Region 10 Federal Green Challenge
Federal agencies have an obligation and responsibility to lead by example and reduce our carbon footprint. Join EPA Region 10 and reduce your climate impacts by influencing the actions of your organization to reduce your carbon footprint.
What is the Federal Green Challenge?
The Federal Green Challenge is a voluntary partnership program challenging federal partners to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 5% over a year’s time by managing their energy, transportation, waste, and water.
To participate you will need to do 5 things:
- Set a goal of at least a 5% reduction in the next year in two of the four challenge focus areas. Download the goals form (Microsoft Word, 113K). Find help with goal setting in: Energy | Transportation | Waste | Water
- Establish a baseline for 2006 or 2007 in each of your chosen target areas. Information on setting baselines in: Energy | Transportation | Waste | Water
- Work toward meeting your goals for at least 1 year. Suggestions for achieving these goals in: Energy | Transportation | Waste | Water
- Measure your results at year's end. Download a form to fill out your results (Microsoft Word, 195K)
- Share your results with each other and the public and get recognized through the Champions of Environmental Leadership and Green Government Awards Program.
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Register to participate
Take a Web Academy webinar - Monthly online seminar series on Federal Green Challenge topics.
Download presentations and case studies from the 2008 Federal Green Challenge Symposium.
Attend the Second Annual Federal Green Challenge Symposium on November 19, 2009. Download the case studies from 2008 Federal Green Challenge Symposium.
Join the email list - Sign up to receive emails about upcoming Federal Green Challenge events.
Get recognized – Submit your proposal to the 2009 Champions of Environmental Leadership and Green Government Awards Program. The deadline for proposals has passed.
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Upcoming Calendar
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Who can participate?
All Federal facilities within Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington).
(If you are not a Region 10 federal facility – we encourage you to meet the Federal Green Challenge and provide us with information about your goals and accomplishments. At this point, we are not intending to provide recognition to facilities outside of EPA Region 10 but will provide your information to staff in your home region.)
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Why participate?
- Show leadership;
- Meet your EMS and Executive Order 13423 Requirements; and
- Achieve significant environmental benefits.
All of us have been implementing our EMS and working to meet our Executive Order 13423 (EO) commitments and are conscious of our leadership responsibilities as Federal Facilities. This new EO dramatically changed the landscape for federal agencies. It requires us to promote environmental stewardship and demonstrate results. It consolidates five prior executive orders and provides a more holistic approach to integration of energy and environmental considerations into federal agency missions. It requires us to act and lead to protect our natural resources. The Federal Green Challenge provides us with a way to act and lead together and to focus our efforts on high impact activities to reduce our GHG/Carbon footprint. The Challenge supports both our EO and EMS commitments and gets us real environmental results.
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Current Federal Green Challenge Partners in Region 10
Army
Madigan Army Medical Center (WA)
Fort Lewis (WA)
http://www.lewis.army.mil
http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/
Army Corps of Engineers
Seattle District at Federal Center South (WA)
http://www.nws.usace.army.mil
Bonneville Power Administration
All facilities, primarily located in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/
Bureau of Land Management
Robert Duncan Plaza (OR)
http://www.or.blm.gov
Coast Guard
Integrated Support Command Seattle (WA)
http://www.uscg.mil/mlcpac/iscseattle/
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Region 10 Seattle Office (WA)
http://www.hud.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency
Region 10: Park Place Place Building and Oregon Operations Office (OR, WA)
Region 9: San Francisco Office (CA)
http://www.epa.gov/r10earth/
http://www.epa.gov/region09/
Federal Aviation Administration
Seattle Consolidated Office Building (WA)
http://www.faa.gov/
Federal Highway Administration
Idaho Division Office (ID)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/iddiv/
Federal Transit Administration
Region 10 Seattle Office (WA)
http://www.fta.dot.gov/regions/regional_offices_918.html
Fish & Wildlife Service
Pacific Region (OR, WA, ID, HI, and the Pacific Islands)
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/
Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Research Station: Multiple laboratory facilities in Oregon and Washington (OR, WA)
Region 6: Multiple administrative facilities in Oregon and Washington (OR, WA)
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/welcome.shtml
General Services Administration
Auburn Administration Building (WA)
http://www.gsa.gov/r10
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Northwest Fisheries Science Center Montlake Laboratory and Manchester Research Station (WA)
Sand Point (Seattle) – WA-Building 1 (WA)
Boise, Lacey, and Portland Offices (ID, WA, OR)
www.nwfsc.noaa.gov
www.noaa.nwr.gov
National Park Service
City of Rocks National Reserve (ID)
Crater Lake National Park (OR)
Craters of the Moon National Monument (ID)
Denali National Park and Preserve (AK)
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve (WA)
Fort Vancouver National Historic Sites (WA)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (AK)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (ID)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (OR)
Kenai Fjords National Park (AK)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (AK, WA)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (WA)
Lewis & Clark National and Historical Park (OR)
Mount Rainier National Park (WA)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (OR, ID)
North Cascades National Park (WA)
Olympic National Park (WA)
Oregon Caves National Monument (OR)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (WA)
Whitman Mission National Historical Site (WA)
http://www.nps.gov/
Navy
Navy Region Northwest
Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/cnrnw/index.htm
Social Security Administration
Seattle Regional Office (WA)
https://www.socialsecurity.gov/seattle/
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington Water Science Center (WA)
Western Regional Office (WA)
Northwest Area Office (WA)
http://www.usgs.gov/
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Oregon State Office and 30 Field Offices (OR)
http://www.or.nrcs.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development
Washington State Office (WA)
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/wa/
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Tools and Contact Information
EPA Region 10 has developed tools and resources to help you meet your goals. In addition, by working together, we can share and learn from each other on how to reduce our impacts and show leadership.
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Fast Facts
- If the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings in the U.S. improved 10 percent, Americans would save about $20 billion and reduce greenhouse gases equal to the emissions from about 30 million vehicles.
- If a worker avoided using their car to commute to work just two days a week, greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced by an average of 1,600 pounds per year per worker.
- By recycling all of its office paper waste for one year, an office building of 700 workers could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 57 metric tons of carbon equivalent, when compared to landfilling. This is the equivalent to taking about 37 cars off the road that year.
- An office of 600 workers produces approximately 1292 tons of carbon through their energy usage. Reducing by 10% is equivalent to taking 20 passenger vehicles off the road.