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Welcome to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Pollution Prevention (P2) newsletter! Through this newsletter, we will provide information on upcoming events, as well as tools and resources to help implement and improve P2 initiatives. |
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Upcoming Webinars
EPA Webinar
Brewing Up Energy Savings!
Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Register now
As the brewing industry continues to grow, focusing on efficiency can help keep energy use and costs low. Join us for a broad look at the state of sustainable brewing and a deeper dive into the changes breweries, both large and micro, can make to become more energy efficient. With experts from across the country, you’ll learn how to have your own Treasure Hunt using the new ENERGY STAR® Microbrew Treasure Map, and gain insights from past Treasure Hunts at local Vermont microbreweries.
Webinar Webpage
A reminder to be sure to check out the EPA P2 Program webinar webpage! Visit this webpage to listen to webinars you might have missed or to revisit ones for which you might need a refresher.
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30 Years of the P2 Act
During this year’s P2 Week that took place September 21-27, 2020 we celebrated 30 years of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990! Take a moment to check out our new P2 timeline and review some of the action on social media.
Thank you for helping us celebrate our state partners, grantees, and others in marking this important milestone.
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Did You Know?
ENERGY STAR® just released a new “Treasure Map for Microbreweries”! Using this list can help you find new opportunities to save energy. Take a look at the list and then sit in on our webinar on October 27 that will focus on energy savings at breweries.
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P2 Grantees in Action
Region 8’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Program through its State and Tribal grantee partners helps businesses and universities create systems that support not only P2, but also innovation in times of crisis. Simms Fishing Products (Simms) of Bozeman, Montana is one example. Simms has received the Governor of Montana’s EcoStar Award, administered by P2 grantee Montana State University (MSU), for the past 3 years. Selection for this award recognizes Simms P2 commitment and its accomplishments in reducing energy consumption, waste generation, water use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Recently Simms applied the innovative problem-solving expertise they developed as P2 champions to a different problem: COVID-19 health care providers in need of personal protective equipment (PPE). Simms partnered with Bozeman Health to design PPE that they now produce at their manufacturing facility.
Simms then looked to their signature product, premium fishing waders, and created a program to provide repurposed waders to MT Fish and Wildlife for personnel to wear while disinfecting public facilities at state parks and fishing access sites. Well done Simms and MSU!
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P2 Coordinator Profile
Whitney Lehrer is an Environmental Engineer on the Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Materials Management teams in the Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division at EPA Region 6. She’s a recent graduate from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has been with EPA since January 2020. Whitney is the regional lead for the Safer Choice program, the Built Environment coordinator, and is currently working on the Region 6 Microbrew Initiative, which helps microbreweries in the Dallas/Fort Worth area implement P2 techniques. She has already learned so much about pollution prevention and safer chemicals, and is excited for the opportunity to share that knowledge with Region 6 and beyond.
Whitney is originally from Atlanta, but has lived in Budapest, Sydney, East Kentucky, and Dallas in the past five years. She loves yoga, baking, and roller-blading. Whitney is a true tree hugger and is fulfilling a lifelong dream of working for the Environmental Protection Agency.
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The P2 Hub Is at Your Service!
The P2 Hub Helpline is a technical assistance concierge service exclusively for current recipients of EPA P2 and SRA grants and their subcontractors. Contact the Helpline at p2hub@epa.gov or (202) 566-0799.
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