Celebrating 20 Years!

 

• North Bay Watershed Association Conference: "Climate Change: How Can We Be Ready?"
  Petaluma, CA
  April 13, 2012
• 2012 NGWA Ground Water Summit: Innovate and Integrate
  Garden Grove, CA
  May 6-10, 2012
• The Contribution of Epigenetics in Pediatric Environmental Health
  San Francisco
  May 30-June 1, 2012

 

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Protecting Island Communities

EPA plays an important role in the Pacific islands, where our goals are to safeguard public health and the environment. EPA works to improve infrastructure and provide resources, technical assistance and training to support the development of environmental protection capacity in the islands.

• Protecting Endangered Moorhens on Guam
• Pacific Business News: Supporting Marine Debris Research
• Pacific News Center: Reducing Diesel Emissions in American Samoa and the Marianas
• Improving Drinking Water on Guam

EPA and L'Oreal Research Collaboration

An innovative partnership may lead to promising alternatives to traditional animal-based toxicity testing. EPA's ToxCast program screens chemicals to understand their potential impact on biological processes. This project will utilize ToxCast in evaluating cosmetics.

• San Francisco Chronicle: EPA's Innovative Partnership with L'Oreal
• KTVU News: L'Oreal Pledges to End Animal Testing
• EPA's ToxCast Program

Striving for a Sustainable San Joaquin Valley

EPA's San Joaquin Valley Strategic Plan prioritizes partnerships with communities along with enforcing the law to improve the environment and economy of the nation's premiere agricultural region. Current efforts include a community garden in Fresno and, in Manteca, reducing air pollution from a landfill.

• Central Valley Business Times: Cleaning the Valley's Air
• KFSN-TV: A Community Garden in Fresno
• San Joaquin Valley Strategic Plan