On February 28, 2025, the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) issued the attached public statement in response to reported cuts to U.S. EPA.
Archives for February 2025
Minnesota Advances Statewide EPR Effort
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has designated Circular Action Alliance (CAA) as its producer responsibility organization (PRO) under the state’s new Packaging Waste & Cost Reduction Act. Enacted in…
New Hampshire Recognizes Craft Beverage Sustainability
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) recently recognized a local distillery as the first in the state to achieve national BetterBev sustainability status. BetterBev is a nationwide expansion…
Hawaii Seeks to Expedite State Hiring of Displaced Federal Workers & Others
Hawaii Governor Josh Green recently signed an executive order to implement Operation Hire Hawaiʻi (OH-HI), a targeted outreach initiative featuring an expedited state hiring process that fast-tracks qualified displaced federal…
Colorado Takes New Steps to Reduce Methane O&G Emissions
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Air Quality Control Commission has approved updates to further reduce methane emissions and other air pollution from the oil and gas sector.…
New York Launches Platform to Monitor Bird Flu in Wildlife
As part of an ongoing effort to monitor Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced a new online platform for the…
Kentucky to Kick Off Inaugural Waste Management Conference
Next week, the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Waste Management (DWM) will host the inaugural Kentucky Solid Waste, Recycling, & Sustainability Conference, open to attendees from state and…
Oklahoma Offers Solid Waste Management Grants & Spotlights Recent Grantees
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting applications through the end of February from local and tribal governments and other entities through its solid waste management grants program.…
Michigan Invests in Building Circular Supply Chains
Thirty projects from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors will share $5.6M in Circular Economy Grants to advance recycling and develop Michigan’s circular supply chains. Funded by the Michigan Department…
Arizona Recognized for Permitting, Water Quality, and Recycling Innovations
Four projects of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) have garnered recognition as finalists for the 2025 Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Awards. Arizona Forward is a statewide environmental organization,…
