The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced this week that it is accepting grant applications for the Texas Clean Vehicle Fleet Program. The grants encourage businesses, governments, and other entities…
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West Virginia Calls for Electronics Recycling Grant Applications
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is pushing sustainability with its Covered Electronics Device (CED) Recycling Grant program. Grants are available to counties and municipalities for the purpose of…
U.S. EPA Letter to ECOS President Rudolph on Oversight of State Permitting Programs
The purpose of this letter is to thank the Environmental Council of the States along with other state associations that provided input on high-level draft principles and best practices for…
Arkansas Funds E-Waste Projects
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is promoting sustainability by funding proposals for e-waste disposal in cities, counties, and solid waste authorities throughout the state. The Computer and Electronic Waste…
Kentucky Awards Rubber-Modified Asphalt Grants
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) Energy and Environment Cabinet has announced that up to $500,000 in grant funding has been awarded to six Kentucky counties for rubber-modified asphalt…
ECOS Green Report: Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets, 2009-2011
This report reviews state environmental agency budgets for fiscal years 2009 to 2011, focusing on the non-infrastructure portions of these budgets, which are used to implement federally delegated programs and state laws. Infrastructure…
Nebraska Governor Commends DEQ for Customer-Friendly Practices
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) last week received praise from Governor Pete Ricketts for its work in offering online permitting to customers. In his weekly column, Ricketts commended…
ECOS Summary of House EPA Appropriations Bill
This chart summarizes the budget figures for U.S. EPA as outlined in the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee’s FY17 Interior and Environment Bill
Mississippi Receives First Planning Grant from RESTORE Council
Gary Rikard, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), announced today that the State of Mississippi will receive a planning grant to develop projects and programs in…
Delaware Acts to Improve Permitting Processes, Transparency, and Access
Today, Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) issued an RFP for assistance in evaluating and redesigning agency administrative processes and performance improvement. The RFP supports an initiative…