Description of Initiative: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has launched an initiative to assist local governments and property owners with economic redevelopment when closed or closing manufacturing plants…
Land & Waste
North Carolina’s Integrating Environmental Customer Service
Description of Initiative: In 2013, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources launched an effort to renew its focus on customer service, outreach, and environmental stewardship. The concept…
Joint ECOS-ASTSWMO Letter on EPA OIG Report on Land Designation Data
This joint ECOS ASTSWMO letter is a response to the EPA September 2014 Report titled, “EPA Needs to Improve Its Process for Accurately Designating Land as Clean and Protective for Reuse.”…
Letter with ASTSWMO to U.S. EPA about CCR Rule Implementation
This joint ECOS ASTSWMO letter addresses concern with an implementation issue regarding the proposed RCRA Subtitle D option. The suggestion is that U.S. EPA, in promulgating a final rule under Subtitle…
Massachusetts’ Diversion of Organic Material from Disposal to Clean Energy and Other Beneficial Uses
Description of Initiative: Massachusetts is implementing a nation-leading program to convert a solid waste problem into a clean energy solution. Through a combination of regulatory mandates, financial assistance, and the…
Wisconsin’s Initiative for Sustainable Remediation and Redevelopment
Description of Initiative: Building upon the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Remediation and Redevelopment Program’s history of applying innovation to a strong foundation of protecting public health and the…
Indiana’s Institutional Controls Registry
Description of Initiative: The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Institutional Controls (IC) Registry is a management system used to track sites with land use controls due to the presence…
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…
Wisconsin’s Initiative for Sustainable Remediation and Redevelopment
Building upon the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Remediation and Redevelopment Program’s history of applying innovation to a strong foundation of protecting public health and the environment as well…
2012 State Innovations
This report looks at how states are devising a variety of forward-thinking solutions to pressing challenges, with approaches range from simple to complex, and from narrowly focused to cross-media in…
