The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards. The awards will recognize the leadership contributions of Safer Choice partners and stakeholders who, over the past year, have shown achievement in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals. As part of … Read more
WEBINARS COLLABORATION TO DRIVE A NEW RECYCLING ECONOMY Thursday, March 11, 2021 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Webinar Creating a new recycling economy requires building on past successes, trying innovative approaches, and embracing collaborations with all stakeholders. The US Environmental Protection Agency, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Michigan Recycling Coalition (MRC), … Read more
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
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
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SUPERFUND SITES – SUPPORTING REDEVELOPMENT AND ADDRESSING THE SUPERFUND LIABILITY CONCERNS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Local governments can play a critical role in the cleanup, redevelopment, and reuse of contaminated properties. When contamination complicates property acquisition, reuse, or stewardship, local governments can help transform these properties from liabilities into community assets. However, local … Read more