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In this issue:
Program Updates
EPA Seeks Input on New P2 Grant Opportunity Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, 2 - 3:30 p.m. EDT
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, 1 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
EPA is hosting two listening sessions to collect input on developing a new grant opportunity made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $100 million investment in the P2 program. In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s environmental justice goals and initiatives, the new grant opportunity will encourage products, purchasing and/or supply chains that are safer, more sustainable and environmentally preferable.
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Nominations for 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards to Open in August
Later this month, EPA will begin accepting nominations for the 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps protect human health and the environment.
Sign up for the green chemistry email list to receive updates about the awards.
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Upcoming Webinars
Kansas State University’s Pollution Prevention Institute 2022 Intern Symposium
August 4, 2022, noon - 4 p.m. EDT
August 5, 2022, noon - 6 p.m. EDT
In this webinar, interns with the Pollution Prevention Institute, an EPA P2 grantee, will discuss their experiences working with companies and the recommendations they provided to reduce pollution at its source. The interns assisted a range of companies in Kansas including an aerospace company, a greeting card company and a cabinetry manufacturer.
Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) Intern Symposium
August 17, 2022, 1 - 5:30 p.m. EDT
This webinar will feature the accomplishments of interns with MnTAP, an EPA-funded grantee at the University of Minnesota that helps the state’s businesses develop and implement industry-tailored solutions that prevent pollution at the source. The event will feature 16 projects spanning various industries and focus areas where MnTAP’s interns identified P2 solutions.
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Pollution Prevention Finance Forum – Workshop 3
August 23, 2022, noon - 1:30 p.m. EDT
The Pollution Prevention Finance Forum, a project of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold the third in a series of webinars exploring opportunities and challenges in financing technologies and practices that prevent pollution, with an initial focus on advancing opportunities for small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses. This webinar will look at potential partnership models and distribution networks for P2 projects.
Speakers:
- Ashley Allen Jones - Chair, EFAB P2 Workgroup; Founder and CEO, i2 Capital
- David Widawsky - Director, Division of Data Gathering and Analysis, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
- Sarah Lee, Washington State Department of Commerce
- Martin Chilcott, CEO and Founder, Manufacture 2030
- Keith Rachey, Community Reinvestment Fund
Are you hosting a P2 webinar or other event? Let us know and we may include it in P2 News! Send items to taylor.rebecca@epa.gov.
Pollution Prevention Ah-Ha Moments
Check out this story about the EPA-funded Center for Industrial Services (CIS) which has helped food manufacturing facilities in Tennessee audit their energy, water and chemical use and then identify opportunities to cut waste and save money. CIS resource consultant Lynn Reed said the audits often create “ah-ha moments” for facility managers when they realize that they can implement pollution prevention solutions that help their bottom line.
P2 Helpline
The P2 Hub Helpline offers information and resources about pollution prevention. Please contact the Helpline at p2hub@epa.gov or (202) 566-0799.
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