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11/19/2009EPA Accepting Applications for Environmental Education Grant Funding
11/19/2009EPA’s Trailblazer Award Honors Delaware’s Christiana Care Health System
11/19/2009U.S. EPA Calls for Green Innovators
11/17/2009Los Angeles Area Environmental Enforcement Collaborative receives $100,000 for environmental justice projects
11/10/2009Colorado helps EPA reach milestone of one million Energy Star homes
11/10/2009EPA’s Energy Star Program Hits Major Milestone:
1 Million Energy Star Homes Built in the United States
11/10/2009EPA makes $3.5 Million in grants available to Northwest Tribes to help protect Puget Sound
11/10/2009EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program Hits Major Milestone: One Million Energy Star Homes Built in the United States
11/09/2009EPA’s Trailblazer Awards Honor Six Maryland Hospitals
11/09/2009EPA Announces Winner of the TV Recycling Challenge in Celebration of America Recycles Day
11/04/2009U.S. EPA Recognizes Raley’s Supermarket Efforts to Keep Planet Cool
Third Raley’s Store on West Coast to receive GreenChill gold-level certification
10/29/2009Massachusetts Grocery Store Sets New National Environmental Benchmark
10/28/2009EPA Announces Winners of the 3rd Annual Rachel Carson Contest
10/26/2009Spirit Lake, Iowa, Community School District on National List of Top 20 K-12 Schools Purchasing the Most Green Power
10/26/2009EPA Names Top 20 Green Powered Schools.
10/23/2009EPA’s Trailblazer Awards
Honor Two Philadelphia-area Hospitals
10/22/2009EPA Recognizes Organizations for Improving Chemical Safety in Schools
10/22/2009 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe recognized for school chemical cleanout campaign
10/21/2009Poster Contest Illuminates Sun-safe Behaviors
10/14/2009Sustainable Design Awards Granted to Four New York College Teams
10/13/2009EPA Honors Green Building Challenge Winners
10/09/2009N.H. Yogurt Company Honored for Reducing CO2 Emissions
10/08/2009SoCal, NorCal universities win U.S EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet competition
10/08/2009EPA Honors the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Visitors' Center in Clermont, KY as a Green Building Challenge Winner
10/08/2009EPA Honors Green Building Challenge Winners
10/08/2009EPA Recognizes Lowe’s As Water Efficiency Leader
10/08/2009EPA Recognizes Cobb County Water System in Georgia as Water Efficiency Leader
10/06/2009U.S. EPA Salutes SmartWay Transport Partners in the Southeast
10/06/2009SMARTWAY HONORS FREIGHT INDUSTRY LEADERS FOR REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS
10/06/2009Bridgewater, Mass. Correctional Facility Earns Energy Star Award for Significant Energy Savings
10/01/2009Four Cogeneration Facilities Earn Energy Star Award for Significant Energy Savings
09/30/2009EPA Awards Virgin Islands $4 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
09/30/2009U.S. EPA names top California organizations running on their own green power
09/17/2009EPA Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group presents awards for diesel emission reductions
09/16/2009Portland Deli Recognized Nationally For Outstanding Energy Conservation Efforts
09/16/2009Small Businesses and Congregations Fight Climate Change through Energy Efficiency and Innovation: EPA names 11 Energy Star Award Winners
09/16/2009EPA Selects Environmental Achievement Award Winners - Two Awardees from Maryland
09/16/2009EPA Selects Environmental Achievement Award Winners - Two Awardees from Delaware
09/16/2009EPA presents environmental achievement award
to Lehigh Valley Health Network
09/16/2009EPA presents environmental achievement award to Pittsburgh lab
09/16/2009EPA Selects Environmental Achievement Award Winners - Three Awardees from Philadelphia
09/16/2009EPA presents environmental achievement award to Earth Conservancy for reclamation work in Luzerne County
09/15/2009Portland small business recognized by EPA for its green power efforts
09/14/2009EPA to Recognize the Beaulieu Commercial in Adairsville, GA as a Green Power Partner for Leadership
09/14/2009EPA Honors 17 Green Power Partners for Fighting Climate Change
09/10/2009EPA Honors "United We Serve" Volunteers for Grandview C-4 School District's Chemical Cleanout
09/08/2009Firms to be Honored as "United We Serve" Volunteers for Grandview C-4 School District’s Chemical Cleanout
09/08/2009The SCUBAnauts Receive Gulf Guardian Award For Gulf of Mexico Mitigation Reef Assessment
09/08/2009The Sarasota Environmental Aquatics Team SEA Team Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Mike Rogers of the Alabama Coastal Foundation Receives GULF GUARDIAN AWARD
09/08/2009Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Project Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Magnolia Springs Restoration Project Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Gulf Geospatial Assessment of Marine Ecosystems Gulf (GAME) Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Delta F.A.R.M. Farmers Advocating Resource Management Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Captain Jayson Horadam Of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Receives GULF GUARDIAN AWARD
09/08/2009Alabama Power Company – Plant Barry Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/08/2009Sarasota Bay Interlocal Agreement Partners and Citizens Receive 1st Place Gulf Guardian Award
09/04/2009Central Iron County Water Conservancy District recognized for drinking water achievements
09/04/2009Upper/Lower River Road Water and Sewer District in Great Falls recognized for safe drinking water achievements
09/04/2009City of Craig recognized for safe drinking water achievements
09/03/2009The Veracruz Coral Reef System National Park, The Parque Nacional, Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano and the National Coral Reef Institute, USA Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/03/2009The Gulf of Mexico Foundation’s Science and Spanish Club Network Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/03/2009Nueces River Authority Education and Outreach Program for the Coastal Bend Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/03/2009Matagorda Island Salt Marsh Restoration Project Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/03/2009Kerry Michael St. Pé, Director, Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/03/2009The Texas Conservation Fund River, Lakes, Bays ‘N Bayous Trash Bash® Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/03/2009Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Project Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/03/2009ConocoPhillips Lower 48 Philanthropic Program Receives Gulf Guardian Award For their Support to the Gulf of Mexico Foundation
09/03/2009ConocoPhillips Lower 48 Philanthropic Program Receives Gulf Guardian Award For Their Support to National Estuary Program
09/03/2009Clear Creek Environmental Foundation Hurricane Ike Clean-Up Receives Gulf Guardian Award
09/02/2009Food Lion, Giant Eagle, Whole Foods, Supervalu, and Hill Phoenix Deftly Chill for the Environment
09/02/2009Town of Alpine, Wyo. recognized for wastewater achievements
09/02/2009Sprouts Farmers Market, Whole Foods, and Hill Phoenix Chill for the Environment
08/31/2009Six Supermarkets Receive EPA GreenChill Awards for Reducing Use of Ozone-Depleting Greenhouse Gases
08/31/2009EPA Announces $87 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects in New York to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
08/26/2009Sprouts Farmers Market, Fresh and Easy, Raley's Family of Fine Stores, Whole Foods, Supervalu, and Hill Phoenix Chill for the Environment
08/26/2009Seattle and King County Agree to Step Up Efforts to Reduce Sewer Overflows to Puget Sound
08/26/2009EPA Awards New Jersey More Than $200 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
08/26/2009Food Lion, Hill Phoenix, Sweetbay, Whole Foods, and Supervalu Chill for the Environment
08/25/2009EPA Recognizes Supervalu, Inc., for Achieving Emissions Target as Part of GreenChill Program
08/25/2009City of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Community Water Corporation recognized for wastewater and drinking water excellence
08/05/2009Philadelphia Resident Honored with Prestigious EPA Diversity Award
07/29/2009EPA Recognizes Prudential Tower with ENERGY STAR Label
07/28/2009Accor North America Partners with EPA to Reduce Pollution
07/27/2009EPA Names Top 20 Organizations Running on Their Own Green Power
07/23/2009EPA Recognizes McCoy’s Building Supply Stores
for Environmental Information Assistance
07/23/2009Frostburg Water System Operator Receives EPA Regional Award
07/22/2009EPA Invites Public to Vote in the Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest
07/21/2009Nearly $188,000 is awarded to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington for Environmental Education
07/21/2009EPA’s Climate Leaders Program Recognizes Partners for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Program also welcomes 60 new participants and announces several companies have set new GHG reduction goals
07/20/2009RI DEM Employee Receives National Recognition Providing Outstanding Wastewater Management Training
07/20/2009NHDES Employee Receives National Recognition for Providing Outstanding On-site Wastewater Operator Technical Assistance
07/17/2009U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.4 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
07/14/2009EPA Awards Puerto Rico Nearly $72 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects; Money will boost economy, create jobs and protect human health and the environment
07/13/2009New Jersey Receives $1.6 Million in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve Water Quality, Create Jobs; EPA: Funds keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human health and the environment
07/13/2009New York Receives $4 Million in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve Water Quality, Create Jobs; EPA: Funds keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human health and the environment
07/10/2009EPA Awards $4.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in New Jersey; EPA: Funds help create jobs and protect New Jersey’s land and water.
07/10/2009EPA Awards $9 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in New York; EPA: Funds help create jobs and protect New York’s land and water.
07/09/2009EPA Awards $10.7 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Texas
07/09/2009EPA Awards $2.3 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Oklahoma

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