Description of Initiative: Oregon has pioneered a new and more comprehensive approach to assessing greenhouse gas emissions in order to better identify opportunities for, and track progress toward, reducing the…
Air
Washington Air Pollution Cleanup – Woodstove Buyback Program
Description of Initiative: Air pollution is one of the biggest risks to human health that we face today. Breathing polluted air has long-lasting impacts such as asthma, heart attacks, and…
North Carolina Obtains Summertime Gasoline Requirements Repeal
Description of Initiative: Tony Pendola, PE, currently serves as North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (NCDENR’s) Small Business Ombudsman and directs the Small Business Environmental Assistance Program. When…
Washington Air Pollution Cleanup – Woodstove Buyback Program
Air pollution is one of the biggest risks to human health that we face today. Breathing polluted air has long-lasting impacts such as asthma, heart attacks, and even premature death.…
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Comments on U. S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan Proposal
Statement for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Technical Conference on Environmental Regulations and Electric Reliability, Wholesale Electricity Markets, and Energy Infrastructure. GEPD submitted two comment letters to EPA on the Clean…
Robert Martineau, TN, Gives Statement to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Clean Power Plan Compliance
This statement to FERC covers possible state impacts of compliance with EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan.
North Carolina Division of Air Quality’s Assistance Project on Facility Pollution Reduction
Description of Initiative: The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Division of Air Quality (DAQ) received a grant from U.S. EPA in April 2011 that funded a multi-year…
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…
Comment Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Clean Air Act Section 111(d)
This letter offers comments and suggestions to EPA on the proposed national rulemaking, “Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units; Proposed Rule” Under the Clean Air…
States, Energy Experts Gather in D.C. July 31 to Discuss Proposed Power Plant Guidelines
The Obama Administration’s proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) guidelines for existing power plants will be the subject of the sold out third annual State Environmental Protection (STEP) meeting being held by…
