Black Carbon Symposium

EPA hosted a symposium on black carbon in November. Leading experts discussed the basic science of black carbon and its effects on human health and global climate change. Learn more about the issue and the recent symposium.
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• 2012 Statewide Watershed Management Forum
  December 12-13
  Folsom, CA
  
• Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Conference
  December 12-14
  Las Vegas, NV

 

Greening the Season

The holiday season provides many opportunities to reduce waste, and save energy and money.
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America Recycles - A Focus on Food

In celebration of America Recycles Day, November 15, EPA honored universities in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Guam for their participation in EPA's Food Recovery Challenge, a voluntary program that limits wasted excess food through donations to charity, reducing consumption, composting, and anaerobic digestion.

• KRNV Reno: EPA Honors UNR
• Food Recovery Challenge Event

Zeroing In on Waste in Silicon Valley

Adobe Systems has been recognized for developing a waste management program that diverts 100% of its solid waste from its headquarters facility in San Jose. The model system has been replicated by other Silicon Valley companies. Adobe's three high-rise buildings have about 2,500 employees and nearly a million square feet of office space, including a cafeteria and restaurant.

• Environmental Protection: Adobe Honored for Eliminating Waste

Cleaning Up the Del Amo Superfund Site

At the Del Amo Superfund site in Southern California, a soil vapor extraction and bioventing system has so far eliminated more than 50 tons of benzene from the soil. The contaminated area was an industrial dump site from 1943 to 1972.

• Cleaning Up the Del Amo Superfund Site (video)
• More Information about the Del Amo Superfund Site

Hurricane Sandy - Supporting the Recovery

In response to Hurricane Sandy, EPA has been supporting FEMA and working closely with federal agencies and the states of New Jersey and New York to assess damage and respond to environmental concerns. EPA staff from our San Francisco office are being deployed to support these efforts.

• Response and Recovery
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