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2016 Environmental Merit Awards Gallery

Bob Varney, winner of this year’s Ira Leighton In Service to States Award with NHDES Commissioner Tom Burack
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Lifetime Award Winner Robert Moore with CTDEEP Deputy Commissioner Mike Sullivan
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Lifetime Award Winner Margaret Minor with CTDEEP Commissioner Rob Klee
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Lifetime Award Winner Tin Smith with EPA's Karen McGuire
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Lifetime Award Winner Ray Raposa with EPA's Jane Downing
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Lifetime Award Winner Eric Smeltzer with Secretary Deb Markowitz (VTANR)
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Lifetime Award Winner Robert McMahon with EPA's Margherita Pryor
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Lifetime Award Winner Roger Frymire with Executive Director of the Mystic River Water Association EkOngKar Singh Khalsa
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Lifetime Award Winner Former Medford Massachusetts Mayor Michael McGlynn with Current Medford Mayor Stephanie Burke
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Annual Award Winners Michael Chavez and Trevor Smith with EPA's Gina Synder
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Annual Award Winners Scott Sheehan, Jodie Hollister and Anne Maherakis from the Hanscom Rides Partnership
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Annual Award Winner Veronica Eady from the Conservation Law Foundation with EPA's Deb Brown
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Annual Award Winner Bill Boulanger from the City of Dover NH with NHDES Commissioner Tom Burack
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Annual Award Winner Dr. James Haney from University of New Hampshire with NHDES Commissioner Tom Burack
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Annual Award Winner Steve Simoes with VTDEC Commissioner Alyssa Schuren
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Annual Award Winners Pay McDonnel, Sheri Borrelli and Amy McLean-Salls from United Illuminating Load Management Team with CTDEEP Commissioner Rob Klee
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Annual Award Winners from United Technologies Corporation with CTDEEP Commissioner Rob Klee
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Annual Award Winners from the Penobscot Energy Recovery Company
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Annual Award Winner from Regency Transportation with EPA's Abby Swaine
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Annual Award Winners from Braun's Express Inc with EPA's Abby Swaine
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Annual Award Winner from the Arpin Group with EPA's Rob Guillemen
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Annual Award Winner from the Global Foundries Chemical Mechanical Polish and Integration Team with EPA's Linda Darveau
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Annual Award Winner from Harvard University's Fleet Management Team
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Annual Award Winners from The Center for EcoTechnology
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Annual Award Winners from the Mass Audubon Society and the New England Aquarium with EPA's Carl Dierker
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Annual Award Winners from the WISE Team with NHDES Commissioner Tom Burack
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Annual Award Winners from Clean Ocean Access
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Annual Award Winner Patrick Sullivan from the Springfield Department of Parks, Building and Recreation Management
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Annual Award Winners from Whale SENSE
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Annual Award Winners from the Vermont TMDL team with ANR Secretary Deb Markowitz, and EPA’s Stephen Perkins
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Annual Award Winners from the Cape Cod 208 Plan Team
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Annual Award Winners from the State Performance Partnership Improvement Team
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Annual Award Winners from the Food Waste Management Prevention Team with EPA's Chris Beling
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Children's Environmental Health Award Winner Gretchen Latowsky with EPA's Rhona Julien
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Federal Green Challenge Winner Anne Pillion
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Federal Green Challenge Winners Julie E. Theroux and Cindy Mason
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Presidents Environmental Youth Award Winner Madison Miles
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