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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
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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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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
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From Peace Corps to EPA
Meet some returned Peace Corps Volunteers who now work at EPA.
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- By: Clayton Batko
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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
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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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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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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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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
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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
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EPA’s New Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights: A Moment in History
The newly created Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights will ensure federal funding makes it to communities that have been left out for far too long.
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- By: Marianne Engelman-Lado
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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
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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
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Proud to Celebrate a Diverse EPA
As we face new challenges and setbacks at EPA, we find strength in our leaders, past and present, our circle continuously expands, and our work continues.
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- By: Sherri Comerford