 August 20: EPA Kicks Off Fourth-Annual Energy Star National Building Competition with More Than 3,000 Buildings http://go.usa.gov/DqT3August is National Water Quality Month! Visit EPA water website to learn about your drinking water, pollution prevention and control, and to get more water news http://water.epa.gov/  EPA Releases Rules for 2013 Campus RainWorks Challenge, Registration Opens September 9 EPA has released the contest rules for its second annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a prize contest that encourages innovative approaches to stormwater management. Campus RainWorks engages the next generation of urban planners, designers, and engineers in the development of innovative green infrastructure systems to meet our nation's growing water infrastructure needs. Student teams, working with a faculty advisor will submit design briefs and a video describing a proposed green infrastructure project for their campus. This year, EPA is pleased to invite teams to compete in two categories: a Master Plan category and a Site Design category. Registration for Campus RainWorks opens September 9, and entries must be submitted by December 13, 2013, for consideration. Winning teams will earn a cash prize of $1,000 - $2,000. More information: www.epa.gov/campusrainworks. |
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Awarding $1.2 Million in Urban Waters Grants The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is awarding over $1.2 million in grants to 46 community-led organizations working to protect and restore their urban waterways. The Five Star/Urban Waters Restoration Program is funded through a public/private partnership that includes EPA's Urban Waters Program and the U.S. Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program and is in conjunction with the Urban Waters Federal Partnership. This nationwide grant program supports on-the-ground, community based conservation, outreach and education/training projects that are focused on improving water quality in urban rivers, downstream from forested land, especially in underserved communities. For more information on the grants, visit http://urbanwaters.gov/nfwf.html. EPA Connect is EPA's new leadership blog. The blog highlights regular posts from EPA's leadership across the country, spanning all program areas on a range of important agency topics. http://blog.epa.gov/epaconnect/  The Next Generation of Enforcement and Compliance by Cynthia Giles
Cynthia Giles, EPA's Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, describes EPA's Next Generation Compliance program, or "NextGen." Cynthia details how EPA is using advanced technologies like solar powered monitoring devices, while implementing e-reporting efforts, to modernize our approach to protecting health and the environment. The post coincides with her broader article appearing in the latest edition of The Environmental Forum: http://www.eli.org/pdf/forum/30-5/30-5nextgenerationcompliance.pdf |
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