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Sustainability Initiatives in Communities

People engaging in sustainable activities, such as gardening and discussions on environmental practices, showcasing community involvement.

Office of Water - One Planet Ours: Sustainability for the 22nd Century , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Orlando's Sea World , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

On top of the block house at Launch Complex 34, representatives from environmental and Federal agencies hear from Laymon Gray, with Florida State University, about the environmental research project that involves the Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and NASA in a groundwater cleanup effort. Concentrations of trichloroethylene solvent have been identified in the soil at the complex as a result of cleaning methods for rocket parts during the Apollo Program, which used the complex, in the 60s. The group formed the Interagency NDAPL Consortium (IDC) to study three contamination cleanup technologies: Six Phase Soil Heating, Steam Injection and In Situ Oxidation with Potassium Permanganate. All three methods may offer a way to remove the contaminants in months instead of decades. In the background (left) can be seen the cement platform and walkway from the block house to the pad. Beyond it is the Atlantic Ocean. KSC hosted a two-day conference that

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Region 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Dauphin Island, Alabama (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Secretary Gale Norton, other Department of Interior officials at tree-planting and related outdoor events around National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking final days of Norton tenure

Office of the Administrator - California - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in San Francisco, California , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia - Nutrient Pollution Germantown , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day - Earth Day Events , Environmental Protection Agency

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-68. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Office of the Administrator - Annapolis Area - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane Katrina, Pascagoula, Miss. August 14, 2006 -- FEMA structural engineer Walter Kerley discusses historic reconstruction roofing techniques at the Old Spanish Fort with FEMA archeologist Hugh Mcaloon (L) and Kelly Samples, Jackson County, Miss., special projects coordinator. Historic preservation assistance from FEMA will return the oldest structure in the Mississippi Valley to its pre-Hurricane Katrina condition. Michelle Miller-Freeck/FEMA

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - San Antonio , Environmental Protection Agency

Yosemite National Park, California, visited by Secretary Gale Norton for tours, discussions with National Park Service staff, and speeches promoting Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and highlighting Earth Day themes

Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher at 30 Year Clean Water Program for Alexandria, VA , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, Environmental Protection Agency

Louisiana Wetlands

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

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

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Office of the Administrator - Fort Collins, Colorado and San Antonio, Texas , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2009 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

2006; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR). Subjects: Birds; Marine birds; Coastal environments; Islands; work of the service; Transportation; Ships; Employees (USFWS). . 1998 - 2011.

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, other Department of Interior officials at tree-planting and related outdoor events around National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking final days of Norton tenure

Reportage on Jessica from the Chubri Institute who travels around Brittany to meet Gallo speakers in order to safeguard the linguistic heritage.Reportage sur Jessica de l'Institut Chubri qui parcourt la Bretagne à la rencontre de locuteurs du Gallo pour sauvegarder le patrimoine linguistique.

Activities at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event, co-hosted by ESPN Outdoors, on New York City's Randall's Island

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Missouri Floods IA PDA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth, left, among the dignitaries on hand for the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula, Montana, and for related tours of the area, including visit to the Lubrecht Experimental Forest, managed in part by the University of Montana

011100111 Volunteers help with clean-up effort in Bastrop wild. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Flooding - Gilbert, W. Va. , June 8, 2009 Gilbert Middle School Principal Delmar Blankenship talks about the over $2 million in damages to his school from early May flooding in Gilbert to FEMA DAE Ben Brennan. Blankenship played basketball at the school, and has been a principal and teacher in the Mingo County system for 33 years. Louis Sohn/FEMA. West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Senior man throwing newspaper in garbage can

Secretary Gale Norton greeting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff during ceremony at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian, Florida, marking the centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Office of Water - Run Off Capture , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2008 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Earth Day observance, with Secretary Colin Powell and wildlife visitors, outside Harry S. Truman Building

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, Environmental Protection Agency

Community Relations. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary Gale Norton's visit to the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. for touring and participation in the planting and establishment of the first Take Pride in America Garden, selected for use in preparation of Interior video on the Norton tenure

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

National Fish Habitat Action Plan signing event, with Acting Interior Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joining Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) President John Cooper, and AFWA Executive Vice President John Baughman in the commitment to measures aimed at promoting public-private fish habitat partnerships across the country, and protection of all healthy and intact habitats by 2015, among other goals

Office of the Administrator - Annapolis Area - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Los Angeles, California , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - California - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in San Francisco, California , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Region 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

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Boston Light, at Boston harbor, Massachusetts, viewed during visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the city for historic preservation grant announcement

President George Bush appearing at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, Central Point, Oregon, for address on the Healthy Forests Initiative and environmental policy, following his visit to the site of the Squire Peak forest fire

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton and other Department of Interior officials to St. Paul, Minnesota, for events promoting the health, fitness, and outdoor appreciation initiative, Get Fit With US, at Harriet Island Regional Park. Officials also attended Kids Fishing Day at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

011100308 FEMA housing. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Greenscene Botanic Gardens Time Lapse , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Dauphin Island, Alabama (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Interior staff, production specialists during taping of migratory birds feature

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2008 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher at 30 Year Clean Water Program for Alexandria, VA , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Earth Day observance, with Secretary Colin Powell and wildlife visitors, outside Harry S. Truman Building

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.

Tree planting ceremony, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance Robert Lamb and other senior officials, honoring the late Sky Lesher, long-time Office of Financial Management Director

Earth Day - EPA at 40: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and EPA , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, other Department of Interior officials at tree-planting and related outdoor events around National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking final days of Norton tenure

Earth Conservation Corps , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

011040809 North Dakota Water Treatment plant. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Glenhaven, CO, October 6, 2013 A Small Business Administration (SBA) representative is working in Glenhaven to assess the extent of damages that the town sustained when flood waters impacted the area. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Photograph, from coverage of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event on New York City's Randall's Island, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton

Regions - Regional Administrators Group , Environmental Protection Agency

Volunteers coordinated through the Great Lakes Alliance grab their trash bags and gloves necessary for the clean up effort.

Office of the Administrator - Aspen , Environmental Protection Agency

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Advisor , Environmental Protection Agency

Yosemite National Park, California, visited by Secretary Gale Norton for tours, discussions with National Park Service staff, and speeches promoting Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and highlighting Earth Day themes

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.

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