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Sustainability means “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
This site provides information on scores of EPA programs supporting sustainability that focus on the Built Environment; Water, Ecosystems & Agriculture; Energy; and Materials & Toxics on sustainability near you, and on how you can help.
"We have a responsibility to sustain - if not enhance - our natural environment and our nation's economy for future generations." -Steve Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
News & Events
4th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo. Exhibitors and P3 (People, Prosperity, and the Planet) teams demonstrate their sustainable designs on the National Mall between 3rd and 4th Streets in this free event open to the public. EPA hosts the annual P3 Award competition, which enables college students to research, develop and design scientific, technical and policy solutions to challenges facing the developed and developing world as they move toward sustainability. Washington D.C. April 20 – 22, 2008.
Collaborative Science and Technology Network for Sustainability (CNS) Grantee Workshop.. This workshop will discuss recent EPA-funded CNS research projects joining citizens from all sectors who have been working together on practical projects for communities and states to achieve the economic and environmental benefits of green building and smart growth. Washington, D.C, April 22-23, 2008.
2008 EPA Science Forum: Innovative Technologies – Key to Environmental and Economic Progress. In plenary talks, thematic breakout sessions, a technology expo, and exhibits, this 7th annual 2008 EPA Science Forum will emphasize innovative technologies and their application to a healthy and prosperous environment. Washington, D.C. May 20-22, 2008.
EPA To Develop Biofuel Strategy (PDF) (2 pp, 141KB, About PDF). Administrator responds to reports by National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology. Sept. 26, 2007
Biomass Conversion: Emerging Technologies, Feedstocks, and Products (PDF) (36 pp, 1.9MB, About PDF). This new report from EPA's Sustainability program describes the principal steps in the biomass system and the diversity of emerging technologies from feedstock production and processing, through conversion to sugars and other intermediate products, followed by conversion to energy and other final products, and then distribution and use of these products. Eight emerging technologies are detailed in the report's Biomass Conversion Matrix (Appendix C) (PDF), which may also be printed in 11-by-17-inch format (2 pp, 133K, About PDF).
Sustainability Research Strategy (PDF) (72 pp, 1.37MB, About PDF). EPA's Office of Research and Development has published the Sustainability Research Strategy