EPA Seeks Input on Inflation Reduction Act Programs
EPA is seeking public input on new programs focused on lower-carbon construction materials made possible by a $350 million investment from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
The Agency is hosting three public webinars and is accepting feedback on establishing new grant and technical assistance programs, as well as a carbon labeling program for construction materials with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition, EPA issued a request for information to solicit written comments on the design of these new programs.
Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions Webinars:
- March 2, 2023, 2 – 3:30 p.m. EST
Construction Materials Prioritization and Environmental Data Improvement
Register here
- March 22, 2023, 2 – 3:30 p.m. EST
Grants and Technical Assistance for Environmental Product Declarations
Register here
- April 19, 2023, 2 – 3:30 p.m. EST
Carbon Labeling
Register here
Feb. 17 Deadline Approaching for Student Storytelling Challenge
There are fewer than two weeks left for high school and college students to put their storytelling skills to the test and win up to $5,000.
EPA is asking for videos, written stories, infographics or StoryMaps that illustrate how businesses identified through EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) use innovative P2 practices to reduce toxic chemical releases and positively impact the environment.
Submissions are due February 17, 2023. Check out this webinar for background on the challenge and step-by-step instructions on how to enter.
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EPA Updates Online P2 Calculators
EPA has updated three online calculators that can help P2 program grantees and others measure the environmental outcomes and economic performance of P2 activities.
The P2 Cost Calculator, the P2 GHG Calculator, and the P2 Calculator for Reductions in Hazardous Substances, Pollutants, and Contaminants are downloadable, Excel-based tools that convert information on P2 activities at a business, such as reductions in energy use, into information on cost savings and pollution reductions.
Contact: Kathy Davey, davey.kathy@epa.gov.
New Video: ‘What is P2?’
 Check out this new one-minute video from EPA that describes pollution prevention. The video can be used to introduce P2 to a wide range of audiences.
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.
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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