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.
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Energy Innovation Summit
October 4–5, 2017 | Denver, CO The world is changing rapidly, with innovative technologies affecting our way of life and how businesses operate. From how we power our buildings to ...
Gov. Hogan Hosts Water Quality Meeting in Maryland
The National Governors Association (NGA) hosted a Water Policy Institute for governors’ staff August 8-9, 2017, in Annapolis, Maryland, at which more than 40 state officials representing 30 governors’ offices attended. The institute ...
2017 Water Policy Institute
August 8–9, 2017 | Annapolis, MD The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) held a meeting for governor’s water policy advisors from over twenty-eight states in Annapolis ...
Maryland Retreat on Incentivizing State Agencies to Pursue Energy Efficiency
August 3, 2017 | Baltimore, MD The state of Maryland, in partnership with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), hosted a one-day retreat on approaches to ...
Pennsylvania Retreat on Enhancing Lead-by-Example Policy
July 20, 2017 | Aristes, PA Ample opportunities exist to reduce energy consumption and expenditures in public buildings. The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), in partnership ...
North Carolina Retreat on Enhancing Lead-by-Example Efforts
June 29, 2017 | Raleigh, NC The state of North Carolina, in partnership with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) is working on an initiative on ...
2017 Seminar for New Governors’ Energy Advisors and Annual Governors’ Advisors’ Energy Policy Institute
June 19 – 21, 2017 | Arlington, VA The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) held the annual Governors’ Energy Advisors’ Policy Institute on June 20 – ...
Mississippi Retreat on Reducing Energy Use in State Buildings
June 14, 2017 | Jackson, MS The state of Mississippi, in partnership with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), hosted a one-day retreat on policies and ...
Washington State Retreat on Enhancing Lead-by-Example Efforts
June 8, 2017 | Olympia, WA The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), in partnership with the Office of Washington Governor Jay Inslee, hosted a one-day retreat ...
