Environment
States serve as environmental stewards through their roles in managing state parks and forests, outdoor recreation facilities, energy production and distribution, water resources, waste management, and the elimination of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other forever chemicals. States also directly affect natural resources through their preservation and conservation strategies. To be effective environmental stewards, states must seek to balance efforts to maintain a healthy environment with efforts to develop and utilize natural resources.
Latest
Congressional Briefing on Environmental Protection
Leveraging Outdoor Assets in the Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Sectors
Advancing Equity in the Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Sectors
Governors Urge Congress to Address Water Infrastructure Funding Cuts
Innovative Workforce Development Programs for the Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Sectors
Cleaning Up America’s Nuclear Weapons Complex: 2023 Update for Governors
Meet the Team
- Jessica Rackley, Program Director
- Henry Ashley, Policy Coordinator
Projects
Outdoor Recreation Learning Network
The NGA Outdoor Recreation Learning Network and Economic Policy teams are working with state recreation and economic policy networks and the Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) to gather and analyze data in order to study the effectiveness of Economic Development Administration Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (TTOR) grants.
Travel, Tourism And Outdoor Recreation
The NGA Outdoor Recreation Learning Network and Economic Policy teams are working with state recreation and economic policy networks and the Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) to gather and analyze data in order to study the effectiveness of Economic Development Administration Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (TTOR) grants.
The toolkit offers ideas to help governors respond to trends as they take action in their states in four areas — energy efficiency, clean energy, transportation electrification, and cyber and physical protection.
The mission of the FFTF is to bring together governor-designated representatives with U.S. Department of Energy officials to examine critical technical, policy and budget issues and improve coordination of major program decisions on a range of issues related to radioactive material and waste.
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NGA Resources
States serve as environmental stewards through their roles in managing state parks and forests, energy production and distribution, wildlife protection, land use and waste management. States also directly affect natural resources through their preservation and conservation strategies. To be effective environmental stewards, states must seek to balance efforts to maintain a healthy environment with efforts to develop and utilize natural resources.
Stormwater Funding Equity Roundtable
State Strategies to Increase Land Conservation and Recreational Access
State Insights on the Water-Energy Nexus and Policy Ideas to Achieve Greater Savings
2021 Winter Meeting of the Federal Facilities Task Force
Nineteenth Annual Intergovernmental Meeting with the U.S. Department of Energy on Nuclear Weapons Waste Cleanup
State Resilience Assessment and Planning Tool Demonstration
Wastewater Testing to Track and Respond to COVID-19
Governors Leading on Energy Transitions: An Overview of State Energy Goals
