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E-Enterprise Celebrates 10 Years

On August 21, 2024, E-Enterprise released the twenty-first edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin. This issue acknowledges the 10-year anniversary of E-Enterprise by showcasing our story, success, and partnership. We also hear from Gerald Wagner, the Director of Blackfeet Nation’s Environmental Program, as he shares his vision of E-Enterprise and the benefits it can provide for tribal communities.

Sign-Up by August 31 to Join E-Enterprise Connect!

Want to meet fellow innovators from EPA, States and Tribes? Looking to find ways to run environmental programs smarter and better?  Join E-Enterprise Connect!   On August 8, the E-Enterprise Leadership Council endorsed E-Enterprise Connect!, an exciting opportunity to share first-hand field and policy experience and innovative ideas with staff across EPA, States, and Tribes. E-Enterprise...

E-Enterprise Leaders Commemorate Earth Day with Personal Messages

On April 22, 2024, E-Enterprise released the twentieth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin. In recognition of the release of this Bulletin on Earth Day, leaders from the E-Enterprise Leadership Council share a special message to acknowledge the date. Also in this issue are exciting state developments in the fields of AI and cybersecurity and announcements of upcoming engagement opportunities and conferences.

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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New Mexico Modernizes Technological and Data Approaches to Do More with Less

Like many agencies, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) faces considerable pressure to deliver responsive online services, increase data transparency, and imagine new ways to use technology to boost efficiency and flexibility. The agency is meeting these challenges with a strategy to modernize the way it adopts technology and manages its data. NMED has three broad modernization...

Wyoming Programs Move Toward an Enterprise Approach

WyWaste is a transformative data management system being deployed by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that has increased information sharing across their many programs. The system lets staff complete inspections on mobile devices and offline and in real time when connected to the internet, ultimately saving time and money. The first programs to...

Office of Mission Support Hosts a Quality Program Training Event

In February 2022, the EPA Office of Mission Support (OMS) successfully hosted a three-day virtual training event, Quality Connections: Ready, Set, Grow, with more than 500 EPA, state, and tribal participants. This is the second Quality Program event that OMS has hosted in the past year; the previous one having been in April 2021. EPA...

EECIP Encourages Engagement via New Features and Timely Information Updates

Federal, state, tribal, and local agencies depend on the E-Enterprise Community Inventory Platform (EECIP) to share innovative ideas and success stories. EECIP relies on four cornerstones: enter and share information, solve problems, save time and money, and build community. To inform and inspire potential new users from the E-Enterprise partnership as well as the broader government community,...