Did you miss the webinars on EPA’s new P2 grants? No problem! The slides from the webinars are now available online. As always, you can contact the P2 Hub Helpline for additional information or assistance on applying for a P2 grant: p2hub@epa.gov or (202) 566-0799.

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EPA has a new resource to help facilitate partnerships for P2 grant applicants. EPA encourages applicants for P2 grants to partner with other P2 stakeholders and community organizations. The new P2 Grant Partners Connection List will include information about a range of potential P2 partners. Sign up by April 21 to add yourself or your organization to the list. 

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EPA’s Safer Choice program has published a new Media Kit, a collection of messaging, graphics and other resources to help communicate about Safer Choice. The kit includes materials that can be used any time of the year, as well as content for specific themes throughout the year like spring cleaning season.

Materials for EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) logo are also included. DfE helps consumers and commercial buyers identify disinfectants that meet a high standard for human and environmental health.

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Applications are now open for P2 awards for companies and nonprofit organizations in these EPA Regions:

Region 4: Ala., Fla., Ga., Ky., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn.

Region 7: Iowa, Kan., Mo., Neb.

Region 8: Colo., Mont., N.D., S.D., Utah, Wyo.

Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Ore., Wash.

Companies located within federally recognized Tribes in these regions are also eligible. These awards will recognize organizations that have implemented P2 projects and/or process improvements at their facilities. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, May 19, 2023.

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EPA has updated a video demonstrating how to use the P2 EJ Facility Mapping Tool. The tool allows users to identify industrial facilities located in or adjacent to communities with environmental justice concerns.

The updated video reflects changes to the P2 EJ Facility Mapping Tool to align with EPA’s recently updated EJScreen, the Agency’s environmental justice screening and mapping tool. P2 grants that were announced earlier this month support states and Tribes in providing technical assistance to businesses seeking to develop and adopt P2 practices that advance environmental justice in underserved communities.

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The EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) ecolabel now includes criteria focused on reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses from the supply chain for solar panel production. EPEAT was developed using a grant from EPA and is owned and managed by the Global Electronics Council. It is the first global ecolabel to set threshold criteria for embodied carbon in photovoltaics. Embodied carbon refers to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the extraction, production, transport and manufacturing of materials.

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April 11, 2023, 10 -11 a.m. EDT

This event hosted by EPA Region 7 features a ceremony for its 2022 P2 Recognition Awards as well as an information session about its 2023 awards. EPA Region 7 includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and nine Tribal Nations.

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April 19, 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT 

Don’t miss the last chance to catch a public engagement webinar to provide input on new grant and technical assistance programs and a carbon labeling program made possible by a $350 million investment from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

The grant programs will focus on construction materials with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions.

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April 20, 2023, 10 -11 a.m. EDT

Join EPA P2 grantee MnTAP (Minnesota Technical Assistance Program) for a webinar to learn about pollution prevention strategies and best practices for reducing waste, improving processes and lowering costs in metal fabrication and finishing shops. The webinar will feature P2 technical assistance providers and industry representatives.

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