In coordination with the start of their Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) notification season, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) this week, released a new brochure to encourage…
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Group Including Five ECOS Member Agencies Issues Innovative Ocean Plan
Mid-Atlantic states recently collaborated with representatives of tribes, eight federal agencies, and a fisheries council to produce a draft of a unique ocean planning document for their region of the…
New York’s Storm Mitigation Loan Program
New York State’s Storm Mitigation Loan Program (SMLP) was created in 2014 to assist local governments in strengthening long-term resilience for wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities in areas impacted…
New York’s Green Innovation Grant Program and the Upper Susquehanna
Under its CWSRF Program, the New York Environmental Facilities Corporation has created a Green Innovation Grant Program to encourage the use of green infrastructure. One project under this program has…
9-12 Summary of State Responses to SCOTUS Clean Power Plan Stay
This document is a summary of State responses to Clean Power Plan (CPP) Stay (as of 9/12/16). *Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii, as well as the D.C., are exempt from the…
New York’s Storm Mitigation Loan Program
New York State’s Storm Mitigation Loan Program (SMLP) was created in 2014 to assist local governments in strengthening long-term resilience for wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities in areas impacted…
New York’s Green Innovation Grant Program and the Upper Susquehanna
Under its CWSRF Program, the New York Environmental Facilities Corporation has created a Green Innovation Grant Program to encourage the use of green infrastructure. One project under this program has…
Partners for Meeting State Research Needs
This document provides brief examples of states using EPA research and resources through the Office of Research and Development to address environmental concerns.
States, EPA, and Others Partner to Establish Stream Monitoring Networks
EPA is working with states, tribes, river basin commissions, its regional offices and other entities to establish Regional Monitoring Networks (RMNs) for freshwater wadeable streams. The objectives of the RMNs…
States Use EPA Software to Predict Water Quality at Beaches
To protect public health, beach managers need to continually assess the level of potentially harmful microbes (primarily bacteria) in the water. However, traditional, culture-based testing methods take a full 24…