States, EPA Sign Pact On Bid To Promote Environment-Health Connection

April 11, 2016
NASHVILLE, TN -- States and EPA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) committing them to crafting new reports, tools and other steps to promote the link between environmental protection and public health, which a top agency science official says recognizes that improving the environment can create major health benefits. At the Environmental Council of the States' (ECOS) spring meeting here, ECOS, EPA and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) finalized the MOU under which they will...


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