Local Recognition for Winners of the 'Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students’
Local news outlets and community leaders celebrated the high school and college student winners of EPA’s Storytelling Challenge whose videos, essays and infographics highlighted pollution prevention (P2) practices that were reported to EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
The video from first place winners Annaliese Persaud, Francisco Suriel, Jasmin Tiong-Smith, Samaya Lindo-Smellie, and Jordyn Faria from Baldwin High School in New York was featured in the Long Island Herald and on television station News12LI. Noah Arbuckle’s first place video was highlighted in a press release from Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, and the third place infographic from Calla Shosh from Natrona County High School in Wyoming was featured in the Oil City News and on K2 Radio.
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Save the Date: TRI National Conference
The TRI National Conference will be held October 24-25, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. Participants can join virtually or in person. The conference is an opportunity for EPA, researchers and representatives from industry, local governments, and public and private organizations, to explore ways to use data about toxic chemical releases to better protect human health and the environment. Use this form to submit an abstract for this year’s conference by July 31, 2023.
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P2 Grantee to Partner with Local Businesses
The West Virginia University (WVU) Pollution Prevention Program is offering manufacturers no-cost P2 assessments and assistance to implement P2 actions after receiving a $900,000 P2 grant from EPA. The WVU program will help businesses reduce energy and water consumption, improve operational efficiency and reduce hazards to human health at industrial facilities. P2 project lead and Professor Ashish Nimbarte told WVUToday that he and his colleagues are “excited to work one-on-one with West Virginia’s industrial businesses to provide them with customized source reduction solutions and to train, equip and upskill their workers.”
Get P2 Technical Assistance In your Community
EPA makes it easy for businesses and P2 practitioners to get help in their community. EPA's website has a searchable tool with P2 contacts in each EPA region and current P2 and Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) grantees. These experts can help you find resources and assistance including training, business development and technical assistance for P2 projects.
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Webinar on ISO 50001 Standard for Energy Management Systems
Join the Kentucky Excellence in Environmental Leadership (KY EXCEL) on July 13, 2023, at 11 a.m. EDT for a webinar featuring Jaime Faitelson, an expert on International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 50001, the global standard for energy management systems. ISO 50001 can make it easier for organizations to integrate energy management into their overall efforts to improve quality and environmental management.
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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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