Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington) have signed on to the Exchange Network, which officially went online this week, and the EPA expects up to 35 states to join by the end of the year, reported Stateline.org.

In the past, because of the volume of information and incompatible computer systems that do not allow the smooth transfer of data online, states and private companies reporting environmental data to the EPA experienced difficulties. According to Nelson, state environmental reports required by the federal government are one of the nations largest reporting requirements; therefore, this has made data-sharing the most costly and time-consuming responsibility for environmental agencies, eating up on average half a departments budget.

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