#DYK
Pollutants outside schools can make their way into school classrooms? Cleaner air outside leads to healthier air inside 🌬️🌎.
Learn how to keep students healthy ⬇️
#EarthMonth
Congratulations to 7th grade environmentalist, Grace, for winning first place at her city’s 11th Annual Earth Day Poster Contest!
We love to see our youth engaged in raising awareness for environmental issues they are passionate about. 👏
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EPA’s finalized ban on most uses of methylene chloride will protect workers and communities from fatal exposures, while allowing key uses to continue safely with a robust new worker protection program.
A healthy Earth = healthy kids 🌎
Cleaner air, water, and land leads to fewer health issues for our children like asthma, cancer, and learning disabilities.
Learn more ⬇️
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Deputy Administrator McCabe joined forces with the
#G7Italy
Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers and celebrated the adoption of this year’s communique. She welcomed the G7 commitment to regional cooperation and spoke about EPA's clean air and methane standards.
Who do you want to be when you grow up? For
#EPAer
Danelle, the answer is a researcher working to fight cancer.
"I learned that one of the best ways to fight cancer is to prevent it from occurring in the first place."
Read more ⬇️
At the historic Lingotto test track, Deputy Administrator McCabe met with representatives from Stellantis to learn about electric vehicles in Italy. She shared how EPA is leading on clean transportation investments and emissions reductions in the US.
Protecting human health is at the forefront of everything we do— from securing cleaner air to breathe and water to drink for communities, to addressing environmental justice concerns.
This week we highlight how we protect human health every day. 🧑🍼
#EarthMonth
#EarthMonth
embraces the concept of
#OneHealth
– a holistic approach to achieving optimal human health outcomes that recognizes that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment.
Learn more!
Learn more about where you live 🗺️
Explore EPA’s online tool with info on how facilities manage toxic chemicals and prevent pollution in communities. 🏘️
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🇮🇹 To kick off her mission to Turin, Italy for the G7 Environment Ministerial, Deputy Administrator McCabe met with representatives from Too Good to Go and Eataly to learn about their pioneering efforts to reduce food waste worldwide.
Teaching kids about the environment is a great way to celebrate
#EarthMonth
! Check out EPA's environmental education lesson plans, teacher guides, and more 🌎
EPA is working to prevent plastic pollution by identifying actions that governments, businesses, industry, and nonprofits in the U.S. can take to be part of the solution. ♻️
Learn more. ⬇️
Anchors up! ⚓
This month, EPA's Lake Guardian Research Vessel set sail from Milwaukee to begin the spring water quality survey in all five Great Lakes. 🛥️
🔗Learn more about the largest research vessel in the EPA fleet:
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🌎 Celebrating
#EarthMonth
with
@ecspgh
's ‘EcoStewards’!
We’re inspired by these young environmental stewards who remind us that no matter how small, you can make a difference.
@RepSummerLee
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