ECOS President and Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment Ben Grumbles has published an article for the state agency’s blog, eMDE, about his experiences at the 26th annual…
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
New Report Tracks New Mexico Performance on Public Health and the Environment
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has released a first-of-its kind performance assessment report that offers the public, stakeholders, and legislators the opportunity to track the Department’s progress in protecting…
Arizona Strikes Deal with Air Force on PFAS Project
In late October, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) officials announced an Environmental Services Agreement (ESA) with the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center for $1.7 million in Air Force funding…
Iowa Embarks on Sampling and Public Reporting for PFAS in Drinking Water
As part of a comprehensive plan to better understand PFAS levels in Iowa’s drinking water, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has begun sampling for the chemical in public drinking…
DC Develops First-Ever Testing Standards for Toxics in Pavement Sealants
The DC Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) last week released the first standardized testing protocol in the nation for detecting toxic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in pavement sealants. PAHs…
ECOS Submits Comments on U.S. EPA’s draft FY2022-2026 Strategic Plan
This letter includes comments ECOS submitted to U.S. EPA on its draft FY22-26 Strategic Plan.
U.S. EPA Agrees to Act on New Mexico Petition to Regulate PFAS under RCRA
On October 26, U.S. EPA outlined plans to initiate two rulemakings in response to a petition from New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham urging that PFAS be identified as a hazardous waste under the…
Key Takeaways on Approaches to PFAS Webinar Series
In June and July 2021, ECOS and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) collaborated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Center for Scientific Evidence…
New Jersey Mapping Tool to Help Residents Identify Lead Risk in Housing
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Department of Health have released the first phase of a statewide online mapping tool that uses publicly available data to…
Washington Rolls Out New PFAS Chemical Action Plan
The Washington State Department of Ecology this week announced its new PFAS Chemical Action Plan (CAP), a set of recommendations intended to reduce uses and releases of PFAS. The state…
