EPA Research to Support States

ORD Meetings with States and Regions

EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) periodically hosts meetings with EPA regions and states at ORD labs. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss topics of interest with states, provide EPA resources available to support states and regions, and explore potential collaborations.

In addition to hosting states at our labs, ORD visits state environmental labs to understand state lab resources and find opportunities to partner with them.

If your state environmental or health agency is interested in coordinating a meeting with ORD, please fill out our contact form.

Past ORD Meetings with States and Regions
*Involved both state environmental and health officials
Location	States/Regions at Meeting
Ada/Oklahoma City, OK	Region 6 States (Region-led, January 2020) Region 6 States and Oklahoma Tribes (August 2018) Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (June 2014)
Cincinnati, OH	Region 3 States and Kentucky (August 2019)* Region 5 States (Regino-led, April 2019) Region 5 States (February 2018) Ohio EPA (August 2014)
Corvallis, OR	Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (April 2014)
Duluth, MN	Region 5 States (Region-led, September 2019) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (August 2014)
Gulf Breeaze, FL	Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (September 2017) Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (June 2016)
Las Vegas, NV	Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (April 2015)
Lawrence, MA	Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - State Environmental Lab (April 2019)
Manchester, WA	Region 10 States (October 2019)* Washington State Department of Ecology - State Environmental Lab (October 2019)
Narragansett, RI	Region 2 States & Territories and Rhode Island (August 2019)* Region 1 States (June 2018) Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (July 2015)
Newport, OR	Region 9 States and Tribes (September 2019)
Research Triangle Park, NC	Region 4 States (Region-led, May 2019) North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality - State Environmental Lab (November 2018) Region 4 States (August 2017) Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (August 2015) North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (June 2014)