Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John J. Kim announced that the Agency has again partnered with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education…
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Tennessee Touts Success of its First-Ever Virtual Summer Camp
The Tennessee Department of Environment &Conservation (TDEC), which launched its first-ever Virtual Summer Camp Program this past June and July, is reporting tremendous success and engagement. The program highlighted topics…
Georgia Helps Bring E-Enterprise Air Reporting Project to Fruition
The E-Enterprise Combined Air Emissions Reporting (CAER) team, working closely with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), has launched the first round of emissions inventory submissions through the Combined…
Michigan Uses StoryMaps to Spotlight Work to Combat Excess Lead Emissions
The Air Quality Division of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) is using the StoryMaps format to tell the story of its investigation into elevated lead…
New Mexico Releases Draft Rules to Combat NOx, VOCs, and Methane from Oil & Gas
Following more than a year of unprecedented public outreach and stakeholder collaboration and extensive work by the Methane Advisory Panel, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) on July 20 released…
Alabama Partners with Piggly Wiggly Supermarkets to Reduce Diesel Idling Emissions
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is working to reduce diesel emissions through an idling reduction project using Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funds. The agency is partnering with…
Fifteen States and DC Sign MOU to Accelerate Bus and Truck Electrification
This week, 15 states and the District of Columbia signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate bus and truck electrification and eradicate diesel emissions by 2050. The signatories will collaborate…
New Jersey Report Predicts Significant Climate Change Impacts to State
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recently released New Jersey’s Scientific Report on Climate Change. The report is the latest component of the state’s comprehensive strategy to both reduce…
Texas Conducts Air Monitoring Surveys in Permian Basin
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) this week published detailed reports of air monitoring surveys of the Permian Basin, a region that has seen an increase in air emissions …
Nevada to Propose Car Emissions Standards
This week, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) announced an initiative to explore regulations for cleaner and more efficient transportation in the state. Clean Cars Nevada will advance the state’s climate…
