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    Read commentary-style articles authored by EPA employees, senior leaders, and staff that share insights on environmental topics, EPA research, impacts in communities from EPA initiatives and funding, and more!

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  • EPA and local leaders meeting with community members in Spokane, WA

    Reconnecting Communities, Building a Thriving Future

    Through the Community Connectors grant program, we partner with community-based organizations and local governments to envision future development in corridors adjacent to highway infrastructure.

    • Date: January 14, 2025
    • By: Elina Bravve
  • child holding a glass under the faucet

    Lead in Private Well Water and its Impacts on Children's Health

    There is no safe level of lead. Lead can be present in drinking water without any noticeable changes in color or odor. It is the responsibility of private well owners to test their water for lead and to take appropriate measures to mitigate exposure.

    • Date: October 28, 2024
    • By: Sara Eaves
  • Hartley received her North Carolina Environmental Education certificate in 2018 from Michael Regan, current EPA Administrator, and former North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary.

    From Teacher to Author: How Climate Literacy Guided My Career 

    Early in my career I realized that shifting the mindset of students in my classroom, especially on a social norm that valued consumerism over environmentalism, was a challenge with context and nuance far beyond my classroom walls.

    • Date: September 25, 2024
    • By: Jenna Hartley
  • Cape Rēinga in New Zealand

    Why Stories Matter

    Years spent observing various cultures threaded through multiple languages gave me my biggest gift; I can absorb a person’s voice into my pen and onto their paper.

    • Date: July 24, 2024
    • By: Sukayna Al-Aaraji
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