The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that beginning in January 2022, its public water system notifications for monitoring and reporting violations are going paperless. No registration is…
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Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee Recognized for Air Innovations
The Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA) recognized four states last week with 2021 Best Practices Awards for innovative air programs implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arizona Department…
Arizona Funds Tucson Effort to Address PFAS Contaminated Groundwater
Over the past several months, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has provided $5.3 million in funding to the City of Tucson, the state’s second largest metropolitan area, to…
Arizona Garners Awards for Waste Inspections and Environmental Dashboard
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) received not one — but two — awards this week. The first is the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association’s 2021 Exemplary Systems…
Arizona Surface Water Quality Tool Earns Top Product of the Year Award
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Automated Surface Water Quality Assessment Tool has garnered the Environment + Energy Leader 2021 Top Product of the Year Award. Arizona DEQ staff…
Arizona Urges U.S. DOD to Address PFAS in Groundwater Near Installations
On April 27, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey wrote Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to identify and treat water in known PFAS contaminated areas…
California Partners on Launch of Satellite Emissions Tracking System
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is partnering with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), University of Arizona, Arizona State University and others to create a nonprofit organization, Carbon…
Arizona Teams with University to Explore Ozone Formation with Machine Learning
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has partnered with graduate students from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University to study variables that contribute to ozone…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results
In recent years, states have established the use of drones within various environmental programs to boost emergency preparedness and response, water monitoring (harmful algal blooms, E. coli, Cyanobacteria, bathymetric, &…