EPA Awards and Recognition

Group photos from the Environmental Protection Agency highlighting award ceremonies for chemical safety and pollution prevention efforts.

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Closing the Circle Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 National Executive Leadership Development Conference: Creating the Future EPA (SES Meeting) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign, 2007-2008 Awards Presentation , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit, Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tenneessee: speaking with National Park Service personnel, and helping to honor Great Smoky Mountains conservation contributors with Take Pride in America Awards

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Design for the Environment (DfE) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation - Smart Growth , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - School Chemical Cleanup Campaign (SC3) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Events at Main Interior and surrounding area marking 50th anniversary of the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and its National Park Service partnership, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Deputy Director Lyndi Harvey, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, U.S. Geological Survey Director Mark Myers, Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, and SCA founder Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam among the dignitaries joining more than 500 student environmental leaders from around the nation. Students participated in the SCA's EarthVision, a first-of-its-kind youth conservation summit.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Presidents Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Award , Environmental Protection Agency

Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Paying for Sustainable Water Infrastructure: Innovations for the 21st Century, Atlanta, GA , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation - Spring Fling , Environmental Protection Agency

President's Environmental Youth Awards - President's Environmental Youth Awards with Administrator Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Closing the Circle Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Design for the Environment (DfE) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, Environmental Protection Agency's Benjamin Grumbles, Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln, right to left, at meeting of Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which announcing acquisition of 2,169 acres of wetlands for the National Wildlife Refuge System

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Office of Water (OW) Assistant Administrator G. Tracy Mehan attend Clean Water Partners for the 21st Century meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Smart Growth Achievement Awards, National Building Museum , Environmental Protection Agency

Smart Growth Achievement Awards, National Building Museum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign, 2007-2008 Awards Presentation , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton presenting certificate of appreciation to The Nature Conservancy's Russell Hoeflich, during event at Oregon Zoo in Portland highlighting public-private agreement for wildlife species protection. Conservancy joined U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Threemile Canyon Farms, Portland General Electric

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - OCEAN DAY

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Cooperative Environmental Management - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

Office of the Administrator - President's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Smart Growth Achievement Awards, National Building Museum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Cooperative Environmental Management - Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (OCEM) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Office of Water (OW) Assistant Administrator G. Tracy Mehan attend Clean Water Partners for the 21st Century meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

President's Environmental Youth Awards - President's Environmental Youth Awards with Administrator Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Closing the Circle Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands Awards

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Closing the Circle Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal America Symposium

President's Environmental Youth Awards - President's Environmental Youth Awards with Administrator Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, other Interior officials posing with Cooperative Conservation Award winning groups following award announcements at Main Interior

Events at Main Interior and surrounding area marking 50th anniversary of the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and its National Park Service partnership, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Deputy Director Lyndi Harvey, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, U.S. Geological Survey Director Mark Myers, Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, and SCA founder Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam among the dignitaries joining more than 500 student environmental leaders from around the nation. Students participated in the SCA's EarthVision, a first-of-its-kind youth conservation summit.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of Cooperative Environmental Management - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at the Climate Leaders Award Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

Cooperative Conservation Award winning groups, following award announcements at Main Interior

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - School Chemical Cleanup Campaign (SC3) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

Reception and awards event on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, FWS Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) Geoffrey Haskett among the Interior officials on hand. Honored for their work in support of the NWRS were Congressmen Mike Thompson of California, Michael Castle of Delaware, Norman Dicks of Washington, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. Event highlighted National Wildlife Refuge Week, and marked the 10th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Science Advisory Board meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands Awards

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at the Climate Leaders Award Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 National Executive Leadership Development Conference: Creating the Future EPA (SES Meeting) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 National Executive Leadership Development Conference: Creating the Future EPA (SES Meeting) , Environmental Protection Agency

Colorado River Water Users Association meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson and other federal, state, local, and tribal officials in discussing developments related to the multi-state agreement on water use

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Design for the Environment (DfE) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with aides and Klamath working group representatives at event marking the release of the Klamath Basin Hydropower Agreement in Principle, under which the Department of the Interior, the states of California and Oregon, and PacifiCorp established a framework for addressing the potential removal of four Klamath Basin hydropower facilities in parallel with proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Act provisions for reliable water supply, low-cost power, and protection of species listed under the Endangered Species Act

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Federal Electronics Challenge Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Cooperative Environmental Management - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - President's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Reception, attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, a cooperative venture of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the U.S. Forest Service, and local communities--involving reintroduction of parrots into the wild, construction of a new aviary, captive breeding programs, monitoring of the wild populations, and grassroots educational efforts

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Reception and awards event on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, FWS Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) Geoffrey Haskett among the Interior officials on hand. Honored for their work in support of the NWRS were Congressmen Mike Thompson of California, Michael Castle of Delaware, Norman Dicks of Washington, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. Event highlighted National Wildlife Refuge Week, and marked the 10th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Office of Water (OW) Assistant Administrator G. Tracy Mehan attend Clean Water Partners for the 21st Century meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Cooperative Environmental Management - Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (OCEM) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - President's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for tours of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and a ceremony formally designating the center as the 21st Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center in the nation. Secretary Kempthorne and First Lady Bush also used the designation ceremony to announce new Bush Administration actions on marine debris.

Office of Cooperative Environmental Management - Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (OCEM) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement , Environmental Protection Agency

Events at Main Interior and surrounding area marking 50th anniversary of the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and its National Park Service partnership, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Deputy Director Lyndi Harvey, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, U.S. Geological Survey Director Mark Myers, Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, and SCA founder Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam among the dignitaries joining more than 500 student environmental leaders from around the nation. Students participated in the SCA's EarthVision, a first-of-its-kind youth conservation summit.

Office of the Administrator - President's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman presents Brownfield Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman presents Brownfield Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit, Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tenneessee: speaking with National Park Service personnel, and helping to honor Great Smoky Mountains conservation contributors with Take Pride in America Awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Design for the Environment (DfE) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Presidents Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Award , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Presidents Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Award , Environmental Protection Agency

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Science Advisory Board meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Presidents Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Award , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Federal Electronics Challenge Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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