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  • child holding a glass under the faucet

    Lead in Private Well Water and its Impacts on Children's Health

    There is no safe level of lead. Lead can be present in drinking water without any noticeable changes in color or odor. It is the responsibility of private well owners to test their water for lead and to take appropriate measures to mitigate exposure.

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    • By: Sara Eaves
  • Hartley received her North Carolina Environmental Education certificate in 2018 from Michael Regan, current EPA Administrator, and former North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary.

    From Teacher to Author: How Climate Literacy Guided My Career 

    Early in my career I realized that shifting the mindset of students in my classroom, especially on a social norm that valued consumerism over environmentalism, was a challenge with context and nuance far beyond my classroom walls.

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    • By: Jenna Hartley
  • Cape Rēinga in New Zealand

    Why Stories Matter

    Years spent observing various cultures threaded through multiple languages gave me my biggest gift; I can absorb a person’s voice into my pen and onto their paper.

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    • By: Sukayna Al-Aaraji
  • Smoke plumes over Missoula, MT

    EPA's Research Efforts to Protect Public and Environmental Health from Wildland Fire Smoke

    Stay informed, stay prepared, and we can mitigate the effects and challenges of wildland fire smoke together.

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    • By: Jason Sacks, Sarah Coefield
  • EPA staff at a nature center, around a table

    Activating the Building Blocks of Sustainability

    One thing I’ve learned through my work with local communities is that they love celebrating what makes them unique. I love learning what they are most proud of and helping them turn their greatest assets into actions that matter for their community.

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    • By: Chip Gurkin
  • A man carrying a golf bag, walking along a golf course

    Urban Golf and the Partnerships for Progress

    In many ways golf is more than just a game. There’s a special place, right down the street from our Region 3 office in Center City Philadelphia, that is reimaging how kids can experience greenspaces.

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    • By: Hunter Pates
  • Cherry tomatoes in a child's hand

    For Local Communities, the Sky is the Limit

    Local Foods, Local Places' community-driven approach unleashes local creative minds to envision innovative paths to overcome the complex legacies of social and environmental problems and inequities.

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    • By: John Foster
  • compass and map

    Supporting the Cancer Moonshot Effort at EPA

    I learned that one of the best ways to fight cancer is to prevent it from occurring in the first place. EPA supports the Cancer Moonshot effort by understanding and preventing toxic and environmental exposures and preventing more cancers before they start.

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    • By: Danelle Lobdell
  • waterfall in creek

    Acting Upstream for Creek and Community

    A common threat to streams is runoff from heavy rains that cause floods, wearing away at riverbanks. Across the country, the Green Infrastructure program works with communities to address the effects of stormwater runoff through a variety of programs.

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    • By: Jake Krauss
  • David Cash, peering into an aquarium and staring at a fish

    Fifty Years Later

    I viscerally remember what it felt like to walk through the dark entrance halls, turn a corner and then stop before the spectacular Giant Ocean Tank. I was able to connect these visits, 50 years apart, in my head and heart, in ways I never had before. 

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    • By: David Cash
  • Sam Suzuki sits on a mountain top in South Africa with a vista of mountains behind him

    From Peace Corps to EPA

    Meet some returned Peace Corps Volunteers who now work at EPA.

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    • By: Clayton Batko
  • Pile of multicolored clothing in a waste pile

    EPA's 2024 No-Buy Challenge

    EPA's Green Team challenge themselves to go a month without spending money on non-essentials in a monthlong No-Buy Challenge.

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    • By: Calvin Yahn
  • Portsmouth Pedestrian Path, woman running

    Creating Places Where We Love to Live

    Designing communities with safe, walkable streets in mind adds to the quality of life and economic vitality of cities and towns.

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    • By: John V. Thomas
  • Lauren Duffy outside in the woods holding her twins

    Kicking off 2024 With Twin Birthdays and Reasons to be Thankful

    A toxicologist with the Safer Choice program finds a label in the place she needed it the most.

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    • By: Lauren Duffy
  • Realistic illustration of chest with see-through revealing heart and lungs

    Keeping Radon on Your Radar

    This National Radon Action Month, a reminder that testing for radon can save lives.

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    • By: Courtney Johnson