Partners for the Environment
April 1996
Note: The following information is provided by U.S. EPA. For more information, check out U.S. EPA's information on Partners for the Environment at: http://www.epa.gov/partners or http://es.epa.gov/partners/index.html.
Over the last several years, an important change has taken place in our national strategy for protecting the environment. Through an array of partnership programs that we collectively refer to as Partners for the Environment, EPA is demonstrating that voluntary goals and commitments achieve real environmental results in a timely and cost-effective way. In addition to traditional approaches to environmental protection, EPA is building cooperative partnerships with a variety of groups, including small and large businesses, citizen groups, state and local governments, universities and trade associations.
The results of the Partners for the Environment efforts are impressive. Thousands of organizations are working cooperatively with EPA to set and reach environmental goals such as conserving water and energy, and reducing greenhouse gases, toxic emissions, solid wastes, indoor air pollution and pesticide risk. Our partners are making pollution prevention a central consideration in doing business. Partnership also means that we are working cooperatively with the private sector to provide stakeholders with effective tools to address environmental issues. And these partners are achieving measurable environmental results often more quickly and with lower costs than would be the case with regulatory approaches. EPA views these partnership efforts as key to the future success of environmental protection.
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Reduce toxic releases of 17 high priority chemicals.
202/260-6907
AgSTAR
Reduce methane emissions from manure management.
202/233-9041
Climate Wise
Reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs through comprehensive pollution prevention & energy efficiency programs. *An EPA/DOE partnership.
202/260-4407
Coalbed Methane Outreach
Increase methane recovery at coal mines.
202/233-9468
Common Sense Initiative
Reinvent environmental regulation to achieve cleaner, cheaper, smarter results for six industry sectors: auto manufacturing; computers and electronics; iron and steel; metal finishing and plating; petroleum refining; and printing.
202/260-7417
Design for the Environment
Include environmental considerations in product design.
202/260-1678
Energy Star Buildings
Maximize energy efficiency in commercial and industrial buildings.
202/775-6650
Energy Star Residential
Promote energy efficiency through new home design and residential use of energy efficient products.
202/775-6650
Energy Star Office Equipment
Increase manufacture of energy efficient office equipment.
202/775-6650
Energy Star Transformer
Increase manufacture and use of high-efficiency distribution transformers by utilities.
202/233-9002
Environmental Accounting
Increase business identification of environmental costs, and incorporation of these costs into decisionmaking.
202/260-1023
Environmental Leadership
Recognize facilities defined as environmental leaders and promote environmental management systems.
202/564-5081
EPA Standards Network
Coordinate Agency involvement in international standards development and provide public information.
202/260-3584
Green Chemistry
Promote and recognize breakthroughs in chemistry and accomplish pollution prevention cost effectively.
202/260-2659
Green Lights
Increase use of energy efficient lighting technologies.
202/233-9178
Indoor Environments
Reduce risks from indoor air pollution.
202/233-9370
Landfill Methane Outreach
Develop landfill gas-to-energy projects.
202/233-9042
Natural Gas STAR
Reduce methane emissions from natural gas industry.
202/233-9044
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
Promote integrated pest management and reduce pesticide risk in agriculture and non-agriculture settings.
800/972-7717
Project XL
Develop alternative regulatory approaches to achieve greater environmental benefits.
202/260-4297
Ruminant Livestock Methane
Reduce methane emissions from ruminant livestock.
202/233-9043
State and Local Outreach
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by empowering state and local decision makers.
202/260/4314
Transportation Partners
Reduce carbon dioxide emissions from transportation sector.
202/260-3729
U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation
Promote international projects that reduce greenhouse gases.
202/260-6803
Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership
Reduce perfluorocarbon gas emissions from aluminum smelting.
202/233-9793
WAVE
Promote water efficiency in lodging industry.
202/260-7288
Waste Minimization National Plan
Reduce persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals in hazardous waste.
703/308-8438
WasteWi$e
Reduce business solid waste through prevention, reuse and recycling.