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EPA announces opportunity to apply for 2013 environmental-justice small grants

Posted Tue, 2012/10/16 - 4:49pm by RCAP

WASHINGTON (EPA) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Oct. 15 that it is seeking applicants for a total of $1.5 million in environmental-justice small grants to be awarded in 2013. EPA’s environmental-justice efforts aim to ensure equal environmental and health protections for all Americans, regardless of race or socioeconomic status. The grants enable nonprofit organizations to conduct research, provide education and develop solutions to local health and environmental issues in communities overburdened by harmful pollution.

An EPA administrator writes that clean water is environmental justice

Posted Tue, 2012/10/16 - 4:34pm by RCAP

Nancy Stoner, acting Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Water, has blogged about the connection between environmental justice and clean water. In the blog post, Stoner acknowledges the importance of access to safe water for communities, the role of partnerships to revitalize communities while securing cleaner water, and the opportunity to expand the conversation on environmental justice.

Read the blog post

Webcast on effective utility management and Lean at water-sector utilities

Posted Tue, 2012/10/16 - 3:36pm by RCAP

On November 8, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET, EPA will host a webcast to explore the connections between Effective Utility Management and Lean tools. Lean methods combined with the effective utility-management framework have enabled water and wastewater utilities to save millions of dollars, avoid customer rate increases, improve product quality, enhance customer service, reduce energy costs and environmental pollution, and improve employee morale.