GO GREEN!
EPA News You Can Use - December 2010
http://www.epa.gov/gogreen
IN THIS ISSUE:
Enviro-Tip of the Month
What You Can Do, What You Can Use
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
This Month in EPA@40 - NEW!
About This Newsletter
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ENVIRO-TIP OF THE MONTH
Buy rechargeable batteries to accompany electronic gifts, and consider giving a battery charger as well. Shop for EnergyStar qualified gifts! Give the give of energy saving this season - and every season.
http://www.epa.gov/waste/wycd/funfacts/winter.htm
http://www.energystar.gov/products
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WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT YOU CAN USE
EPA's 40th Anniversary! Since EPA's founding on December 2, 1970, America has made great strides in reducing pollution that threatens the air we breathe, the water we use, and the communities we live in.
-Watch videos, check out photos, and browse the EPA timeline.
http://www.epa.gov/40th
-Read the Aspen Institute List: The Top 10 Ways EPA Has Strengthened America Over the Past 40 Years.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2010-11-29_Aspen
-Pick 5 for the 40th! Check out the videos, get ideas, and inspire others through Pick 5 International. Forty years is just the beginning for environmental protection. Let's see what we can do together in the next forty.
http://www.epa.gov/pick5
2011 Fuel Economy Guide. If you're looking for a new car, the annual Fuel Economy Guide will help you choose an efficient vehicle to save money at the pump, help to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and pollute less.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2010-11-3_2011fuelguide
Comment About Siting Shools. Got kids? Provide your comments on draft guidelines to help communities to select new locations for schools to better protect student and staff health. Comments are due February 18.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2010-11-17_Schools_Siting
Keep on Recycling! By reusing, recycling, and being smarter in the materials we use, we can save energy and natural resources, and reduce pollution. Make every day "America Recycles Day"!
http://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/rrr/recycle.htm
Warning About Illegal Pesticide. If you shop for mothballs, be on the lookout for imported "Fuji Lavender Moth Tablets," which are not registered with EPA and contain para-dichlorobenzene, a toxic chemical. A new shipment of these was recently discovered in New York but it's not known if any reached stores. If you see any, please contact EPA at (732)321-4461.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/r02_2010-11-23_Moth_Ball_Candies
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
December
Day
2 EPA established in 1970
11 Superfund 30th anniversary
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THIS MONTH IN EPA@40
On December 2, 2010, EPA turned 40! Here are some key events and activities from years past that happened this month:
Dec 2, 1970 - EPA is created on Dec 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon, consolidating federal efforts into a single agency.
Dec 3, 1970 - William D. Ruckelshaus serves as the first head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Dec 7, 2009 - Greenhouse gases are found to threaten public health, giving EPA authority to regulate them under the Clean Air Act.
Dec 8, 1973 - EPA issues regulations gradually reducing lead in gasoline.
Dec 9, 1983 - Federal, state and local partners initiate a clean up of the Chesapeake Bay.
Dec 11, 1980 - Congress creates Superfund to hold polluters responsible for cleaning up hazardous waste sites.
Dec 16, 1974 - Congress passes the Safe Drinking Water Act, allowing EPA to ensure the quality of public drinking water.
Dec 19, 1995 - EPA requires municipal waste combustors to reduce toxic emissions by 90 percent from 1990 levels.
Dec 21, 1999 - President Clinton announces tougher tailpipe emissions standards for cars, trucks and other vehicles.
Dec 22, 1975 - Congress establishes fuel economy standards and tailpipe emission standards for cars.
Dec 22, 2008 - A Tennessee plant rupture releases a 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash, spurring EPA to review coal ash sites.
Dec 23, 1982 - EPA discovers dioxin contamination in Times Beach, Missouri. Government and polluters share the cleanup costs.
Dec 31, 1970 - Congress amends the Clean Air Act to set national air quality, auto emission, and anti-pollution standards.
Dec 31, 1971 - EPA begins testing the fuel economy of vehicles - the first steps in informing consumers about their cars' gas mileage.
More at http://www.epa.gov/40th
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ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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