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[email protected]. Cover Image: “ The East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building at dusk” courtesy of Architect of the Capitol (https://www.flickr.com/photos/uscapitol/6477112771/in/album- 72157627522484962/) The Environmental Council of the States ECOS is the national, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental agency leaders. A 501(c)(6) organization, ECOS relies on dues from its members as well as federal and private sources of funding. Officers President Becky Keogh Director, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Vice President James Macy Director, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Secretary –Treasurer Patrick McDonnell Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Past President Todd Parfitt Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Mission Statement The purpose of ECOS is to improve the capability of state environmental agencies and their leaders to protect and improve human health and the environment of the United States of America. Our belief is that state government agencies are the keys to delivering environmental protection afforded by both federal and state law. Further, ECOS provides leadership on environmental issues of national importance and plays a critical role in facilitating a quality relationship among and between federal and state agencies.