EPA Highlights

EPA Finalizes Standards to Protect Fish, Aquatic Life from Cooling Water Intakes EPA Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month by Highlighting Accomplishments and Hosting a Grants Webinar on May 28 Be SunWise: Join EPA's Thunderclap for "Don't Fry Day" on May 23 EPA Finalizes Standards to Protect Fish, Aquatic Life from Cooling Water Intakes EPA has finalized standards to protect billions of fish and other aquatic life drawn each year into cooling water systems at large power plants and factories. This final rule is required by the Clean Water Act to address site-specific challenges, and establishes a common sense framework, putting a premium on public input and flexibility for facilities to comply.  Read more about the standards here.  http://go.usa.gov/8k2w EPA Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month by Highlighting Accomplishments and Hosting a Grants Webinar on May 28 Through the efforts of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community members, people all across our nation are becoming more aware and knowledgeable about the imperative need to protect our environment and combat climate change. Charles Lee, EPA Deputy Associate Assistant Administrator for Environmental Justice, discusses a few of the many AAPI community successes in his blog post. Read the blog here. http://go.usa.gov/89YY In commemoration of May being AAPI Heritage Month, EPA's Office of Grants and Debarment is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, May 28 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT. This EPA presentation will be geared towards members of the AAPI community. It will cover finding and applying for grant opportunities, preparing a proper budget detail and will also include a question and answer session. Participants should log in 10 minutes prior to the start of the webinar as a "guest" at: https://epa.connectsolutions.com/grantswebinars/. Be SunWise: Join EPA's Thunderclap for "Don't Fry Day" on May 23 Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with more than 3.5 million new cases diagnosed every year and one person dying every hour. But there are simple steps you can take to help protect yourself and your family and be SunWise. Share information on sun safety by joining EPA's Thunderclap. Here's how it works: you agree to let Thunderclap send a specific, one-time message on your behalf to your social networks on Don't Fry Day, May 23, at 12:00 pm EDT. The message will go out on everyone's walls and feeds at the same time for people to read around the world. There are no further obligations or access to your social networks following the Thunderclap event. Join the Thunderclap here. http://thndr.it/1g3PfIa We encourage you to share the EPA Highlights eNewsletter with your colleagues.  To subscribe: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USAEPA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USAEPA_439 Office of Public Engagement  Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education Office of the Administrator / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  Tel 202-564-4355 / PublicEngagement@epa.gov   You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to k34101050@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355