11th Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards Recognize Public And Private Sector Achievements / Winners efforts help environment, education, and economy (HQ, AZ, CA, FL, IL, ME, M...
WASHINGTON -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring 12
programs from across the United States for innovative efforts in
achieving cleaner air to protect the health of Americans. The 11th
annual Clean Air Excellence Award recipients include organizations
from both the public and private sector who have demonstrated a
commitment to creating new green infrastructure and jobs in the
United States. Organizations also are being recognized for planning
and education efforts that help citizens make better informed
environmental decisions.
"EPA's history is marked by innovations that have made our
communities cleaner, healthier and more prosperous. This year's
Clean Air Excellence Award winners are continuing that tradition,"
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said. "From educating our
families and inspiring them to take action to developing new
environmental plans and strategies to creating cutting-edge clean
air and transportation innovations, the winners of this award are
helping to make our air cleaner and our communities more
sustainable. They are proving that American ingenuity is more than
a match for the challenges we face as we move toward cleaner air,
healthier families and a stronger economy."
The awards program, established in 2000 at the recommendation of
the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, annually recognizes entries
that reduce air pollution, demonstrate innovative models for others
to follow, and offer sustainable outcomes.
This year’s award recipients were selected from 75
applicants and represent achievements in four categories: clean air
technology, community action, education/outreach, and regulatory
policy innovations. Award winners are
Clean Air
Technology
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Melrose Park,
Ill.
Project: Genset Ultra Low Emitting
Locomotive
California Cartage Company, LLC, Santa Monica, Calif.
Project: Liquefied Natural Gas Port Truck
Project
Community
Action
Placer County Air Pollution Control District,
Auburn, Calif.
Project: Forest Resource Sustainability in
Placer County, Calif.
New York University, N.Y.
Project: New York University Climate Action
Plan
Education Outreach
City of Bellevue Utilities, Bellevue, Wash.
Project: Community greenhouse gas reduction
program.
Houston-Galveston Area Council, Houston,
Texas
Project: Commuter traffic reduction
program
Maricopa County Air Quality Department, Phoenix, Ariz.
Project: Particulate matter reduction
handbook
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission, Springvale,
Maine
Project: Air quality and transportation
educational program
Regulation/Policy
Innovations
The Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable,
Mass.
Project: Energy Performance Standards for
Developments of Regional Impact
North Central Texas Council of Governments, Arlington,
Texas
Project: Regional Emissions Enforcement
Program
Eglin Air Force Base, 96 CEG/CEV (Environment Management
Division), Fla.
Project: Air Quality Compliance Assistance
Program
Transportation Efficiency
Innovations
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San
Francisco, Calif.
Project: Advancing Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations
The awards will be presented on June 7, 2011 at Almas Temple in
Washington, D.C. from 4:30-6:30 p.m. EDT.
More information: https://www.epa.gov/environmental-topics/air-topics