NOTE - this one issue of GoGreen! is being sent also to subscribers of "Earth Day Video and Photo Project" due to information about EPA's State of the Environment Photo Project and the "Locations" photo project, below. If you're not on the usual GoGReen! subscriber list but want to subscribe, please see below or go to http://www.epa.gov/gogreen
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GO GREEN!
EPA News You Can Use - May 2011
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
About This Newsletter
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ENVIRO-TIP OF THE MONTH
Exercising outdoors? It's that time of year again! Check your local air quality forecast to help plan the best time for a workout or run. Knowing your local air quality can help avoid aggravating respiratory problems.
http://www.airnow.gov/
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WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT YOU CAN USE
Buy Safer. When you shop, look for products with the Design for the Environment "DfE" label. Products with the DfE label don't have known chemicals of potential concern, such as carcinogens, that can harm health or the environment. Products typically include all-purpose cleaners, laundry or dishwasher detergents, and many others. There are over 2,500 product to choose from.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2011-4-21_dfe
Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. FBNP reflects EPA's commitment to the goals of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a priority of President Obama's. Through this initiative, EPA will focus on a center to work with faith-based and neighborhood groups, a national plan of action, partnerships between those organizations and government, and online environmental education tools.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2011-4-18_faith_based_initiative
Enter the Carson Contest. Submit creative projects to the Rachel Carson "Sense Of Wonder" contest, in four categories: photography, essay, poetry, and dance - from a team of two or more persons, a young person and an older person. Deadline is June 10, 2010.
http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/
State of the Environment Photo Project & "Locations"
- Under this project, you can take a photo of the environment "as you see it" and submit it to the State of the Environment Photo Project. This photo project builds on Documerica, a collection of thousands of photos of the 1970s American environment. See the old collection, and find out how you can submit photos (through Flickr) to the new collection. Selected submitted photos may be used in a display during Earth Day 2012.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1667216@N23/
- As a part of the State of the Environment photo project, we're ALSO kicking off a year-long fun challenge to invite photo "updates" of 1970s Documerica photos. How it works: Each week we'll choose a few photos from the Documerica collection and invite you to submit a photo you took that shows how that location looks today. The first challenge is "Near Boston, Logan Airport" - but we'll be using photos from many other parts of the country, too, over the coming year. So grab your camera and read more about this, at
http://www.epa.gov/earthday/photoproject/locations.html
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
May
Month
American Wetlands Month
Asthma Awareness Month
National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Week
1-7 National Safe Drinking Water Week
22-28 National Hurricane Preparedness Week (NOAA)
23-29 Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week (CDC)
Day
6 World Asthma Day
20 Bike To Work Day
27 Rachel Carson birthday
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THIS MONTH IN EPA@40
In December 2010, EPA turned 40! Here are some key events and activities from years past that happened this month:
May 1, 1997 - EPA puts children's health at the center of their work and creates the Office of Children's Health Protection.
May 1, 2005 - Stephen L. Johnson becomes the first EPA career employee to hold the position of Administrator.
May 12, 2009 - President Barack Obama signs an Executive Order calling for renewed efforts to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay.
May 16, 1985 - A British survey team discovers an ozone hole over Antarctica that can impact public health and the environment.
May 17, 1983 - William Ruckelshaus returns as EPA Administrator under President Reagan. He's the only administrator to serve twice.
May 20, 1981 - Anne Gorsuch becomes the first female EPA Administrator, serving under President Ronald Reagan.
More at http://www.epa.gov/40th
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ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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