ECOS periodically adopts resolutions to document policy determinations agreed upon by its members. Although all resolutions are available on ECOS’ website, this Green Report serves as the first platform for which they are…
Green Reports
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…
ECOS Green Report: Innovations in the Clean Water SRF Program
This report highlights state innovations in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), a federal-state-local partnership that delivers significant environmental, economic, and public health benefits nationwide. CWSRF projects, which cover topics such…
State Delegations
This report presents information on which programs have been delegated to which states under the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the State Drinking…
ECOS Green Report: 2015 Environmental Innovations: Leveraging Technology, Financing, and Brainpower to Improve Outcomes
This report covers the three recipients of the 2015 State Program Innovations Awards. ECOS annually asks the state environmental agencies to spread word of successful experiences by nominating new programs…
2014 Environmental Innovations Green Report: State Bridge-Building, E-Initiatives Yield Results
In 2014, ECOS was pleased to receive 17 impressive nominations and to present awards at its Fall Meeting in Santa Fe to the following five deemed by the Executive Committee…
Status of TRI Programs
This report provides background on EPCRA and TRI Section 313 and profiles the National Environmental Information Exchange Network and the TDX. In addition, it addresses the status of state TRI…
2013 State Innovations Report
State-developed initiatives are solving pressing challenges, both in protecting human health and the environment and in enhancing operations within agencies themselves. From incorporating new technologies in data tracking and permitting…
State Research Needs Green Report
This report provides case studies of research being conducted in some states and some information on research needs of the states.
Use of Impact Analyses in Rulemaking
This report examines the different types of impact analyses which are performed by state environmental agencies as part of the rulemaking process, common criterion required for inclusion in these analyses,…