In celebration of 50 years since the launch of Earth Day, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is featuring an interview with Tia Nelson, the daughter of the late Senator…
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Georgia and U.S. EPA Work to Address Ethylene Oxide and Get Equipment Sterilized
This week, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) reached an agreement with two companies to reopen medical sterilization facilities. Last year, after the U.S. EPA released new information about the…
Florida Touts Cleanest Air on Record, Meets All Ambient Air Quality Standards
Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that the state now meets all of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards statewide. The milestone is the culmination…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Texas Touts Extensive Air Monitoring Networks in New Video
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has produced a video spotlighting its extensive air monitoring networks that are among the most extensive in the nation. The data collected by…
Michigan Launches State’s First Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Twenty-one Michiganders have been selected to serve on the state’s first Michigan Advisory Council for Environmental Justice (MAC EJ) under the direction of Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The MAC EJ includes…
New Jersey Pursues Package of Climate Change Regulations
New Jersey is preparing a comprehensive and aggressive set of policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to a changing climate. Governor Phil Murphy has issued an Executive…
New York Makes ‘Climate Smart’ Strides
On January 2, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that DEC’s Climate Smart Communities Grant program has awarded $11.7 million to municipalities across the…
Colorado Says It’s on the Ozone Case in Face of U.S. EPA Redesignation
Responding to U.S. EPA’s December 16 announcement that it will reclassify the non-ozone attainment area in Colorado as “serious,” the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) is assuring…
Iowa Unveils ‘EASY Air’ for Title V Permitting Applications
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has unveiled the latest in online technology to make it easier for companies to submit air quality permit applications. Businesses can now submit…
