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EELC Celebrates Past Success, Sets New Strategic Direction for 2024 – 2026

On December 20, 2023, E-Enterprise released the nineteenth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin. In this issue, we highlight the newly adopted 2024-2026 E-Enterprise Strategic Direction which sets out revised priorities, including focusing on new projects, maintaining the existing project portfolio, and leveraging the E-Enterprise collaborative partnership.

EELC Members Visit the Neyaashiing Tribal Community; Observe Environmental Solutions and Gain Cultural Understanding

On August 9, 2023, E-Enterprise released the eighteenth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin. In this issue, we spotlight the historic Spring EELC Meeting in St.Paul/Neyaashiing, exciting updates on EPA’s upgraded air quality tracking tool, and South Carolina’s adoption of the Water Quality Exchange. We also highlight updates the E-Enterprise Prezi and share reflections from Tribal EELC member Charlie Lippert from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe on his experiences as a new EELC Member.

EECIP Connects E-Enterprise Partners to Environmental Innovation at Work

On April 12, 2023, E-Enterprise released the seventeenth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin. In this issue, we spotlight recent additions to the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform (EECIP), including Region 5’s Environmental Justice Screening Map and the E-Enterprise Leadership Council’s (EELC) Software Licensing Resources for Tribal Environmental Professionals. We also highlight progress on Be Well Informed and drinking water system modernization and share reflections from EPA EELC member Benita Best-Wong on the benefits of E-Enterprise’s collaborative approach.

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EELC Visits South Carolina EJ Strong Community, Experiences the Power of Partnership

On December 15, 2022, E-Enterprise released the sixteenth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin. In this issue, we reflect on the E-Enterprise Leadership Council’s recent meeting in South Carolina which focused on Environmental Justice (EJ), infrastructure, and data sharing, and included a visit to an EJ Strong Community. This issue also highlights recent efforts around tribal data including data sovereignty and e-reporting and celebrates the successes of ongoing projects including Participatory Science and Smart Mobile Tools for Field Inspectors.

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First Joint Water Quality-Nonpoint Source Training Brings Record Number of Nations and Tribes

On September 1, 2022, E-Enterprise released the fifteenth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with Leonard Bruce (Gila River Indian Community), a member of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC).
  • EELC governance transitions.
  • Featured projects including Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) modernization, Combined Air Emissions Reporting System (CAERS), E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform (EECIP), and more.
  • Other news including a summary about the North Carolina state government offering an innovative research platform through its Office of Strategic Partnerships to match state agencies with external research and philanthropic partners to inform decision-making, and states leveraging a shared platform for Underground Injection Control facility E-permitting and data management.

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Read the Fourteenth Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin!

On April 28, 2022, E-Enterprise released the fourteenth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with John Dombrowski (U.S. EPA, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance), a member of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC).
  • Highlights from the EELC meeting held in March 2022 including tribal software needs, air emissions reporting, supplemental inspections with offsite compliance monitoring, and opportunities for coordinating new infrastructure planning and funding.
  • Featured projects including the ICIS Modernization Board looking to new compliance and enforcement data solutions, an EPA Workshop focused on improving participatory science data management, and a checklist functionality coming soon for Smart Mobile Tools for RCRA and NPDES.
  • Other news including a summary of the Office of Mission Support’s Quality Program Training Event, Wyoming’s WYWaste transformative data management system, and New Mexico modernizing technological and data approaches to do more with less.
  • Engagement opportunities including the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform.

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Read the Thirteenth Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin!

On December 8, 2021, E-Enterprise released the thirteenth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with Victoria Phillips (Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection), a member of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council, Co-Chair of the SDWIS Modernization Board, Chair of the E-Enterprise Communications Team, and Chair of the ECOS Digital Business Workgroup.
  • Featured projects including Community and Citizen Science Data Management, and Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).
  • Other news including tribal groups supporting data management and information technology for environmental programs.
  • Engagement opportunities including the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform.

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Read the Twelfth Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin!

On August 25, 2021, E-Enterprise released the twelfth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with Alisha Bartling (Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska), a member of the E-Enterprise Leadership Council and the Tri-Chair of the E-Enterprise Management Board.
  • Featured projects including the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the Combined Air Emissions Reporting System (CAERS).
  • Other news including an upcoming multi-stakeholder workshop on Community and Citizen Science, the EPA OECA work in collaboration with states and tribes on a new National Targeting Center, and the Massachusetts and New Jersey’s efforts on Air Monitoring in Environmental Justice Communities.
  • Engagement opportunities including upcoming state and tribal scientist engagement in updating Quality Assurance documents, and the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform.

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Read the Eleventh Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin!

On April 26, 2021, E-Enterprise released the eleventh edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with E-Enterprise Regional Coordinators Anthony DeLoach and Allen Melcer
  • Featured products including Be Well Informed and a new Underground Storage Tank (UST) Finder Tool
  • Other news regarding state successes from Oregon and West Virginia, an ECOS Green Report about Drones, and a recent E-Enterprise Leadership Council meeting

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Read the Tenth Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin!

On December 8, 2020, E-Enterprise released the tenth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with EELC State Co-Chair Ben Grumbles
  • Featured E-Enterprise projects including Combined Air Emissions Reporting (CAER), Advanced Monitoring, and the Regulation Navigation Tool
  • Meeting updates from the E-Enterprise Leadership Council and EE2020 meetings, as well as various tribal events
  • Other news regarding EPA’s 50th anniversary, a Data Management project workgroup from the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council, and more…

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Read the Ninth Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin!

On August 4, 2020, E-Enterprise released the ninth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with EELC Tribal Co-chair Kari Jacobson Hedin of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  • Featured E-Enterprise tools including Digital Strategy, SDWIS State Modernization, Smart Tools, CAER, and SPeCS
  • Meeting updates from EE2020 webinars and a tribal wild rice consortium
  • Other news regarding an EPA disaster debris mapping tool, a call for state and tribal facility data, and more

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Read the Eighth Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin!

On May 4, 2020, E-Enterprise released the eighth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with EELC member and Management Board state co-chair Andy Putnam of Colorado DPHE
  • Featured E-Enterprise projects including Smart Tools, SPeCS, and QAPP
  • Stories from our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including knowledge-sharing via EECIP and a pivot to virtual meetings
  • Remembrances for two cherished members of the E-Enterprise community who recently passed away: Micco Emarthla of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation, and Matthew Leopard of U.S. EPA
  • Other news regarding Citizen Science, EPA’s EnviroAtlas, the Internet of Water, and more…

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