EPA Energy News

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative was recognized as one of the Top 25 Innovations in American Government by Harvard University. The initiative, started at EPA in 2008, encourages development of renewable energy on potentially contaminated lands, landfills and mining sites. “We are honored that EPA and the RE-Powering Initiative have been recognized for its promotion of innovative land revitalization

Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., April 26, 2013) - EPA Region 7 will recognize the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club for efforts to divert, donate and compost food waste around Busch Stadium, in an on-field ceremony prior to the Cardinals-Reds game on Monday, April 29. The Cardinals are helping to recycle food waste and keep it out of landfills

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Demarest Elementary School in Bloomfield, New Jersey has won the 2012 EPA Energy Star National Building Competition, “Battle of the Buildings,” after reducing its energy use by a whopping 52%. Energy use in commercial buildings accounts for nearly 20 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at a cost of more than $100 billion per year. At a ceremony at the school today, EPA Regional Administrator Judith A

ATLANTA – Craigmont High School in Memphis, Tenn. was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a top finisher in the third-annual Energy Star National Building Competition. The school was recognized for reducing their energy use by over a 34 percent. In its third year, the Energy Star National Building Competition featured teams from across the country to improve energy efficiency, lower utility costs, and protect public health and the environment

ATLANTA – The North Carolina Area Health Education Center Building in Chapel Hill, N.C. was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a top finisher in the third-annual Energy Star National Building Competition. The plant was recognized for reducing their energy use by over a 34 percent

ATLANTA – The Hemphill Water Treatment Plant & Pumping Station in Atlanta, Ga. was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a top finisher in the third-annual Energy Star National Building Competition. The plant was recognized for reducing their energy use by over a 40 percent

(Boston, Mass. – April 23, 2013) – In a competition in which more than 3,000 buildings across the country went head-to-head to see which one could reduce its energy use the most over the course of one year, buildings located in New England states made significant strides on energy savings. Building managers made smart energy conservation decisions in areas including improvements in operations and maintenance, and upgrades in equipment and technology. Webster Bank’s facility in Darien, Conn

(New York, N.Y.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck will recognize the extraordinary achievements of the Demarest Elementary School in Bloomfield, NJ tomorrow as she presents school officials with the top award for dramatically reducing their energy use. Ms. Enck will be joined by the school’s Principal, Mary Todaro, as well as the school district’s Superintendent, Jason Bing, teachers, students and other members of the school community

ATLANTA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present the 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence award to Toyota Manufacturing in Blue Springs, Miss. The award ceremony will coincide with Toyota’s Earth Day celebration and the official “turn on” of its new 50kW solar array, one of the largest in the state of Mississippi

WASHINGTON – This Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding the conversation on climate change through public engagement and education on the importance of continuing to protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live on

Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., April 19, 2013) - To launch Extra Yard for the Environment, the Chiefs will host a community-wide recycling drive at Arrowhead Stadium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow. As part of the kickoff for Earth Day activities in April, EPA will join the Chiefs, along with a number of other local vendors, to help facilitate a one-stop recycling opportunity for metro-area residents

On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across the country celebrated the first Earth Day. It was a time when cities were smothered in smog and polluted American rivers caught fire. What started as a day of national environmental recognition has evolved into a global campaign to protect our environment. Earth Day is now celebrated in more than 192 countries across the world. Environmental problems in our country and abroad have changed since the first Earth Day

(Boston, Mass. – April 17, 2013) – Three large Massachusetts companies, Ahold USA of Quincy, Staples of Framingham and State Street of Boston, have been recognized by EPA as being among the nation’s top 50 purchasers of Green Power. As part of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, more than 1,400 organizations are purchasing more than 26 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, avoiding carbon pollution equal to that created by the electricity use of more than 2.8 million American homes

PHILADELPHIA (April 17, 2013) – The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has finished in first place in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s nationwide College and University Green Power Challenge. EPA began its Green Power Challenge for higher education institutions in 2006, and University of Pennsylvania has been the winner every year

(April 17, 2013 - Seattle) –– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Green Power Partnership Top 50 Green-Powered organizations using electricity from clean, renewable sources such as solar and wind energy. Several businesses and colleges in the Pacific Northwest are among the best in the nation in increasing renewable energy use

Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., April 15, 2013) - EPA will host a Parking Audit Workshop that will provide Lawrence, Kan., with technical assistance to begin discussions on how to manage parking supply and demand in the city’s Oread neighborhood. The April 17 workshop will be held at the Carnegie Library, 200 West 9th Street, in Lawrence

WASHINGTON – Due to technical difficulties on the 2 p.m. call, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduling another call for credentialed reporters to ask questions about President’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget for EPA, at 3:15 p.m. EST today, Wednesday. Members of the media interested in participating should dial in ten minutes prior to the beginning of the call at (877) 317-0679 and give the conference ID number 35962514

WASHINGTON – Today the Obama Administration proposed a Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 2014) budget of $8.153 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This request is $296 million below the EPA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012

Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., April 8, 2013) - EPA Region 7 and the Kansas City Chiefs today announced Extra Yard for the Environment, the football club’s sustainability initiative. The program is designed to devise and implement new green policies for the Kansas City Chiefs while raising awareness for green efforts at Arrowhead Stadium, the University of Kansas Hospital Training Complex and for fans at home

(Seattle – April 1, 2013) Tyree Oil Inc., Carson Oil Co., and Ferrell’s Fuel Network will pay fines and invest in facility upgrades for violating federal oil spill prevention and response rules at their Oregon facilities, according to separate settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency