EPA Highlights
EPA Honors Corporate Leadership in Reducing Greenhouse Gas EmissionsJoin EPA for a Toxics Release Inventory Webinar on March 5 at 2:00 pm ETEPA Takes a Step Forward in Protecting Farm WorkersEPA Honors Corporate Leadership in Reducing Greenhouse Gas EmissionsThe EPA Center for Corporate Climate Leadership announced the third annual Climate Leadership Award winners in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR). Nineteen awards were given to fifteen organizations and two individuals in the public and private sectors for their leadership in addressing climate change by reducing carbon pollution. The national awards program recognizes and incentivizes exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in response to climate change. Award recipients represent a wide array of industries, including finance, manufacturing, retail, technology, higher education and local government. Read more about the award winners here. http://go.usa.gov/BSU4
Join EPA for a Toxics Release Inventory Webinar on March 5 at 2:00 pm ETAre
you new to the TRI Program? EPA released its annual analysis of TRI data in February, and will be
hosting a webinar on March
5 from 2:00-3:30 pm EST to talk about the findings. You will learn about:How TRI can help you answer questions about the industrial facilities operating in your
community; What the 2012 TRI data show at the national and local level, including which companies are doing the
most to reduce pollution; How to conduct your own analysis of industrial releases of toxic chemicals to air,
water, and land; and
How you can get involved in the TRI Program. Space is
limited, so please register today at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/625394050EPA Takes a Step Forward in Protecting Farm WorkersJulie Chavez Rodriguez, Deputy Director for the Office of Public Engagement at the White House and granddaughter of Cesar Chavez, discusses EPA's recent proposed Agricultural Worker Protection Standard. Her grandfather’s work centered around justice and ensuring that hard working, decent people were treated with the respect and dignity that all human beings deserve. EPA’s revised Worker Protection Standard will afford farm workers similar health protections to those already enjoyed by other workers in other jobs. Read the blog here. http://go.usa.gov/BSnwWe encourage you to share the EPA Highlights eNewsletter with your colleagues. To subscribe:https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USAEPA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USAEPA_439
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