In an historic move, 17 state Governors this week signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. Democratic and Republican signatories to the accord commit that their states will…
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Nebraska Energy Conservation at Publicly Owned Wastewater Treatment Plants
Description of Initiative: The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) is partnering with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) Bioengineering Department’s Partners in Pollution Prevention Program (P3) to provide…
North Carolina Obtains Summertime Gasoline Requirements Repeal
Description of Initiative: Tony Pendola, PE, currently serves as North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (NCDENR’s) Small Business Ombudsman and directs the Small Business Environmental Assistance Program. When…
Nebraska’s Environmental Partnership
Description of Initiative: The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) entered into the Environmental Partnership Agreement with the goal of sharing ideas and working…
Nebraska Energy Conservation at Publicly Owned Wastewater Treatment Plants
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) is partnering with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) Bioengineering Department’s Partners in Pollution Prevention Program (P3) to provide energy assessments at…
Joint ECOS Astswmo Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
This joint letter (ECOS and ASTSWMO) was written to express support for H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015. While it supports the legislation, it also…
Alex Dunn (ECOS) Testifies on EPA’s 2014 Final Rule: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities
ECOS supports the U.S. EPA’s determination that coal combustion residuals (CCR) should be regulated as non-hazardous waste under RCRA, but states have concerns with the complexities of the self-implementing program…
North Carolina Division of Air Quality’s Assistance Project on Facility Pollution Reduction
Description of Initiative: The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Division of Air Quality (DAQ) received a grant from U.S. EPA in April 2011 that funded a multi-year…
Letter with ASTSWMO to U.S. EPA about CCR Rule Implementation
This joint ECOS ASTSWMO letter addresses concern with an implementation issue regarding the proposed RCRA Subtitle D option. The suggestion is that U.S. EPA, in promulgating a final rule under Subtitle…
2013 State Innovations Report
State-developed initiatives are solving pressing challenges, both in protecting human health and the environment and in enhancing operations within agencies themselves. From incorporating new technologies in data tracking and permitting…
