In order to expand volunteer efforts to monitor the state’s natural resources, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is awarding 21 Wisconsin organizations, local governments, and projects a combined…
Environmental Data
The Information Management group was established in 1998 to address information management issues in the States and to work jointly with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Delaware Streamlines Government via Open Data Portal
Delaware is working to streamline government services by using open data to break down silos between state agencies and the general public. The state has developed an open data portal…
Ohio Offers Array of Assistance Services to Communities and Businesses
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance is helping communities and businesses access compliance, technical, and financial assistance for their environmental needs. The Office of Outreach…
North Dakota to Create Standalone Department of Environmental Quality in 2019
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed legislation separating the Environmental Health Section from the North Dakota Department of Health to create a standalone Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), effective…
Iowa EMS Program Recognizes Innovative and Cost-Effective Practices
Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission on April 18 designated the Iowa County Regional Environmental Improvement Commission as an Environmental Management System . Iowa County joins 13 other participants in the program…
Arkansas Governor Folds Energy Office into DEQ
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson on February 22 signed into law his legislative package on government efficiencies, which combines numerous state agencies and includes a transfer of the Arkansas Energy Office…
New Hampshire Releases Enhanced Environmental Dashboard
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has released an updated and enhanced version of the New Hampshire Environmental Dashboard. To help New Hampshire citizens get a sense of…
Delaware Engages Public in Website Renovation
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is rebuilding its website and asking the public for help. The agency’s web and digital media project, called “The Web…
Missouri, Arizona Team to Create Shareable Cloud-Based Portal Architecture
On December 1, Government Technology published an article about the state Local Government Portal (LGP), an E-Enterprise for the Environment project led by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and…
Arkansas Unscrambles Environmental Alphabet Soup
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has added a page to its website that provides readers with the words behind various environmental acronyms and definitions of environmental terms used on…