EPA Go Green September Newsletter

GO GREEN! SEPTEMBER 2010
EPA GO GREEN NEWSLETTER

ENVIRO-TIP OF THE MONTH

Prepare for emergencies. Find out what you can do to reduce risks from environmental hazards before, during, and after if a natural disaster strikes. September is National Preparedness Month and also the peak of hurricane activity.
http://www.epa.gov/naturalevents

WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT YOU CAN USE

Share your thoughts online! There are several new opportunities how you can let us know what you think and discuss with others online:

-Comment on a draft strategy to protect our nation’s lakes, streams and coastal waters.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2010-8-20_Draft_Water_Strategy

Vote in the Carson Contest. Pick your favorite submissions in the fourth annual Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest, among finalists in five categories: photography, essay, poetry, dance and mixed media. The deadline for voting is November 1.
http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/2010/vote.htm

Coal ash public hearings. EPA is hosting six public hearings in September about a proposal to regulate disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. The need for national management was emphasized by the December 2008 Kingston, TN, spill of coal ash.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2010-8-19_coal_ash

Share your thoughts online or attend an upcoming public listening session under President Obama’s national dialogue about conservation in America.
Share ideas online: http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf/
Listening sessions: http://www.doi.gov/americasgreatoutdoors/

UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

September

11 Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
18 World Water Monitoring Day
http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org
25 National Public Lands Day
http://www.publiclandsday.org/
25 International Coastal Cleanup Day
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=icc_about
25 National Estuaries Day
http://www.estuaries.gov/GetInvolved/Default.aspx?id=526