EPA Public Engagement Highlights

Highlights - June 21, 2013 June 20:  EPA Seeks Input on New Clean Air Standards for Solid Waste Landfills  http://go.usa.gov/b7DQ June 19: EPA Recognizes Students for Sustainable Environmental Solutions  http://go.usa.gov/b7DB June 19:  Settlement with Ash Grove Cement Company to Reduce Thousands of Tons of Air Emissions  http://go.usa.gov/b7DY June 17: EPA Report Details How Development Can Impact Public Health, Environment  http://go.usa.gov/b7jA Featured Highlight June is "Great Outdoors" Month: President Obama said in his recent Presidential Proclamation establishing June 2013 as Great Outdoors Month, "For centuries, America's great outdoors have given definition to our national character and inspired us toward bold new horizons. This month, let us reflect on those timeless gifts, and let us vow to renew them in the years to come." In 2010, he issued a memorandum creating the America's Great Outdoors Initiative as a strategy to help Americans conserve natural and wild places so that they may continue to be used for recreation.  Be sure to use the warm summer months to try new outdoor activities.  Here are some ideas and helpful tips:  1.  Take a hike and check the air quality http://go.usa.gov/dfb  and UV Index http://go.usa.gov/dfD  with these helpful apps 2.  Young fishing enthusiasts can discover what kinds of fish are safe to eat http://go.usa.gov/dfW 3.  Heading to the beach?  Be SunWise and slop on some sunscreen epa.gov/sunwise and check for beach closures http://go.usa.gov/dfX 4.  Get outside and enjoy green spaces at National Parks http://go.usa.gov/df5 and close to home http://go.usa.gov/dfn 5.  Bike to work and see how much you save with the Household Carbon Footprint Calculator http://go.usa.gov/bXXV 6.  Create a backyard GreenScape and bring nature close to home http://go.usa.gov/dfP 7.  Check out Landscape Irrigation Controllers through EPA's WaterSense program to help you keep your garden green while using less water http://go.usa.gov/dfE We wish you a safe and enjoyable time as you explore your environment during Great Outdoors Month! For the 2013 Presidential Proclamation: http://go.usa.gov/bKtV Recent Videos and Social Media When you know more about protecting your health and environment YOU can make a difference! Subscribe to the EPA's YouTube channel.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS0NBm0QTFs Look beneath the surface. Address the Issues. Expand the Conversation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdwC03n2whQ We want to hear from you! Get inspired and comment on our blog posts. http://blog.epa.gov/blog/ Connect with EPA Share Your King Tide Photos Webcast on Algal Blooms (Jun 25) BeGreen2013 Flat Stanley and Stella Washington, D.C. King Tide, April 19, 2011 by Jamal Kadri Share Your King Tide Photos! (June 21 – June 25) Between June 21 - 25, areas of the east coast of the U.S. will experience a "king tide," the highest tide cycle of the year. A king tide is a natural phenomenon caused by alignment of the sun and moon, and  can cause localized flooding in low-lying areas. If you take photos of king tides and high sea levels, upload your image in Flickr with "King Tide" in the description or as a tag. Then share it with the State of the Environment photo project. Learn more:  http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2013/06/have-you-seen-a-king-tide Look up high tide times near you: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/gmap3   EPA Sponsoring Webcast Series to Raise Awareness about Harmful Algal Blooms and Nutrient Pollution (June 25) On June 25, 2013, EPA's Watershed Academy will sponsor a free webcast on harmful algal blooms (HABs). Jennifer Graham with USGS and Quay Dortch with NOAA will start the series with an introduction to HABs, their causes, and their impacts as EPA HAB expert Mario Sengco moderates. To register, visit www.epa.gov/watershedwebcasts   BeGreen2013 is an environmental movement that conveys the power of an individual's choice and shows how actions, no matter how small, can help make a difference to sustain our environment. 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