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Press Release – Governor Phil Scott celebrates GLOBALFOUNDRIES first National Environmental Award
WASHINGTON, DC – Vermont Governor Phil Scott and State Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore visited GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) on Tuesday to recognize the company for winning its first National Environmental Award, the 2016 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention ( MVP2 ) Award. Read More …
2016 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Awards
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2016 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) awards presented by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) celebrate the successes of innovators in the areas of pollution prevention and sustainability. The MVP2 awards are presented annually during National Read More …
Working Together for a Healthy Future : P2 Week 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks the first day of National Pollution Prevention Week 2016. Pollution Prevention Week is annually the third week of September. Pollution Prevention Week is a time when businesses, environmental groups and citizens can join forces for Read More …
Obama Signs Critical Bipartisan Update of 1976 Toxics Substances Law
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2016 11:15 AM — The President of the United States Barack Obama today signed the bipartisan Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, legislation to reform the nation’s 40 year-old chemical management law, the Toxic Substances Read More …
Imagine A World In Which Nothing Gets Thrown Away
There’s an idea for a world without trash. Items are not just recycled, but created with the intention of making new things out of them after they are used. Imagine if every pair of Levi’s jeans were manufactured with fibers Read More …
2016 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Awards Open for Nominations
PRESS RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 22, 2016 2016 MVP2 Awards Open for Nominations WASHINGTON, DC – The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable is accepting nominees for the 2016 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Awards. The MVP2 awards are presented annually Read More …
How a competitor’s data can help your company cut pollution
Companies looking for ways to reduce pollution need look no further than the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program has been collecting and distributing information about pollution prevention (P2) activities implemented at industrial facilities since the Read More …
EPA provides $365,000 for plastic trash pollution prevention in NY and NJ waterways
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $365,000 in grant funding through the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) for projects that will prevent plastic trash pollution in the waterways of New Jersey and New York. An estimated Read More …
EPA Announces $1 Million in Pollution Prevention Funding for Great Lakes States
Release Date: 03/18/2016 Contact Information: singer.joshua@epa.gov, 312-353-5069 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing approximately $1 million in funding to support pollution prevention work in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. This competitive grant program is Read More …