This letter provides recommendations made by ECOS for the FY17 budget developed by EPA. Specifically, it suggests that EPA strike a balance between resourcing the many new initiatives started by the current…
Agency Management & Budget
Dick Pedersen (OR) Testifies on the FY 2016 U.S. EPA Budget
This testimony supports the President’s FY 2016 budget request for State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG), recognizes that states are on the front lines of implementing environmental laws, and encourages flexibility…
Missouri’s Hinkson Creek Collaborative Adaptive Management Process
Description of Initiative: In March 2012, three joint MS4 permit holders including the City of Columbia, Boone County, and the University of Missouri agreed with U.S. EPA and the Missouri…
Raising the Bar: New Expectations for Customer Service at the Rhode Island DEM
Description of Initiative: In 2011, Janet Coit was nominated to be Director of the Department of Environmental Management (DEM). She immediately began to hear anecdotal stories of dysfunction, poor service,…
Letter to OMB on FY2016 U.S. EPA Budget
This letter provides ECOS’ input on FY 2016 President’s Budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The letter provides more detail and comments for the following topics: Categorical grants funding, increased…
Dick Pedersen, OR, Testifies on U.S. EPA’s FY 2015 Budget
This testimony supports the President’s FY 2015 budget request for State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG), recognizes states as front-line implementors of environmental laws, and encourages flexibility with states.
Letter to U.S. EPA on Draft FY 2014 – 2018 EPA Strategic Plan
This letter responds to EPA’s Draft FY 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. In this letter, ECOS states its appreciation for EPA’s continued support of themes imperative to the mission of ECOS. Examples…
Letter to Congress on 2014 Nuclear Cleanup Budget
This letter is in regards to the fiscal year (FY) 2014 defense and non-defense-related nuclear cleanup program budgets for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM). These…
Letter to House Appropriations Committee on EPA 2014 Budget
This letter requests that the House Sub-Committee reduce the size of the grant cuts. States expressed concerned about proposed cuts within the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account for Categorical Grants and…
State Environmental Agency Budgets 2011-2013
This report reviews state environmental agency budgets for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. It focuses on trends in and changes to the budgets, including analysis of the three main funding…