The Impacts of a Changing Climate on Our Tribes
In Golovin, Alaska a storm caused damage to subsistence fishing camps. The sea ice destroyed the closest berry picking and beach green harvesting areas. Credit: Toby Anungazak Jr., LEO Tribes in the...
View ArticleProtecting Communities at Our Border
Environmental Justice is a guiding principle here at EPA, and one that is woven into the work of all of our programmatic and regional efforts, both domestically and internationally. EPA administers a...
View ArticleEPA in the Arctic
Ice breaking off the coast of Greenland. (Credit: Ben DeAngelo) The Arctic is changing at a faster rate than the rest of the world. Warming air and sea temperatures mean melting ice, thawing...
View ArticleProtecting Our Natural Resources – Here and Abroad
OITA PDAA Jane Nishida talks to key local and national stakeholders working to preserve and protect Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay By Jane Nishida, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of...
View ArticleAt the Intersection of Human Health and Environmental Protection
A community’s health, safety, and productiveness is dependent on the protection of its environment. This intersection, between environmental stewardship and community growth, is one of the most...
View ArticleEPA Works to Combat Climate Change with the Help of Tribal Communities
As world leaders discuss ways to advance climate action during this week’s UN Climate Summit, we must consider one group that has a long history of understanding changing climates – Native American...
View ArticleProtecting Children’s Health from Lead Poisoning in Paints in the US and...
Pictures of brightly painted playgrounds, schools, and day care centers make for cheerful spaces for smiling, laughing children. However, in many developing countries these colorful paints can actually...
View ArticleReducing Food Waste and Promoting Food Recovery Globally
As we approach Thanksgiving, some of you will be sitting down with family and friends over a bounty of delicious food, while others may use this occasion to donate their time volunteering in food...
View ArticleEPA Works to Combat Climate Change with the Help of Tribal Communities
As world leaders discuss ways to advance climate action during this week’s UN Climate Summit, we must consider one group that has a long history of understanding changing climates – Native American...
View ArticleProtecting Children’s Health from Lead Poisoning in Paints in the US and...
Pictures of brightly painted playgrounds, schools, and day care centers make for cheerful spaces for smiling, laughing children. However, in many developing countries these colorful paints can actually...
View ArticleReducing Food Waste and Promoting Food Recovery Globally
As we approach Thanksgiving, some of you will be sitting down with family and friends over a bounty of delicious food, while others may use this occasion to donate their time volunteering in food...
View ArticleEPA at GLACIER Summit
Last week I led our delegation to GLACIER, the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience, in Anchorage, Alaska. The U.S.-hosted conference...
View ArticleBorder 2020 Commitments and Accomplishments: National Coordinators Meeting
By Jane Nishida The United States-Mexico border region is one of the most dynamic in the world. Today, the border is home to over 14 million people. Approximately 90% of the population resides in...
View ArticleOur Ocean 2015 Conference in Chile: EPA Launches International Marine Litter...
By Jane Nishida The world’s oceans are facing many serious environmental challenges that threaten the health of all marine life, our food security, and the air that we breathe. Land-based sources of...
View ArticleEPA Leads During International Lead Poisoning and Prevention Week of Action
By Jane Nishida Lead exposure remains an issue of concern for children in the United States and across the globe. With the elimination of lead in gasoline, lead in paint is now a principal pathway of...
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