U.S. EPA Energy News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0B68CFAD5842EF97852576C500672D96Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 9, 2010) - School districts in Bonner Springs and Arkansas City in Kansas have been named Energy Star Leaders by the U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyTue, 9 Feb 2010 14:59:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0B68CFAD5842EF97852576C500672D96http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B839AAE976860A1B852576BF0054EFF2WASHINGTON — Today at 3:00 p.m. – following a meeting with President Obama, Vice President Biden, and a bipartisan group of governors from across the country – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, EPA Administrator Lisa PWed, 3 Feb 2010 10:31:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B839AAE976860A1B852576BF0054EFF2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/12399ECE41D05E9D852576BE006468A5WASHINGTON - In 2009, EPA’s Energy Star Leaders prevented the equivalent of more than 220,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide and saved more than $48 million across their commercial building portfoliosTue, 2 Feb 2010 14:02:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/12399ECE41D05E9D852576BE006468A5http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FF27F659FB5DE64C852576BE005FE8DCWASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to increasing energy efficiency and reducing costs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the creation of the State Energy Efficiency (SEE) Action NetworkTue, 2 Feb 2010 12:33:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FF27F659FB5DE64C852576BE005FE8DChttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0EFB5BC261F61EB7852576BD00638467WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration today proposed a budget of $10 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:43:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0EFB5BC261F61EB7852576BD00638467http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9FF9689275056CE852576BD004AECE9WASHINGTON – Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will hold a press conference call to discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Fiscal Year 2011 budget today at 2 p.m. EST. Due to limited lines, this call is for credentialed press onlyMon, 1 Feb 2010 10:02:29 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9FF9689275056CE852576BD004AECE9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E4BFD48B693BCF90852576B800512FF2PHILADELPHIA (January 26, 2010) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the creation of the “Eyes on Drilling” tipline for citizens to report non-emergency suspicious activity related to oil and natural gas developmentWed, 27 Jan 2010 09:46:46 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E4BFD48B693BCF90852576B800512FF2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EF44311958B9095A852576B6006FFB9E(Dallas, Texas – January 25, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that for the first time Lake Travis Independent School District, Austin, Texas, appears on EPA’s Top 20 K-12 list of the largest green power purchasers among primary and secondary schoolsMon, 25 Jan 2010 15:23:09 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EF44311958B9095A852576B6006FFB9Ehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F74DF277C3C6C40F852576B60064DB10WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s top 10 Green Power Partners increased their voluntary green power commitments by more than 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2009, while 300 new organizations joined the Green Power PartnershipMon, 25 Jan 2010 13:21:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F74DF277C3C6C40F852576B60064DB10http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/09C415E29979F016852576B0005F259EWASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing the first three frozen fried potato processing plants to earn the Energy Star for superior energy performanceTue, 19 Jan 2010 12:19:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/09C415E29979F016852576B0005F259Ehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B0B89EB17A607394852576AA006E78C7WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing eight landfill methane capture projects for their innovation in generating renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissionsWed, 13 Jan 2010 16:14:39 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B0B89EB17A607394852576AA006E78C7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9CE86D3779C169B8852576A8005FC62AEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., January 11, 2010) - Ground will be broken on Thursday, January 14, for a $62 million construction project that will improve the Columbia Regional Wastewater Treatment FacilityMon, 11 Jan 2010 12:26:06 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9CE86D3779C169B8852576A8005FC62Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1930A19E1FC0CFBE852576A5005ECD0DWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it is making up to $5 million in grants available to U.S. and international organizations to fund innovative, international methane reduction and use projects that cut global climate pollutionFri, 8 Jan 2010 12:15:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1930A19E1FC0CFBE852576A5005ECD0Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/92F2500074354542852576A3006103E7(New York, N.Y.) From promoting green initiatives at hotels to developing sustainable practices at local colleges and universities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making its grant money count across New Jersey and New YorkWed, 6 Jan 2010 12:39:39 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/92F2500074354542852576A3006103E7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B56F098E491D56B38525769C0071AB69(New York, N.Y. ) The U.SWed, 30 Dec 2009 15:41:34 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B56F098E491D56B38525769C0071AB69http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/71E68516B78DEB968525768C0056F600WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing new requirements for residential geothermal heat pumps (GHPs), enabling water-to-water geothermal heat pumps to earn the Energy Star label for the first timeMon, 14 Dec 2009 10:49:50 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/71E68516B78DEB968525768C0056F600http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/823807022E22A7EE852576870074A353Plantation Baptist Church in Plantation, FL -- 1st House of Worship with the Energy Star Label (ATLANTA – December 9, 2009) — Ten years ago, EPA unveiled a ground-breaking development in energy efficiency for the commercial marketplace – the first Energy Star buildingWed, 9 Dec 2009 16:13:59 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/823807022E22A7EE852576870074A353http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2ACD2B2EEF60FFFB852576870068D3C2(Seattle, Wash. – Dec 9, 2009) ENERGY STAR is marking a decade of reducing energy costs in schools, homes and corporate buildings across the nation. This year represents the 10th anniversary of the first award of an ENERGY STAR plaque to a commercial building by EPAWed, 9 Dec 2009 14:04:59 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2ACD2B2EEF60FFFB852576870068D3C2http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0AE7F7A2153695AD852576870054E118WASHINGTON — Ten years ago, EPA unveiled a ground-breaking development in energy efficiency for the commercial marketplace – the first Energy Star buildingWed, 9 Dec 2009 11:02:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0AE7F7A2153695AD852576870054E118http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/632197133E5CEBF1852576870057ABD3HUGHESVILLE, Pa. (Dec. 3, 2009) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented Joseph C. Ashkar Elementary School here with an ENERGY STAR label for being among the top 25-percent energy efficient school buildings nationwideThu, 3 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/632197133E5CEBF1852576870057ABD3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B2156AF51314932585257681005EDB62WASHINGTON – The international Methane to Markets (M2M) Partnership is publishing its first comprehensive report detailing the achievements of its 31 partner governmentsThu, 3 Dec 2009 12:16:05 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B2156AF51314932585257681005EDB62http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CBD57195D5693A40852576800069B0A0WASHINGTON — EPA is recognizing eight companies for achieving significant goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the agency’s Climate Leaders program. Twenty-seven companies are also being commended for announcing aggressive GHG reduction goalsWed, 2 Dec 2009 14:14:24 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CBD57195D5693A40852576800069B0A0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A4A8C42F54552D3C8525767F00515DEDWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 regarding whether to increase the allowable ethanol content in fuelTue, 1 Dec 2009 09:48:44 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A4A8C42F54552D3C8525767F00515DEDhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BCE36FDA18614BBC85257673006BE389(Boston, Mass. – Nov. 19, 2009) – The Timberlane School District is the first school district in New Hampshire to have multiple buildings cited for superior energy performanceThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BCE36FDA18614BBC85257673006BE389http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5D690C37699E9E4A85257671007A6626WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing new requirements for audio/video (AV) products to earn the Energy Star labelTue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5D690C37699E9E4A85257671007A6626http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/82A55A1119A0323E85257670005F636DWASHINGTON – Home owners, buyers and renters have a new resource for going green indoors and outdoorsMon, 16 Nov 2009 12:21:53 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/82A55A1119A0323E85257670005F636Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3F60937FB041202B8525766D005ECDCE(New York, N.Y.) With more than 50,000 students, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of the most highly-attended universities in the Northeast. Thanks to myriad efforts to quantify and reduce its environmental impacts, the New Jersey school is also one of the greenestFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:15:30 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3F60937FB041202B8525766D005ECDCEhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6B089F4E684D95468525766C00714266PHILADELPHIA (November 12, 2009) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today reaches a milestone for the Energy Star program by passing the one millionth Energy Star qualified home markThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:39:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6B089F4E684D95468525766C00714266http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B6D7BA5862825AF18525766C0069E9FAEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 12, 2009) - EPA is seeking Environmental Justice Small Grant applications to support projects that address local environmental and public health issues within affected communitiesThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:51 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B6D7BA5862825AF18525766C0069E9FAhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0413DAACF4AB5BDC8525766C005EFB0EWASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supporting the international Methane to Markets Partnership (M2M) by funding 21 new projects that will help 11 countries capture and use methane emissions from landfill, coal, agriculture, oil and natural gas operationsThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:17:26 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0413DAACF4AB5BDC8525766C005EFB0E