External News/Events

EPA Tools & Resources Webinar: Air Sensor Performance Testing Protocols, Metrics, and Target Values for PM2.5 and Ozone

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Lower cost air sensor technologies have flooded the marketplace and are being rapidly adopted by state, tribal and local agencies, community scientists, researchers, health professionals, schools, and many others to measure air quality conditions. Common applications for air sensors include understanding air quality trends, supplemental monitoring, monitor siting, identifying hot spots, monitoring in remote locations, … Read more

Webinar – Framework for Net-Zero Wastewater Treatment Plants

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Student Research Award Winner, Xochitl Menchaca, from the University of Illinois at Chicago IAC will be presenting a webinar on, Wednesday, March 3 at 2pm EST. The webinar will focus around the Framework for Net-Zero Wastewater Treatment Plants and will be aimed toward both students and faculty. Please see the attached flyer for more details. If you have … Read more

SC Energy Office Spring Training – Evaluating HVAC System’s Readiness to Mitigate the Spread of SARS-COV-2

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Please see below for the SC Energy Office Spring Training courses. The first course, Evaluating HVAC System’s Readiness to Mitigate the Spread of SARS-COV-2, will be held on March 11, 2021. Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible if you would like to attend. If you have any questions please contact at swashington@ors.sc.gov.  Energy Office … Read more

Recycling Fact Sheet

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The EPA produced this four-page document giving some key information about how to recycle household items. The focus of SC E3 is on manufacturers, businesses, and utilities, but this information is good for all of us.

EPA, USDA, and FDA renew formal agreement aimed at reducing food waste

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the renewal of the joint agency formal agreement including the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative. The agreement reaffirms the agencies’ commitment to improve coordination and communication efforts to better educate Americans on the impacts and importance … Read more