Florida DEP has made extensive revisions to their rule 62-160 that defines the minimum field and laboratory quality assurance, methodological and reporting requirements for environmental testing in Florida. This rule was effective April 16, 2018. https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=62-160

The Environmental Measurement Symposium, which represents the combined meetings of the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC) and the Forum on Environmental Accreditation (the Forum), will be meeting at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, LA from August 6 – 10, 2018. Some of the highlights for the week include:
Over 180 oral and poster NEMC presentations on a variety of cutting-edge environmental monitoring issues
Meetings of The NELAC Institute (TNI) Committees to further TNI efforts on environmental laboratory accreditation proficiency testing, and accreditation of field sampling and measurement organizations
An open meeting of the EPA’s Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB); and three training courses on science communication and radiochemical testing.
https://iattend.net/EventHome?id=ems18

On April 2, 2018, TNI’s Accreditation Council recognized the Laboratory Accreditation Program of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality as a National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) Accreditation Body. http://www.nelac-institute.org/news.php?id=2927