On Nov. 13, EPA announced proposed updates to the Safer Choice Standard, which identifies the requirements that products and their ingredients must meet to earn EPA's Safer Choice label or Design for the Environment logo. Comments on the proposed updates are due by Jan. 16, 2024.
Register for a webinar on Dec. 19, 2023, to learn more about the proposed updates to the Standard.
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EPA Extends Application Deadline for Lower Embodied Carbon Construction Materials Grant
The deadline is extended to Jan. 16, 2024, to apply for $100 million in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution linked to the manufacturing of construction materials and products.
For help applying for this grant, check our Frequently Asked Questions and Answers or view an informational webinar.
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 ECU’s P2 experts helped a brewing company cut pollution at the source, which also helps save energy and costs.
EPA P2 grantee East Carolina University (ECU) received its first P2 grant almost ten years ago. In that time, it has provided P2 technical assistance to local manufacturers, helping them reduce pollution, conserve water and save energy through lean and green practices. For example, ECU provided an energy audit for a brewery’s production warehouse in Newport, N.C. that was focused on manufacturing process and economic analysis. Through this technical assistance, the business is able to produce less waste which helps them save energy and costs.
As a recipient of EPA’s Environmental Justice in Communities P2 grant, ECU’s Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering will expand their work into providing technical assistance to manufacturing facilities in disadvantaged communities to reduce the use and release of hazardous substances and increase water and energy efficiency.
Learn about more P2 grantees.
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P2 Helpline
The P2 Hub Helpline offers information and resources about pollution prevention. Please contact the Helpline at p2hub@epa.gov or (202) 566-0799.
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