The nonprofit nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental agency leaders. RTs not endorsements.

Washington, DC
Joined February 2014
Chris Wells of Mississippi represents ECOS in the renewal of our Memorandum of Agreement on Environmental Health with ASTHO and U.S. EPA. #ECOSSpring26
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Shark Tank winners Apaluma, @ERGupdate, @Amazon, and HDR receive their ECOS awards. #ECOSSpring26
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Private sector and NGO Shark Tank participants pitch ideas for water reuse solutions to “State Sharks” Jessica Shirley of @PennsylvaniaDEP, Patrick Cummins of @CDPHE, and Brooke Paup of @TCEQ. #ECOSSpring26
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Governors Brian Kemp of Georgia and Henry McMaster of South Carolina sign a collaboration commitment on water quality and environment-economy nexus at #ECOSSpring26.
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Thank you to our #ECOSSpring26 Environmental Patron sponsors: Current Strategies, @NEWSolutionsUS, @Edison_Electric, @SASsoftware, @AECOM, Solstice, @SmartCommentInc, Earth & Water Law (2/2)
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Thank you to our #ECOSSpring26 Environmental Patron sponsors: @ONEOK, @SouthernCompany, @Ecometrics_LLC, @DominionEnergy, @RepublicService, Veralto, @CleanEarthInc, @Veolia (1/2)
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Thank you to our #ECOSSpring26 Shark Tank and Environmental Champion sponsors @MCCinnovations, @CleanHarbors, @NAWCH20, @NucorCorp, @Chevron, HDR, Windsor Solutions, @GM (2/2)
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Thank you to our #ECOSSpring26 Shark Tank and Environmental Champion sponsors: Apaluma (our Premier Sponsor), @ERGupdate, @Amazon, @planet, Duke Nicholas Institute, @WilliamsUpdates, @vls_enviro, @bp_America, @Deloitte, AGC, @ArcwoodEnviro (1/2)
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Today, #ECOSSpring26 kicks off in Savannah on Environment-Economy Nexus! 48 State environmental agency leaders and nearly 350 attendees will explore ways to balance environmental protection and economic development with a focus on water, cooperative federalism, PFAS, AI, & more.
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.@MichiganEGLE will host the 2026 MI Healthy Climate Conference on April 21 in Detroit, Michigan, bringing together representatives of local, state, and tribal governments; universities; nonprofits; business leaders; and other stakeholders. tinyurl.com/3h9frkcp
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Representatives of the @OklahomaDEQ, @EPAregion6, and the Quapawn Nation recently provided information and answered community questions as part of the third annual Tar Creek Superfund Site open house. tinyurl.com/bdh6v22t
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Last week, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed into law updates to the state’s 2022 drinking water standards of 70 ppt to align with federal limits for PFAS to a new enforceable standard of 4.0 ppt for certain contaminants. tinyurl.com/586b6pp5
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.@EcologyWA has released a jointly developed draft agreement establishing a proposed framework for connecting Washington’s market for carbon emissions trading with those in California and Québec. Learn more: tinyurl.com/carwuvu7
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In February, @NCDEQ released its 2026 update to the NC Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory, a report that provides a high-level look at GHG emissions from human activity & contains a detailed accounting of GHGs emitted or removed by key source categories. tinyurl.com/2ctrn89f
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U.S. EPA recently announced final approval of Wyoming’s coal combustion residuals (CCR) program, allowing the @Wyoming_DEQ to permit CCR disposal in surface impoundments and landfills. Read more: tinyurl.com/3997u22a
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Last week, @FLDEPNews announced that it had secured the largest conservation easement in the history of its Forever Florida program, permanently protecting 61,525 acres of working forestland within the Ocala-to-Osceola Wildlife Corridor. tinyurl.com/37e2xder
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North Carolina Governor Josh Stein and @NCDEQ recently announced that the Energy Saver North Carolina Program is now available in all 100 counties, making available $200M+ to eligible households for energy efficiency and electrification upgrades. tinyurl.com/yydyj9mv
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.@MoDNR Water Resources Center will host the first Missouri Streamgage Summit on March 10 in Jefferson City. This event will focus on Missouri’s 270 streamgages, which measure water levels and flow. tinyurl.com/3a4ccwbv
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced approx. $6M in awards for 426 grants funding surface water quality protection activities. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mwuazjhw
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Check out the new dynamic, user-friendly dashboard for the Annual Water Quality Monitoring Plan launched by the @VirginiaDEQ ! This new platform represents a significant advance in how DEQ communicates and manages its monitoring efforts. tinyurl.com/3rbp6mz6
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