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  • EPA staff at a nature center, around a table

    Activating the Building Blocks of Sustainability

    One thing I’ve learned through my work with local communities is that they love celebrating what makes them unique. I love learning what they are most proud of and helping them turn their greatest assets into actions that matter for their community.

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    • By: Chip Gurkin
  • A man carrying a golf bag, walking along a golf course

    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
  • Cherry tomatoes in a child's hand

    For Local Communities, the Sky is the Limit

    Local Foods, Local Places' community-driven approach unleashes local creative minds to envision innovative paths to overcome the complex legacies of social and environmental problems and inequities.

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    • By: John Foster
  • Sam Suzuki sits on a mountain top in South Africa with a vista of mountains behind him

    From Peace Corps to EPA

    Meet some returned Peace Corps Volunteers who now work at EPA.

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    • By: Clayton Batko
  • Portsmouth Pedestrian Path, woman running

    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
  • Realistic illustration of chest with see-through revealing heart and lungs

    Keeping Radon on Your Radar

    This National Radon Action Month, a reminder that testing for radon can save lives.

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    • By: Courtney Johnson
  • downtown Granville on a cloudy day

    How Community-Led Change is Helping Rural Places and People Thrive

    Steph Bertaina provides a personal introduction to the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program.

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    • By: Steph Bertaina
  • Administrator Regan, Deputy Administrator McCabe and Region 7 Administrator McCollister

    The Impacts of Dynamic Partnerships

    The EPA’s mission is mirrored in our interactions with community members and civic leaders and is evident when we tackle some of our most challenging problems.

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    • By: Lauryn Joyner
  • Dawn Redwood

    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
  • Discarded clothing in a pile

    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
  • International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Logo

    Protecting Children Around the World from the Dangers of Lead Paint

    There is no known safe level of lead exposure without harmful effects, and even low levels of lead exposure may cause lifelong health problems.

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    • By: Evonne Marzouk
  • Planting red mangroves in Puerto Rico

    Hispanic Heritage Month: My journey en La EPA

    For me, being a Hispanic EPA employee means being a part of the next generation of change agents – following the footsteps of the minority leaders who have made such a difference at our Agency.

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    • By: Sandra Rivera, Eliana De Leon
  • Administrator Regan with the EPA recipient of a 2022 SAMMIE

    Lifting Up and Phasing Down: A Service to America Medal Recipient’s Story

    The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal is a wonderful way to acknowledge the hard work that federal employees do, day in and day out, and highlight some of our critical actions.

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    • By: Cindy Newberg
  • Baton Rouge - view of the Mississippi river

    Forever Connected: Rivers as a Driving Force for Partnerships

    The Mississippi River flows through 10 states and four EPA Regions. Regions 4, 5, 6, and 7 are committed to begin working with the Mississippi River cities to reduce plastic pollution in the main artery in the heart of our country.

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    • By: Gayle Hubert
  • Landscape with environmental data icons overlaid

    Follow the Data to Answer Questions about the Environment

    My love for using data to answer important questions is shared by researchers across the country and all around the world – answering any question you can think of about the environment.

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    • By: William Wheeler