EPA Calls for Nominations for the 2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards

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

Southeast Sustainability Newsletter and Information

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

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

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

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

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