EPA Highlights

EPA Selects Six Universities to Help Find New Uses for Toxics Data EPA Accepting Applications for Clean Air Excellence Awards Join EPA for an ENERGY STAR Twitter Chat on June 19 Join EPA Administrator and Latino Community for Climate Change Discussion on June 26 EPA Selects Six Universities to Help Find New Uses for Toxics Data EPA selected six academic partners for the 2014 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) University Challenge, a project designed to find innovative ways to increase public awareness of industrial releases of toxic chemicals in communities and around the country. The selected projects for 2014 were proposed by faculty and students from Drew University, Southeastern Louisiana University, the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Tennessee State University, the University of California Los Angeles, and the University of South Carolina. Through these partnerships, EPA will work with the universities to develop practical and replicable projects focused on data visualization and analytics for improving the presentation and understanding of TRI data. Learn more about the TRI University Challenge here. http://go.usa.gov/9rqm  EPA Accepting Applications for Clean Air Excellence Awards EPA is accepting applications for the 2015 Clean Air Excellence Awards Program through September 12, 2014. This award recognizes and honors outstanding and innovative efforts to make progress in achieving cleaner air. Award-winning entries must directly or indirectly reduce pollutant emissions, demonstrate innovation, offer sustainable outcomes, and provide a model for others to follow. Learn how to apply for the awards program here. http://go.usa.gov/9cK5 Join EPA for an ENERGY STAR Twitter Chat on June 19 EPA is hosting a Twitter chat on Thursday, June 19 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT with ENERGY STAR cooling experts. Learn more about how to stay cool this summer, while saving energy and helping to protect the environment. Tweet your questions to @ENERGYSTAR and @ENERGYSTARHomes and EPA's cooling experts will answer. Follow the conversation using  #ENERGYSTARChat. Join EPA Administrator and Latino Community for Climate Change Discussion on June 26 Join EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and host Voces Verdes on Thursday, June 26 at 3:30 PM EDT for a Google+ discussion on the impact of climate change on the Latino community. RSVP to join the conversation here. Follow the conversation on Twitter with @GinaEPA and @Voces_Verdes using #ClimateVoces and #ActOnClimate.  Learn more about how EPA is addressing climate change. Read and comment on the Clean Power Plan here. http://go.usa.gov/8Aqd     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 202-564-1785 / 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

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