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…
Wisconsin
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania Make Decisive Moves on PFAS
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers last week signed an executive order directing the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to take specific steps to address PFAS contamination. In coordination with the…
Wisconsin Aims to Go 100% Carbon-Free by 2050
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed an executive order to promote clean energy in Wisconsin. The order requires the Department of Administration to create the Office of Sustainability and Clean…
Group of 22 States Sues U.S. EPA over ACE
On August 13, a group of 22 U.S. states and 7 cities filed a petition for review of the Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. The lawsuit, filed in…
Wisconsin Funds Citizen-based Monitoring Efforts
In order to expand volunteer efforts to monitor the state’s natural resources, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is awarding 21 Wisconsin organizations, local governments, and projects a combined…
ECOS Profiles Top Ten State Earth Day Activities
To mark Earth Day on April 22, ECOS requested information regarding how state agencies were celebrating. The association was impressed with the number and variety of original approaches reported via…
Ohio, Wisconsin to Increase Funding for Lead Infrastructure
In the wake of the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, two other states – Ohio and Wisconsin – appear poised to increase support for communities to protect against lead contamination…
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…
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 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…
