EPA “Aim High” Success Stories on Climate and Air Quality By Administrator Gina McCarthy The public health case for climate action is compelling beyond words. The interagency Climate and Health Assessment released last month confirms that climate change endangers our health by affecting our food and water sources, the weather...
This Earth Day, Learn About Food Recovery
This Earth Day, Learn About Food Recovery By Michaela Burns EPA’s Food Recovery Hierarchy Coming on the heels of the announcement of the first ever national food waste reduction goal—cutting food waste in half by 2030—EPA is celebrating Food Recovery for Earth Day. Let’s look at the history. Every year,...
Water you up to for Earth Day?
Water you up to for Earth Day? by Jennie Saxe Recipients of $2.4 million in 2014 and 2015 Stormwater Stewardship Grants, with representatives from EPA, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and Prince George’s Co. (MD) Department of the Environment. For anyone who is passionate about environmental protection, Earth Day is like...