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EPA Announces Regional Administrator for Region 2
Today, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced President Barack Obama’s selection of Judith Enck to be the Agency’s Regional Administrator for EPA’s region 2. "I look forward to working closely with Judith Enck on the range of urgent environmental issues we face, in region 2 and across the nation," said Lisa Jackson.
Read the full Press Release here.
EPA's New Green Parking Lot Allows Scientists to Study Permeable Surfaces That May Help the Environment
Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a study that will investigate ways to reduce pollution that can run off paved surfaces and improve how water filters back into the ground.
Read the full Press Release here.
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- TRI Webinar to be held in November
Listen to the webinar, "Toxics Release Inventory Web-Based Tools: What’s New and Emerging" on November 18, from 2 - 4 pm. To register, click here.
- The deadline for applying for a 2010 Environmental Education Grant is December 15, 2009. To learn more about this program, click here.
- President's Environmental Youth Awards Program Applications - Deadline: Dec 31, 2009
- Gain experience through the Student Volunteer Program
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- Brownfields 2009
This year's national Brownfields conference is in New Orleans, November 16-18. Register today.
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