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EPA solicits Environmental Award nominations
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Posted on Jan 20 2006
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging citizens in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands to nominate a friend, peer or organization for this year’s U.S. EPA Environmental Awards program.
The program, now in its eighth year, seeks to recognize individuals and groups outside of the U.S. EPA who made significant contributions to improve the environment in the year 2005. Anyone can be nominated, such as scientists, teachers, journalists, citizen activists, young people, organizations, business representatives, public officials and others committed to protecting public health and preserving our natural surroundings.
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
-promotion of innovative ideas, techniques, and/or technologies
-ability to address and environmental problem or need
-accomplishment of stated goals
-ability of the program/activity to be replicated or widely shared
-collaboration with others
-clarity and effectiveness of the presentation
-long term benefits for the environment
Nomination forms must be filled out and submitted online no later than Feb. 17, 2006. An EPA panel will review all of the applications and select this year’s finalists, who will be notified by mid-March. Winners will then be recognized at a ceremony to be held in San Francisco on April 18.
For more information and to submit a nomination form online, visit http://www.epa.gov/region09awards. For questions regarding the program, call the Environmental Information Center at (866) EPA-WEST or Wendy Chavez at (415) 947-4248. (PR)
