Last week, Rhode Island released its first comprehensive climate preparedness strategy, Resilient Rhody. The 85-page report was compiled using information from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, among other…
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North Carolina Creates Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) has announced 16 members of the newly created Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board. The board will work with NCDEQ staff…
Texas CEQ Makes Forbes List of Best Places to Work
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has been recognized as one of the top mid-sized employers in the nation by Forbes Magazine. Each year, Forbes hires a market research…
ECOS Memo on Cooperative Federalism 2.0 Advances and Path Ahead
This memo from ECOS President Todd Parfitt (Wyoming) and Past President John Linc Stine (Minnesota) outlines progress in the association’s year-old Cooperative Federalism 2.0 initiative, as well as goals for…
ECOS Information on FY 2019 EPA Budget
ECOS Summary of FY19 Omnibus Appropriations for U.S. EPA On February 15th, 2019 President Trump signed the second of two consolidated appropriations acts, funding U.S. EPA and other agencies through…
ECOS Letter to Congress on State Input of U.S. EPA FY18 Budget
This letter details ECOS’ reiteration of state environmental agency funding priorities as Congress addresses the FY18 budget for the remainder of the fiscal year. The letter also highlights some potential challenges…
ECOS Letter to Congress on Preserving the U.S. EPA’s IRIS
This letter urges Congress to support retaining the U.S. EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program’s funding and personnel with the Office of Research and Development (ORD). Retaining IRIS within ORD will help to ensure…
Press Statement on EPA Strategic Plan and President’s FY19 Budget Proposal
This press statement provides a high level reaction to U.S. EPA’s FY18-22 Strategic Plan and the President’s FY19 Budget Proposal for U.S. EPA.
ECOS Summary of FY19 President’s Budget Request for U.S. EPA
On February 12th, 2018 the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the President’s Budget Requestfor Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. OMB requested a U.S. EPA funding level of $6.15…
Arkansas’ Office of Compliance & Continuous Improvement
In January 2017, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Becky Keogh created the Office of Compliance and Continuous Improvement (OCCI). The purpose of the office is two-fold. One primary…