U.S. EPA Go Green! Monthly Consumer Newsletter - January 2012

GO GREEN! EPA News You Can Use - January 2012 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  About This Newsletter ----------------------------------------------------- ENVIRO-TIP OF THE MONTH Test your home for radon. Radon is an invisible radioactive gas that causes lung cancer. Testing is the only way you can know if your home contains high radon levels. Test, Fix, and Save a Life - January is National Radon Action Month.  http://www.epa.gov/radon/radontest.html ----------------------------------------------------- WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT YOU CAN USE Welcome MATS - Learn more about how the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will help protect health for you and your children. By cutting air pollution from power plants, MATS is expected to avert hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, heart attacks, and asthma attacks every year.  http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2011-12-21_Mercury Green after the Holidays! It's always the right time to give a gift to the environment and it's easy!  -Pick 5 for your New Years Resolution! Healthy resolutions easily partner with helping the environment. Get inspired. Get involved. Decide to act, share, and maintain.  http://www.epa.gov/pick5/ -save energy and recycle more at holiday parties and other activities.  http://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/funfacts/holidays.htm -got new toys? eCycle your old cell phone, computer, or TV!  http://www.epa.gov/osw/partnerships/plugin -the tree might not be green anymore but you can recycle it in environmentally friendly ways!  http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/news/2003news/12-trees.htm ----------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES January Month  National Radon Action Month Day  Jan 1 - Anniversary of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ----------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER America is shifting to a "green culture" where all 300 million citizens are embracing the fact that environmental responsibility is everyone's responsibility. "Go Green!" is a monthly newsletter from the US EPA with information about activities and events that everyone can use to make a difference in their homes, communities, and offices. Want more news? Sign up to receive daily EPA news releases on topics that interest you. http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/email_signups.htm   Read Go Green! online You can view or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to phoenixnews09@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355