Incorporating Sustainability in the US EPA
In commemorating EPA at 40, on Nov. 30th EPA announced a historic study that will provide the foundation for EPA's shift toward a sustainability framework. View video of the announcement. Read more about the study, listen to audio and view photos of the announcement. 
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| Clean Air Drinking Water Ecosystem Services Global Change | Human Health Land Protection Nanotechnology | Pesticides and Toxics Sustainability Water Quality |
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CME Credit Now Available for EPA's Online Ozone Course
Surveys show that, when a health care provider tells a patient about the Air Quality Index, the patient is up to six times more likely to pay attention to the daily air quality forecast. This makes physicians key to spreading the word about air quality and its impacts on health. As such, Susan Stone and Ellen Wildermann at OAQPS, James Brown at NCEA... Read the full story
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EPHD Scientists' Paper on Ozone Inhalation Research Published in EHP
In early December, Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) published a manuscript entitled "Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability," by Aimen K. Farraj and colleagues... Read the full story
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GED Researchers Awarded EPA Gold Medal
Rick Greene, Acting Director of NHEERL's Gulf Ecology Division (GED), and Jim Hagy of GED’s Ecosystem Dynamics and Effects Branch were among those recently awarded an EPA Gold Medal for Exceptional Service. They were part of the interdisciplinary team of experts from the Office of Science and Technology, Region IV, the Office of Research and Development, and the Office of General Counsel... Read the full story