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 poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Oklahoma
Oklahoma DEQ Produces Fun Water Awareness Videos for Social Media Campaign
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) held a water awareness campaign throughout the month of January. Check out the @OklahomaDEQ Twitter feed and Facebook page to view short, creative…
Oklahoma Launches Redesigned Website
Last week, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (OK DEQ) launched its newly designed website. The more user-friendly site features an improved layout and search tool for easier navigation. The…
Oklahoma Produces ‘Carpool Conversations’ Videos to Spotlight Environmental Topics
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (OK DEQ) recently released its second episode of “Carpool Conversations with Kole.” The recurring series, inspired by the show Carpool Karaoke, features OK DEQ…
Energy Company Remedies Air Violations at Natural Gas Facilities in Six States
On November 1, three states and two federal agencies announced a settlement agreement with midstream energy company MPLX LP (MPLX) to strengthen air pollution controls at natural gas processing plants…
Thermostat Collection
Provide convenient mechanism to responsibly collect and manage mercury containing thermostats at the end of their useful life and divert them from disposal in landfills and waste to energy facilities.…
Drug Take-back Program
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Drug Take-Back Program seeks to provide more convenient opportunities for citizens to properly dispose of unwanted medications, as pills that are flushed or…
Presentation on Beneficial Use of Coal Combustion Residuals
This May 29, 2018 webinar on CCR was given to ECOS’ SMM Workgroup by Patrick Riley (Oklahoma DEQ) and Thomas Lazarski (Oklahoma Gas & Electric). View the video here.
Several States Mark America Recycles Day
Many ECOS members observed America Recycles Day on November 15 by encouraging the public to reduce, reuse, and recycle. America Recycles Day, created by the National Recycling Coalition in 1997,…
ECOS Member Spotlight: Scott Thompson
2 Minutes with Scott Thompson, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality How long have you been the Executive Director? What’s your best experience thus far? I am…
