The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is hailing the Governor’s recent signing of the Framework for Freedom Budget, which directs nearly $3.8B toward protecting Florida’s natural resources for future…
Water
Missouri Offers Emergency Water & Hay for Farmers amid Drought
In response to worsening drought conditions throughout the state, Missouri Governor Mike Parson this week announced the availability and process for Missouri family farms to obtain emergency hay and water. …
Virginia Removes Nearly 100,000 Pounds of Litter on Clean the Bay Day
In early June, more than 3,000 volunteers gathered throughout the state of Virginia for Clean the Bay Day, an annual Virginia tradition. Each year on the first Saturday of June,…
South Carolina Adopts Innovative Water Quality Data Sharing Solution
The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) recently became the first state environmental agency to streamline its approach to sharing water quality monitoring data with EPA. South…
Arizona Restricts Phoenix Area Development Given Fully Subscribed Groundwater Allocations
Last week, Arizona’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that groundwater aquifers in the Phoenix area are lagging behind projected 100-year needs, according to a new state groundwater model. Given…
Wyoming Partners to Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently shared a fact sheet featuring the agency’s partnerships to address Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCBs). While the DEQ has been working to improve…
Letter to U.S. EPA on PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking
This letter to U.S. EPA’s provides comments on the proposed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR). The comments acknowledge this important step in proposing first-ever…
Oregon City Constructing Wetlands Complex to Treat Municipal Wastewater
With support from Oregon’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, the city of Redmond has begun building a wetlands complex that will utilize ponds and engineered wetlands to treat wastewater. This…
Press Release on Sackett v. EPA and Importance of State Wetland Stewardship
In this press release, ECOS underscores the increasingly important role of state environmental stewards in protecting wetlands and watersheds in the wake of the Supreme Court Sackett v. EPA decision.
New Jersey Issues Climate Resilience Guidance for Water Infrastructure
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has released new guidance to help sponsors of clean water and drinking water infrastructure projects plan and deploy investments that are resilient to…
