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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

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.

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

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign (ERRC) Awards Presentation , Environmental Protection Agency

Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Ducks Unlimited , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands Awards

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.

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

Office of the Administrator - Smart Growth Achievement 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

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.

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

National Park System Advisory Board meeting ("Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas"), with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella among the Interior officials participating

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Mike Leavitt's Farewell , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation - Spring Fling , 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

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Design for the Environment (DfE) 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

Natiional Association of Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) National Issues Conference in Washington, D.C., with awards given to Secretary Dirk Kempthorne (ARVC Federal RV'er of the Year) and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. (ARVC National Public Service Award)

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

Office of the Administrator - President's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force 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.

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

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

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

Office of Cooperative Environmental Management - Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) History Lunch , Environmental Protection Agency

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Smart Growth Achievement Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Wetlands

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

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign (ERRC) Awards Presentation , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Potomac Yard , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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 Research and Development - Stephen Lingle , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

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

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton, left, with National Park Service staff during her visit to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, near Coolidge, Arizona. The visit, including tours and discussions with Casa Grande staff, was part of Norton's Earth Day-related Western trip

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Smart Growth meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Paying for Sustainable Water Infrastructure: Innovations for the 21st Century, Atlanta, GA , 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 Administration and Resource Management - 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

Presidential Environmental Youth Awards at White House , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

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

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

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

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge and environs, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. among the officials on hand

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Mark Rey, far left, and Interior Secretary Gale Norton, third from left, joining honorees at fire plan conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture-sponsored National Fire Plan Award winners were recognized for efforts to protect public lands and wildlife

Office of Environmental Information - eRegulations , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

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

Office of Air and Radiation - Green Chill, Advanced Refrigeration Partnership , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Augusta, Georgia, for ceremony marking designation of six Georgia locales as Preserve America sites, including Kennesaw, Macon, Madison, Monticello, Rome, and Whitfield County

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Office of Internal Affairs - Administrator Lisa P. Jackson with visitors , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Superfund 20th Anniversary, Administrator Carol Browner , Environmental Protection Agency

Smart Growth Achievement Awards, National Building Museum , 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

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