U.S. EPA Partnerships and Voluntary Programs News U.S. EPA Partnerships and Voluntary Programs News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us EPA announces major investment in healthy homes for Pueblo Countyhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/745A1D978EBF357C852576710081BF80(Denver, Colo. -- November 17, 2009) The U.STue, 17 Nov 2009 18:39:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/745A1D978EBF357C852576710081BF80EPA Announces New Energy Star Requirements for Audio/Video Equipmenthttp://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/0/5D690C37699E9E4A85257671007A6626New EPA Web Site Provides Tools to Cut Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Homeshttp://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/0/82A55A1119A0323E85257670005F636DScarlet Goes Green: Rutgers and EPA Partner to Reduce University's Environmental Impactshttp://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 12:38:27 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3F60937FB041202B8525766D005ECDCEWisconsin is first state with lead-based paint renovation, repair and painting programhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9D4DE55EB8C499548525766C0079E68FFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-OPA225 (CHICAGO - Nov. 12, 2009) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has announced that two of Wisconsin’s lead-based paint programs have been federally authorizedThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:15:34 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9D4DE55EB8C499548525766C0079E68FMore Than $3 Million in EPA Funding Stimulates Clean Energy Production and Greenhouse Gas Reductions EPA international clean energy partnership program grants funding to 11 countries http://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 12:22:18 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0413DAACF4AB5BDC8525766C005EFB0EEPA’s ENERGY STAR Program Hits Major Milestone: One Million Energy Star Homes Built in the United Stateshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/ED770B89555842378525766A00563519Orlando, FL a top 20 Market for Energy Star Qualified homes (Atlanta, Ga. – Nov. 10, 2009) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today reaches a milestone for the ENERGY STAR program by passing the 1 millionth ENERGY STAR qualified home markTue, 10 Nov 2009 10:41:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/ED770B89555842378525766A00563519U.S. EPA Takes Action Against San Francisco “Muni” following 2005 SF Bay Oil Spill http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9227930C100BA9D285257662005797F7SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency following federal violations of the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. On behalf of the U.SMon, 2 Nov 2009 10:56:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9227930C100BA9D285257662005797F7Massachusetts Grocery Store Sets New National Environmental Benchmark http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/12C02C7F6637BA8F8525765E00643121WASHINGTON – Star Market at Chestnut Hill in Newton, Mass. is the first grocery store in the nation to receive the EPA’s GreenChill Partnership platinum store awardThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:18:59 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/12C02C7F6637BA8F8525765E00643121 U.S.-Mexico Environmental Partnership Brings Cleaner Air, Water, and Land http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D3C10F67DF5C57F18525765D0060EDACU.S.-Mexico Environmental Partnership Brings Cleaner Air, Water, and Land - Sister Agencies join OctWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:45:14 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D3C10F67DF5C57F18525765D0060EDACDC school tops list using the greenest powerhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EBA86216A33553AD8525765C00654434PHILADELPHIA (October 27, 2009) -- The Sheridan School in Washington, D.C. is one of the nation’s top 20 primary and secondary schools using the most power from renewable energy sources. All 20 schools including, the Sheridan School, were recognized today by the U.STue, 27 Oct 2009 14:28:42 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EBA86216A33553AD8525765C00654434Four Maryland schools using the greenest powerhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1BFAEC4AA7C955A38525765C0064894BPHILADELPHIA (October 27, 2009) -- Four Maryland schools are in the nation’s top 20 primary and secondary schools using the most power from renewable energy sourcesTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:25:19 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1BFAEC4AA7C955A38525765C0064894BEPA Names Top 20 Green Powered Schools.http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5A1D19A176A19BD78525765B004E69EAWASHINGTON -- For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership announced the 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide using the most power from renewable energy sourcesMon, 26 Oct 2009 11:19:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5A1D19A176A19BD78525765B004E69EAWVDEP Joins with EPA to Push Green Commitment Higherhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A478B4DA5ECD81868525765B00560AA7PHILADELPHIA (October 23, 2009) - The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has become the first state agency to join EPA’s Sustainability Partnership program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s mid-Atlantic region announced todayFri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A478B4DA5ECD81868525765B00560AA7Dura Coat Products, Inc., Joins EPA’s National Partnership for Environmental Prioritieshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8997132157D30855852576580057DD90Company commits to reducing lead chromate and polycyclic aromatic compounds from paint formulations (Huntsville, Ala. – October 23, 2009) The U.SFri, 23 Oct 2009 11:59:43 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8997132157D30855852576580057DD90EPA Recognizes BASF Corporation in Spartanburg, SC for Improving Chemical Safety in Schoolshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/989F6F14D9259BE485257657006BF39B(Atlanta, Ga. – Oct. 22, 2009) – The BASF Corporation—White Stone Facility in Spartanburg, SC is one of eleven organizations recently honored by the U.SThu, 22 Oct 2009 15:40:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/989F6F14D9259BE485257657006BF39BEPA Recognizes ADEM for Improving Chemical Safety in Schoolshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E3C287D7DC78B04E85257657006BC0F7(Atlanta, Ga. – Oct. 22, 2009) – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is one of eleven organizations recently honored by the U.SThu, 22 Oct 2009 15:36:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E3C287D7DC78B04E85257657006BC0F7Burn Wise for Safer, Healthier Winter. EPA’s Burn Wise campaign seeks to reduce wood smoke pollutionhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BE89AC013DDCFA9C85257657005449D0WASHINGTON - As smoke begins wafting from chimneys in cooler parts of the country, homeowners are starting the first fires of the home-heating season. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants homeowners to learn before they burn this winterThu, 22 Oct 2009 11:20:39 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BE89AC013DDCFA9C85257657005449D0Methane to Markets Partnership Spurs Global GHG Reductionshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/97561BB6D5A5DF32852576560064E391WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a new report that shows the international Methane to Markets (M2M) Partnership has significantly reduced methane emissionsWed, 21 Oct 2009 14:27:54 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/97561BB6D5A5DF32852576560064E391EPA Joins Vice President Biden and Other Federal Partners to Unveil Recovery Through Retrofit Report: The report puts EPA’s Energy Star program in a central role to boost energy savings for middle class Americanshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/931FC54A4405E1408525765400574FFDWASHINGTON - The U.SMon, 19 Oct 2009 12:03:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/931FC54A4405E1408525765400574FFDEPA’s WaterSense Label Available for First Commercial Building Producthttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/53D2B7BE90468E1D852576540048358FWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its first WaterSense specification for a commercial building productMon, 19 Oct 2009 10:00:42 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/53D2B7BE90468E1D852576540048358FEPA Report: Clean Diesel Program Protects Health and the Environment, Saves Communities up to $1.4 Billion Health benefits, operating costs make clean diesel a cost-effective program to protect human health and the environmenthttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FAC8B5A776FFEFF28525764F0059819AWASHINGTON – The U.S. EPA today released a report to Congress detailing the health, environmental and economic benefits of the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction ProgramWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:12:32 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FAC8B5A776FFEFF28525764F0059819AEPA Honors Green Building Challenge Winners http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7CD80ACFC9155D1B85257649005A4A1AWASHINGTON -- EPA recently honored six innovative green concepts designed to reduce the environmental and energy impacts of buildings. These concepts may assist the building industry in reducing more than 88 million tons of building-related construction and demolition debris sent to U.SThu, 8 Oct 2009 13:20:23 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7CD80ACFC9155D1B85257649005A4A1AEPA Recognizes Leaders in Water Efficiency: WaterSense Partners of the Year namedhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/069E3009AE452E5F85257649004D2ED4WASHINGTON - More than 1,000 WaterSense partners helped Americans save 9.3 billion gallons of water in 2008. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency named five of them as the 2009 WaterSense Partners of the YearThu, 8 Oct 2009 10:03:02 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/069E3009AE452E5F85257649004D2ED4EPA’s Energy Star Label Now Available for Four Types of Glass and Food Processing Plantshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8F9B09B9CAE39DC885257648004EBEF0WASHINGTON - From strawberry jam jars to frozen french fries, the manufacturing plants that make several well-known container and food items in the United States can now earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star for superior energy efficiencyWed, 7 Oct 2009 11:13:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8F9B09B9CAE39DC885257648004EBEF0SMARTWAY HONORS FREIGHT INDUSTRY LEADERS FOR REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONShttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/49BBDBC7516EA9E08525764700650538WASHINGTON -- EPA honored 37 organizations today with its 2009 SmartWay Excellence Awards for slashing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and saving fuel through significant improvements to their freight operationsTue, 6 Oct 2009 14:23:24 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/49BBDBC7516EA9E08525764700650538Dallas-Ft. Worth General Contractors Work Together with Regulatory Agencies to Keep Texas Waterways Cleanhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BD1BC0F80F0A20AE85257642006BB4AC(Dallas, Texas – October 1, 2009) Complying with the Clean Water Act and keeping waters of the United States free of pollution is the goal behind an agreement signed today by TEXO, the Dallas-FtThu, 1 Oct 2009 15:36:26 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BD1BC0F80F0A20AE85257642006BB4ACFour Cogeneration Facilities Earn Energy Star Award for Significant Energy Savingshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/822A56935FB6A6CC85257642005ADE07WASHINGTON—EPA presented Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) awards to four organizations for using highly efficient systems to save energy, lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce air pollutionThu, 1 Oct 2009 12:32:30 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/822A56935FB6A6CC85257642005ADE07New England Firms Partner to Address Climate Changehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/78174536E57C4B1A8525763B0057B6E3(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 24, 2009) – EPA’s Climate Leaders program announced that Raytheon Company, headquartered in Waltham, Mass., was one of three industry partners recognized recently for meeting their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goalsThu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:19 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/78174536E57C4B1A8525763B0057B6E3Media Availability: Federal Money ‘Going to Work’ to Clean up and Redevelop Vacant Bay Area Sitehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EFA495840C2309DE8525763A007E8A93MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT WHO: ALAMEDA COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT SAN LORENZO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHAT: KICK-OFF CELEBRATION FOR THE ASHLAND YOUTH CAMPUS PROJECT WHEN: SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 AT 3:30 PM WHERE: 16335 EWed, 23 Sep 2009 19:02:10 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EFA495840C2309DE8525763A007E8A93