oregon Adopts Climate Protection Program
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) adopted its Climate Protection Program in late November, following the Oregon Court of Appeals’ December 2023 decision to invalidate the program’s rules due…
Missouri Awards its Largest-Ever SRF Loan to Upgrade Wastewater System
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded a $640M low-interest loan to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for upgrades to its wastewater system, marking the largest loan…
Tennessee Sets Watershed Planning Partnership to Balance Economic Growth & Resource Management
In late November, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 108, aimed at preserving the Duck River Watershed, home to one of the nation’s most biologically diverse freshwater rivers and…
Colorado Proposes Landfill Methane Pollution Reduction Rule
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) is proposing a rule to reduce methane pollution from municipal solid waste landfills. The proposal will consider measures such as a…
