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Why Stories Matter
Years spent observing various cultures threaded through multiple languages gave me my biggest gift; I can absorb a person’s voice into my pen and onto their paper.
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- By: Sukayna Al-Aaraji
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Urban Golf and the Partnerships for Progress
In many ways golf is more than just a game. There’s a special place, right down the street from our Region 3 office in Center City Philadelphia, that is reimaging how kids can experience greenspaces.
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- By: Hunter Pates
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EPA's 2024 No-Buy Challenge
EPA's Green Team challenge themselves to go a month without spending money on non-essentials in a monthlong No-Buy Challenge.
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- By: Calvin Yahn
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Creating Places Where We Love to Live
Designing communities with safe, walkable streets in mind adds to the quality of life and economic vitality of cities and towns.
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- By: John V. Thomas
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Glacier on the Job and in the Air: My Experiences Living and Working with a Service Animal
While incorporating my service dog into my daily life has been tricky, it’s also been life changing.
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- By: Missy Haniewicz
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US-Mexico Border 2025 Program: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
An EPA Region 6 intern gives a brief introduction to the US-Mexico Border 2025 program.
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- By: Giovanna Olivares-McLaughlin
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Many Firsts, but First of Many: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
I am happy to work at an agency that empowers me to embrace and connect with my Hispanic heritage at work. At EPA, my background and native language are an asset, and I feel my value and impact as a Hispanic employee every day.
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- By: Rhina Lara
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Building Climate Progress: One Year Since the Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
This month marks one year of progress implementing President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the most ambitious climate law in U.S. history. This coming year is sure to be even more impactful and, most importantly, will further support communities across
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- By: Jennie Romer
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Exploring Environmental Health Data Using An Interactive Data Visualization Application
Data visualization tools or apps help to visually display many years of information using more than just a static map, scatter plot or table.
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- By: Dr. Sala N. Senkayi
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Investing in America to Build a Brighter, Healthier Future
With unprecedented investments, we are moving further and faster than ever before to build a healthier and brighter future for our people and our planet.
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- By: Michael Regan
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Celebrating Urban Parks During National Park Week
Spending time in nature can lower our blood pressure, improve our cardiovascular health, and reduce stress. Regardless of our circumstances, we all deserve and need parks wherever we live.
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- By: Hilary Clark
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Fashion Forward: Fabric Recycling and Reuse this Spring
During your spring cleaning this year, EPA’s Green Team hopes you will consider the four Rs and contemplate the impact your shopping habits have on the environment.
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- By: ELN Green Team
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5 Ways EPA is Protecting People and the Planet
These past few months, EPA has moved further and faster than ever before to build a healthier and brighter future for all.
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- By: Michael Regan
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Two Years of Delivering Real Results to Real People
Over the last two years we’ve had plenty of reasons to celebrate. We’re moving faster than ever before and we're not stopping now. Let’s go!
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- By: Michael Regan
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Green Your Holiday This Season
As we travel, feast, decorate, and spread holiday cheer, we also consume resources and generate waste. Instead of checking gifts for others off my shopping list, I’m learning new ways to show my appreciation for the important people in my life.
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- By: Scott Mansfield