List of Programs
EPA works with businesses, communities, state and local governments, and other organizations to achieve environmental goals through partnership programs. The criteria and benefits for participating in each of the programs vary from program to program. Browse the programs by environmental area of interest or select a specific program from the alphabetical list.
The AgSTAR Program
Reduce methane emissions at confined animal feedlot operations by promoting the use of biogas recovery systems.
Contact: Kurt Roos Tel: 202-343-9041 Email: roos.kurt@epa.gov
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
Reduce risk from the use of pesticides and to go beyond regulatory requirements to a higher level of environmental stewardship.
Contact: Stephen Morrill Tel: 703-308-8319 Email: morrill.stephen@epa.gov
Reduced Risk for Conventional Pesticides
(website under development)
Reduce the risk of pesticides and promote the use of integrated pest management thru a voluntary partnership with the pesticide user community.
Contact: Rachel Holloman Tel: 703-305-7193 Email: holloman.rachel@epa.gov
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Air Quality
Best Workplaces for Commuters
Encourages employers to sign a voluntary agreement to offer their employees outstanding, traffic reducing commuter benefits (e.g. significant level of tax-free transit passes, vanpool benefits, telecommuting) as part of a comprehensive commuter benefits package.
Contact: Lucie Audette Tel: 734-214-4850 Email: audette.lucie@epa.gov
Clean School Bus USA
Provide the cleanest possible transportation to this generation of school children by 1) eliminating unnecessary school bus idling; 2) retrofitting 1991 and later school buses with advanced emission control technology; and 3) replacing the oldest school buses (1990 and earlier) with new ones.
Contact: Jennifer Keller Tel: 202-343-9541 Email: keller.jennifer@epa.gov
Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
C2P2 is a joint government and industry program to increase the beneficial use of coal combustion products to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and increase industrial recycling. The goals of the C2P2 program are to increase the use of coal ash as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete from 12.6 million tons in 2002 to 20 million tons in 2010, which will reduce future greenhouse gas generation by over 6.5 million tons annually, and increase the overall use of CCPs from 35%, 2002, to 45 by 2008.
Contact(s): John Sager Tel: 703-308-7256 Email: sager.john@epa.gov;
Combined Heat and Power Partnership
Combined Heat and Power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, is an
efficient and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy
from a single fuel source. CHP is more efficient, cleaner, and reliable
than conventional central power plants. The EPA Combined Heat and Power
Partnership is a voluntary program that seeks to reduce the
environmental impact of power generation by fostering the use of
cost-effective CHP.
Contact: Luis Troche Tel: 202-343-9442 Email: troche.luis@epa.gov
Diesel Retrofit Program
To improve the emissions performance of existing diesel vehicles and equipment by encouraging the use of newer technology on their engines.
Contact: Jim Blubaugh Tel: 202-343-9244 Email: blubaugh.jim@epa.gov
ENERGY STAR
Maximizes energy efficiency in commercial, industrial, and residential settings by promoting new building and product design and practices. 1-888-STAR-YES
Contact: Elyse Steiner Tel: 202-343-9141 Email: steiner.elyse@epa.gov
Great American Woodstove Changeout Campaign
This government, non-profit and industry collaborative effort facilitates the change out of old, dirty, inefficient “conventional” (pre-New Source Performance Standards) woodstoves manufactured before 1988 to new, cleaner burning appliances like gas, pellet and EPA-certified stoves. Moving to cleaner technologies reduces Particulate Matter and air toxics (indoor and outdoor), improves energy efficiency and reduces fire hazards. Contact: Larry Brockman (brockman.larry@epa.gov), 919-541-5398.
Green Power Partnership
Through this program, the EPA supports organizations that are buying or planning to buy green power. As a Green Power Partner, an organization pledges to replace a portion of its electricity consumption with green power within a year of joining the Partnership. The EPA offers credible benchmarks for green power purchases, market information, and opportunities for recognition and promotion of leading purchasers.
Contact: Kurt Johnson Tel: 202-343-9231 Email: johnson.kurt@epa.gov
Green Vehicle Guide
Reports both fuel economy and emissions of all newly manufactured vehicles. The guide is updated annually.
Improving Air Quality through Land Use Activities
Encourages environmentally beneficial land use measures in a State Implementation Plan (SIP) or conformity determination and ongoing research exploring the interaction between land use and vehicular emissions in different urban designs such as transit oriented or mixed-use development.
Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
Comprehensive program for indoor air in schools.
Contact: David Rowson Tel: 202-343-9370 Email: rowson.david@epa.gov
Indoor Environments
Promotes simple, low-cost methods for reducing indoor air quality risks.
It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air
Educates the public regarding the impact of travel choices on air quality, traffic congestion, and public health.
Labs 21
Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.
Contact: Dan Amon Tel: 202-564-7509. E-mail: amon.dan@epa.gov
SmartWay Transport Partnership
To improve the environmental performance and fuel efficiency of the US freight sector (truck & rail) through the use of a voluntary market incentive system, that encourages retailers/end users to choose trucking and/or rail companies that are environmental leaders in their respective industry segments.
Contact: Mitch Greenberg Tel: 202-343-9269 Email: greenberg.mitchell@epa.gov
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Energy Efficiency and Global Climate Change
The AgSTAR Program
Reduce methane emissions at confined animal feedlot operations by promoting the use of biogas recovery systems.
Contact: Kurt Roos Tel: 202-343-9041 Email: roos.kurt@epa.gov
Best Workplaces for Commuters
Encourages employers to sign a voluntary agreement to offer their employees outstanding, traffic reducing commuter benefits (e.g. significant level of tax-free transit passes, vanpool benefits, telecommuting) as part of a comprehensive commuter benefits package.
Contact: Lucie Audette Tel: 734-214-4850 Email: audette.lucie@epa.gov
Climate Leaders
Climate Leaders is a voluntary industry-government partnership that
encourages companies to develop long-term comprehensive climate change
strategies and set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals.
Contact: Cynthia Cummis Tel: 202-343-9232 Email: cummis.cynthia@epa.gov
Coalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP)
Reduce methane emissions from coalbeds by promoting the profitable recovery and use of coal mine methane.
Contact: Clark Talkington Tel: 202-343-9484 Email: talkington.clark@epa.gov
Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
C2P2 is a joint government and industry program to increase the beneficial use of coal combustion products to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and increase industrial recycling. The goals of the C2P2 program are to increase the use of coal ash as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete from 12.6 million tons in 2002 to 20 million tons in 2010, which will reduce future greenhouse gas generation by over 6.5 million tons annually, and increase the overall use of CCPs from 35%, 2002, to 45 by 2008.
Contact(s): John Sager Tel: 703-308-7256 Email: sager.john@epa.gov
Combined Heat and Power Partnership
Combined Heat and Power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, is an
efficient and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy
from a single fuel source. CHP is more efficient, cleaner, and reliable
than conventional central power plants. The EPA Combined Heat and Power
Partnership is a voluntary program that seeks to reduce the
environmental impact of power generation by fostering the use of
cost-effective CHP.
Contact: Luis Troche Tel: 202-343-9442 Email: troche.luis@epa.gov
ENERGY STAR
Maximizes energy efficiency in commercial, industrial, and residential settings by promoting new building and product design and practices. 1-888-STAR-YES
Contact: Elyse Steiner Tel: 202-343-9141 Email: steiner.elyse@epa.gov
ENERGY STAR Energy Management
To encourage systems oriented whole building energy efficiency improvements.
Contact: Jean Lupinacci Tel: 202-343-9137 Email: lupinacci.jean@epa.gov
ENERGY STAR Product Certification
To encourage investments in energy efficiency by clearly defining products, new homes, and practices that save energy without any sacrifice in desired features.
Contact: Andrew Fanara Tel: 202-343-9019 Email: fanara.andrew@epa.gov
Great American Woodstove Changeout Campaign
This government, non-profit and industry collaborative effort facilitates the change out of old, dirty, inefficient “conventional” (pre-New Source Performance Standards) woodstoves manufactured before 1988 to new, cleaner burning appliances like gas, pellet and EPA-certified stoves. Moving to cleaner technologies reduces Particulate Matter and air toxics (indoor and outdoor), improves energy efficiency and reduces fire hazards. Contact: Larry Brockman (brockman.larry@epa.gov), 919-541-5398.
Green Power Partnership
Through this program, the EPA supports organizations that are buying or planning to buy green power. As a Green Power partner, an organization pledges to replace a portion of its electricity consumption with green power within a year of joining the partnership. The EPA offers credible benchmarks for green power purchases, market information, and opportunities for recognition and promotion of leading purchasers.
Contact: Kurt Johnson Tel: 202-343-9231 Email: johnson.kurt@epa.gov
Green Vehicle Guide
Reports both fuel economy and emissions of all newly manufactured vehicles. The guide is updated annually.
GreenScapes
Unifies government and industry, thereby influencing the reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste materials in large-scale landscaping by providing cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions that conserve natural resources and energy.
Contact: Jean Schwab Tel: 703-308-8669 Email: schwab.jean@epa.gov
HFC-23 Emission Reduction Program
(no website)
Reduce emissions of HFC 23.
Contact: Sally Rand Tel: 202-343-9739 Email: rand.sally@epa.gov
Improving Air Quality through Land Use Activities
Encourages environmentally beneficial land use measures in a State Implementation Plan (SIP) or conformity determination and ongoing research exploring the interaction between land use and vehicular emissions in different urban designs such as transit oriented or mixed-use development.
It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air
Educates the public regarding the impact of travel choices on air quality, traffic congestion, and public health.
Labs 21
Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.
Contact: Dan Amon Tel: 202-564-7509. E-mail: amon.dan@epa.gov
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
This is a voluntary assistance and partnership program that promotes the use of landfill gas as a renewable, green energy source. Landfill gas is the natural by-product of the decomposition of solid waste in landfills and is comprised primarily of carbon dioxide and methane. By preventing emissions of methane (a powerful greenhouse gas) through the development of landfill gas energy projects, LMOP helps businesses, states, energy providers, and communities protect the environment and build a sustainable future.
Contact: Brian Guzzone Tel: 202-343-9248 Email: guzzone.brian@epa.gov
Methane to Markets Partnership
This partnership focuses on cost-effective, near-term methane recovery and use as a clean energy source. The partnership is an international collaboration between developed countries, developing countries, and countries with economies in transition to reduce global methane emissions, improve mine safety, reduce waste, and improve local air quality.
Contact: Paul Gunning Tel: 202-343-9736 Email: gunning.paul@epa.gov
Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection Partnership
Global voluntary effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle
air conditioning systems. Members include environmental authorities
from Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan; environmental and industry
non-governmental organizations; and global vehicle manufacturers and
their suppliers.
Contact: Stephen Anderson Tel: 202-343-9069 Email: andersen.stephen@epa.gov
Natural Gas STAR Program
Reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations by identifying and promoting the implementation of mitigation technologies and management practices.
Contact: Roger Fernandez Tel: 202-343-9386 Email: fernandez.roger@epa.gov
PFC Emission Reduction Partnerships
EPA's Perfluorocarbon (PFC) Reduction/Climate Partnership for the semiconductor industry supports the industry's voluntary efforts to reduce high global warming potential (GWP) greenhouse gas emissions by following a pollution prevention strategy.
Contact: Sally Rand Tel: 202-343-9739 Email: rand.sally@epa.gov
SF-6 Emission Reduction Partnership for Electric Power Systems
Collaborative effort between EPA and the electric power industry to identify and implement cost-effective solutions to reduce sulfur hexafluoride (SF6 ) emissions. SF6 is a highly potent greenhouse gas. Currently over 70 utilities participate in this program.
Contact: Sally Rand Tel: 202-343-9739 Email: rand.sally@epa.gov
SF-6 Emission Reduction Partnership for the Magnesium Industry
Cooperative effort between EPA and the U.S. magnesium industry to better understand and reduce emissions of SF6, a potent greenhouse gas, from magnesium production and casting processes.
Contact: Sally Rand Tel: 202-343-9739 Email: rand.sally@epa.gov
SmartWay Transport Partnership
To improve the environmental performance and fuel efficiency of the US freight sector (truck & rail) through the use of a voluntary market incentive system, that encourages retailers/end users to choose trucking and/or rail companies that are environmental leaders in their respective industry segments.
Contact: Mitch Greenberg Tel: 202-343-9269 Email: greenberg.mitchell@epa.gov
The SunWise School Program
Increases educators sun safety awareness. SunWise's dual focus on health and the environment helps children develop the skills necessary for sustained SunWise behavior and an appreciation for the environment around them.
Contact: Linda Rutsch Tel: 202-343-9924 Email: rutsch.linda@epa.gov
Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership
An innovative pollution prevention program developed jointly by EPA and the primary aluminum industry. Participating companies (partners) work with EPA to improve aluminum production efficiency while reducing perfluorocarbon (PFC) emissions, potent greenhouse gases that remain in the atmosphere for thousands of years.
Contact: Sally Rand Tel: 202-343-9739 Email: rand.sally@epa.gov
WasteWise
WasteWise promotes cost savings and efficiency through waste prevention, recycling, and buying/manufacturing recycled content products. All organization in the United States, including public and private sectors, are eligible for recognition through this innovative program.
Contact: Terry Grist Tel: 703-308-7257 Email: grist.terry@epa.gov
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Pollution Prevention
Design for the Environment
The goal is to facilitate the identification, adoption and innovation of clean products, processes, technologies, and management systems.
Contact: Clive Davies Tel: 202-564-3821 Email: davies.clive@epa.gov
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
A federal-wide voluntary program that encourages and assists executive agencies in the purchasing of environmentally preferable products and services (products or services that have a lesser effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services serving the same purpose).
Contact: Julie Shannon 202-564-8834. E-mail: shannon.julie@epa.gov
Federal Electronics Challenge
The Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) is a voluntary partnership program that
encourages federal facilities and agencies to: 1) purchase greener electronic
products, 2) reduce impacts of electronic products during use, and 3) manage
obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.
Green Chemistry
Promote environmentally benign design of chemical products and processes.
Contact:Richard Engler Tel: 202-564-8587 Email: engler.richard@epa.gov
Green Engineering
Design, commercialization, and use of processes and products, which are feasible and economical while minimizing 1) generation of pollution at the source and 2) risk to human health and the environment.
Contact: Nhan Nguyen Tel: 202-564-8526 Email: nguyen.nhan@epa.gov
The Green Suppliers Network (GSN) 
A collaborative venture between industry, the EPA and the 360vu, a leading provider of assistance to US manufacturers through its national network of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP), works with all levels of the manufacturing supply chain to achieve environmental and economic benefits.
Contact: Kristin Pierre Tel: 202-564-8837 Email: pierre.kristin@epa.gov
High Production Volume Challenge
Ensure that a baseline set of health and environmental effects data on approximately 2800 high production volume chemicals is made available to EPA and the public.
Contact: Diane Sheridan Tel: 202-564-8176 Email: sheridan.diane@epa.gov
Labs 21
Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.
Contact: Dan Amon Tel: 202-564-7509. E-mail: amon.dan@epa.gov
Lawns and the Environment (OPPTS)
Develops consensus-based guidelines for responsible lawn and landscaping practices, and educates and encourages the public to adopt them. These practices include appropriate use of chemicals, water, plant species, and other stewardship principles that will enhance the value and benefits of residential landscapes to homeowners, wildlife, and the community.
Contact: Nancy Nelson: Tel: 801-466-3600 Email: nnelsoncrm@msn.com or Paul Parker Tel: 801-466-3600 Email: pparkercrm@msn.com
National Environmental Performance Track
To recognize and encourage top environmental performance among private and public facilities, which go beyond compliance with regulatory requirements to achieve environmental excellence.
Contact: Julie Spyres Tel: 202-566-2885 Email: spyres.julie@epa.gov
National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)
The goal of the program is to encourage, through recognition, networking, and case example distribution, the minimization of hazardous and industrial wastes, particularly those waste streams containing one or more of the 31 priority chemicals.
Contact: Newman Smith Tel: 703-308-8871 Email: smith.newman@epa.gov
Sustainable Futures
Encourage P2 and the development of safer new chemicals, and gain experience regarding the benefits of risk screening methodologies in new product development.
Contact: Bill Waugh Tel: 202-564-7657 Email: waugh.bill@epa.gov
Voluntary Children’s Chemical Evaluation Program
Provide hazard and exposure data to enable EPA and the public to better understand the potential health risks to children associated with certain chemical exposures.
Contact: Catherine Roman Tel: (202) 564-8172 Email: roman.catherine@epa.gov
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Product Labeling
ENERGY STAR
Maximizes energy efficiency in commercial, industrial, and residential settings by promoting new building and product design and practices. 1-888-STAR-YES
Contact: Elyse Steiner Tel: 202-343-9141 Email: steiner.elyse@epa.gov
ENERGY STAR Energy Management
To encourage systems oriented whole building energy efficiency improvements.
Contact: Jean Lupinacci Tel: 202-343-9137 Email: lupinacci.jean@epa.gov
ENERGY STAR Product Certification
To encourage investments in energy efficiency by clearly defining products, new homes, and practices that save energy without any sacrifice in desired features.
Contact: Andrew Fanara Tel: 202-343-9019 Email: fanara.andrew@epa.gov
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Regulatory Innovation
National Environmental Performance Track
To recognize and encourage top environmental performance among private and public facilities, which go beyond compliance with regulatory requirements to achieve environmental excellence.
Contact: Julie Spyres Tel: 202-566-2885 Email: spyres.julie@epa.gov
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Sector Programs
Sector Strategies Program
EPA works with priority manufacturing industries and service sectors to promote widespread improvement in environmental performance with reduced regulatory burden.
Contact: Bob Benson Tel: 202-566-2954 Email: benson.robert@epa.gov
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Technology
Environmental Technology Verification Program
Provide 3rd party objective testing information on the performance of environmental technologies to vendors, purchasers, and permitters in sales, purchasing and permitting decision making.
Contact: Teresa Harten Tel: 513-569-7565 Email: harten.teresa@epa.gov
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Transportation Programs
Best Workplaces for Commuters
Encourages employers to sign a voluntary agreement to offer their employees outstanding, traffic reducing commuter benefits (e.g. significant level of tax-free transit passes, vanpool benefits, telecommuting) as part of a comprehensive commuter benefits package.
Contact: Lucie Audette Tel: 734-214-4850 Email: audette.lucie@epa.gov
Clean Marinas
Voluntary, incentive-based program promoted by EPA and others to encourage marina operators and boaters to protect coastal water quality by engaging in environmentally sound operating and maintenance procedures. Offers information, guidance, and technical assistance to marina operators, local governments and boaters on best management practices.
Contact: Chris Solloway Tel: 202-566-1202 Email: solloway.chris@epa.gov
Clean School Bus USA
Provide the cleanest possible transportation to this generation of school children by 1) eliminating unnecessary school bus idling; 2) Retrofitting 1991 and later school buses with advanced emission control technology; and 3) Replacing the oldest school buses (1990 and earlier) with new ones.
Contact: Jennifer Keller Tel: 202-343-9541 Email: keller.jennifer@epa.gov
Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
C2P2 is a joint government and industry program to increase the beneficial use of coal combustion products to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and increase industrial recycling. The goals of the C2P2 program are to increase the use of coal ash as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete from 12.6 million tons in 2002 to 20 million tons in 2010, which will reduce future greenhouse gas generation by over 6.5 million tons annually, and increase the overall use of CCPs from 35%, 2002, to 45 by 2008.
Contact(s): John Sager Tel: 703-308-7256 Email: sager.john@epa.gov
Diesel Retrofit Program
To improve the emissions performance of existing diesel vehicles and equipment by encouraging the use of newer technology on their engines.
Contact: Jim Blubaugh Tel: 202-343-9244 Email: blubaugh.jim@epa.gov
Environmental Technology Verification Program
Provide 3rd party objective testing information on the performance of environmental technologies to vendors, purchasers, and permitters in sales, purchasing and permitting decision making.
Contact: Teresa Harten Tel: 513-569-7565 Email: harten.teresa@epa.gov
The Green Suppliers Network (GSN)
A collaborative venture between industry, the EPA and the 360vu, a leading provider of assistance to US manufacturers through its national network of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP), works with all levels of the manufacturing supply chain to achieve environmental and economic benefits.
Contact: Kristin Pierre Tel: 202-564-8837 Email: pierre.kristin@epa.gov
Green Vehicle Guide
Reports both fuel economy and emissions of all newly manufactured vehicles. The guide is updated annually.
Improving Air Quality through Land Use Activities
Encourages environmentally beneficial land use measures in a State Implementation Plan (SIP) or conformity determination and ongoing research exploring the interaction between land use and vehicular emissions in different urban designs such as transit oriented or mixed-use development.
It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air
Educates the public regarding the impact of travel choices on air quality, traffic congestion, and public health.
Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection Partnership
Global voluntary effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle
air conditioning systems. Members include environmental authorities
from Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan; environmental and industry
non-governmental organizations; and global vehicle manufacturers and
their suppliers.
Contact: Stephen Anderson Tel: 202-343-9069 Email: andersen.stephen@epa.gov
National Environmental Performance Track
To recognize and encourage top environmental performance among private and public facilities, which go beyond compliance with regulatory requirements to achieve environmental excellence.
Contact: Julie Spyres Tel: 202-566-2885 Email: spyres.julie@epa.gov
SmartWay Transport Partnership
To improve the environmental performance and fuel efficiency of the US freight sector (truck & rail) through the use of a voluntary market incentive system, that encourages retailers/end users to choose trucking and/or rail companies that are environmental leaders in their respective industry segments.
Contact: Mitch Greenberg Tel: 202-343-9269 Email: greenberg.mitchell@epa.gov
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Waste Management
Carpet America Recovery Effort
To increase the amount of recycling and reuse of post-consumer carpet, and reduce the amount of carpet going to landfills.
Contact: Julie Rosenbach Tel: 703-308-6241 Email: rosenbach.julie@epa.gov
Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
C2P2 is a joint government and industry program to increase the beneficial use of coal combustion products to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and increase industrial recycling. The goals of the C2P2 program are to increase the use of coal ash as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete from 12.6 million tons in 2002 to 20 million tons in 2010, which will reduce future greenhouse gas generation by over 6.5 million tons annually, and increase the overall use of CCPs from 35%, 2002, to 45 by 2008.
Contact(s): John Sager Tel: 703-308-7256 Email: sager.john@epa.gov
GreenScapes
Unifies government and industry, thereby influencing the reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste materials in large-scale landscaping by providing cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions that conserve natural resources and energy.
Contact: Jean Schwab Tel: 703-308-8669 Email: schwab.jean@epa.gov
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
Educate health care professionals about pollution prevention opportunities in hospitals and health care systems. Through activities, such as the development of best practices, model plans for total waste management, resource directories, and case studies, the project hopes to provide hospitals and health care systems with enhanced tools for minimizing the volumes of waste generated and the use of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals.
Contact: Chen Wen Tel: 202-564-8849 Email: wen.chen@epa.gov
Plug-In To eCycling
EPA partners with electronics manufacturers and retailers to increase the number of safe, convenient opportunities Americans have to recycle unwanted electronics and to increase the public's awareness of the need to recycle these products. Plug-In also partners with governments and non-profits that play a key role in the reuse and safe recycling of unwanted consumer electronics.
Contact: Verena Radulovic Tel: 703-605-0760
Email: radulovic.verena@epa.gov
WasteWise
WasteWise promotes cost savings and efficiency through waste prevention, recycling, and buying/manufacturing recycled content products. All organization in the United States, including public and private sectors, are eligible for recognition through this innovative program.
Contact: Terry Grist Tel: 703-308-7257 Email: grist.terry@epa.gov
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Water
Adopt Your Watershed (OWOW)
Encourage stewardship of the nation's water resources. As part of this effort, we have also developed two special educational projects--the Girl Scout Water Drop Patch Project and the Watershed Patch Project--that are specially targeted to youth. The groups registered in the database are all involved in watershed protection and restoration activities. Some groups are involved in collaborative watershed management and are actively involved in the development and implementation of comprehensive watershed plans. Other organizations are involved in volunteer monitoring, stream cleanups, restoration projects, and watershed outreach and education projects.
Contact: Patty Scott Tel: 202-566-1292 Email: scott.patricia@epa.gov
Clean Marinas
Voluntary, incentive-based program promoted by EPA and others to encourage marina operators and boaters to protect coastal water quality by engaging in environmentally sound operating and maintenance procedures. Offers information, guidance, and technical assistance to marina operators, local governments and boaters on best management practices.
Contact: Chris Solloway Tel: 202-566-1202 Email: solloway.chris@epa.gov
Clean Water Act Recognition Programs (OWM)
To recognize municipalities and industries for demonstrated outstanding and innovative technological achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution abatement programs.
Contact: Maria E. Campbell Tel: 202-564-0628 Email: campbell.maria@epa.gov
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems Program (Septic Systems)
This Program provides national direction and support to improve the performance of decentralized systems by promoting the concept of continuous management and facilitating professional standards of practice.
Contact: Joyce Hudson Tel: 202-564-0657 Email: hudson.joyce@epa.gov
EPA's Volunteer Monitoring Program
To encourage support of volunteers throughout the country who are trained to monitor water quality conditions (physical, chemical, biological). Volunteer monitoring programs may share their data with local and state governments, and often become involved in watershed stewardship and education.
Contact: Alice Mayio Tel: 202-566-1184 Email: mayio.alice@epa.gov
Five Star Restoration Program (OWOW)
Provides modest financial assistance on a competitive basis to support community-based wetland, riparian, and coastal habitat restoration projects that build diverse partnerships and foster local natural resource stewardship through education, outreach, and training activities.
Contact: Myra Price Tel: 202-566-1225 Email: price.myra@epa.gov
Labs 21
Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.
Contact: Dan Amon Tel: 202-564-7509. E-mail: amon.dan@epa.gov
National Fish and Wildlife Contamination Program (OST)
The goal of this program is to establish a national consistency in the methods, protocols, and approaches to developing and managing noncommercial fish and wildlife consumption advisories. Fish consumption advisories are issued to warn consumers of unsafe levels of chemical contaminants in noncommercial fish and wildlife.
Contact: Jeff Bigler, 202-566-0389 Email: bigler.Jeff@epa.gov
National Nonpoint Source Management Program (OWOW)
Maintain and restore water quality in the face of threats and impairments caused by nonpoint source pollution. Unlike most EPA programs, it addresses one of the major national environmental issues without Federal regulatory authorities.
Contact: Dov Weitman, 202-566-1207 Email: weitman.dov@epa.gov
Partnership for Safe Water
Cooperative effort between EPA, AWWA and other drinking water organizations, with more than 200 U.S. surface water utilities. The Partnership optimizes treatment plant performance and thus increases protection against microbial contamination in our drinking water.
Contact: Eric M. Bissonette Tel: 513-569-7933 Email: bissonette.eric@epa.gov
Sustainable Slopes - Environmental Charter for Ski Areas (OWOW)
Formalizes the industry's commitment to environmental sustainability. It outlines "best practices" for ski areas to adopt and implement. A total of 160 ski areas, representing 70% of the country's skier/snowboarding visits, have endorsed the Charter.
Contact: Robert Goo Tel: 202-566-1201 Email: Goo.Robert@epa.gov
Water Use Efficiency Program
Focusing on creating a market enhancement program for water efficient products. This site also
provides a wide variety of information on other water efficiency topics,
publications (many in down-loadable format), and links to other very
useful water efficiency web sites.
Contact: Stephanie Tanner Tel: 202-564-2660 Email: tanner.stephanie@epa.gov
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EPA's Regional partnership programs
In addition to the national programs described above, EPA's regional
offices have set up partnership programs aimed at addressing specific regional
environmental priorities. Find out more about where you live.
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