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EPA water chief: Upgrading water infrastructure is good for environment, public health and job growth

Posted Thu, 2011/11/03 - 9:30am by RCAP

In a recent blog post, the chief of the EPA's Office of Water said that upgrading water infrastructure is good for the environment and the public's health, but it also is good for economic growth and for jobs.

Read the post for the agency's Greenversations blog by acting Assistant Administrator Nancy Stoner

Office of Water’s acting Assistant Administrator blogs on clean water infrastructure investment

Posted Tue, 2011/11/01 - 8:57am by RCAP

Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Water, Nancy Stoner, recently posted a blog on her trip to an upgraded Minneapolis, Minn., drinking water treatment plant funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.  In the blog, Acting Assistant Administrator Stoner shares her experience visiting the plant and discusses the potential for benefits in cost and energy savings, as well as job growth.

Read the blog
 

Kopocis to be nominated to head EPA’s Office of Water

Posted Tue, 2011/06/21 - 9:21am by RCAP

On June 10, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Ken Kopocis to the position of Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).