The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) sponsors the annual Federal Energy and Water Management Awards to recognize individuals and organizations for significant contributions to energy and water efficiency within the federal government. Winners come from the Air Force, Army, Navy, VA, DOE, CDC, DHHS, DOI, and multiple other agencies.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released annual market reports documenting data and trends in wind installations, technologies, costs, prices, and performance through the end of 2018 for three sectors: utility-scale land-based, distributed wind, and offshore wind.

Agenda for the Interagency Forum on Climate Risks*, Impacts & Adaptation held on January 18, 2018, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at NASA HQ in Washington DC.

Agenda for the Interagency Forum on Climate Risks*, Impacts & Adaptation held on March 29, 2018, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at NASA HQ in Washington DC.

Agenda for the Interagency Forum on Climate Risks*, Impacts & Adaptation held on April 19, 2018, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at NASA HQ in Washington DC.

Agenda for the Interagency Forum on Climate Risks, Impacts & Adaptation held on September 20, 2018, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at NASA HQ in Washington DC.

Agenda for the Interagency Forum on Climate Risks, Impacts & Adaptation held on September 31, 2018, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at NASA HQ in Washington DC.

Agenda for the Interagency Forum on Climate Risks, Impacts & Adaptation held on November 30, 2018, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at NASA HQ in Washington DC.

PDF version of the 2019 Federal Environmental Symposium Program Book, containing symposium schedule, abstracts, bios, tour information, much more. Please consider the environment when deciding to print or view online only.

EPA released preliminary Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data about chemical releases, waste management, and pollution prevention activities that took place during 2019 at more than 20,000 federal and industrial facilities across the country. EPA plans to publish a revised snapshot of the TRI dataset in October 2020, which will be used to develop the 2019 TRI National Analysis. The agency expects to publish the 2019 TRI National Analysis in early 2021.

Agenda for the Interagency Forum on Climate Risks, Impacts & Adaptation held on February 14, 2019, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at NASA HQ in Washington DC.

Proceedings from the 2020 ECOS State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting, Partnering on PFAS, a two-afternoon, virtual policy summit to explore how state and federal regulators and a variety of other stakeholders are coordinating to combat PFAS contamination.

This Guidance provides a streamlined practical, common sense approach to address frequently asked questions by agencies, reduce burden and costs, and increase flexibility by recognizing improved building performance.

Dated December 2020, this document updates and replaces the February 2016 Guiding Principles along with the Guidance for Federal Agencies on Sustainable Practices for Designed Landscapes (Dated October 2011) and the Implementing Instructions-Sustainable Locations for Federal Facilities (Dated September 2011). The six Guiding Principles for sustainable Federal buildings incorporated into this Guidance were developed based on fundamental sustainable design practices and reflect progress in building design, construction, and operation best practices as well as ensuring efficient operations; protecting occupant health, wellness, and productivity; and promoting resilient buildings.

Register now for the U.S. Department of Energy's annual Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit taking place May 17-20, 2021. This engaging, interactive virtual symposium brings together energy, finance, and sustainability professionals in the commercial, public, industrial, and residential building sectors. Industry leaders who partner with DOE will share their insights, expertise, and approaches for achieving organizational goals around energy efficiency, resilience, workforce development, low-carbon targets, and more.

October 13-15, 2021 The Climate Leadership Conference is excited to welcome EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, to its virtual stage to explore the intersection of environment, economy and equity and share why the Biden Administration's commitment to environmental justice is crucial to addressing climate change and how it paves the way for economic revitalization, job creation, and healthier communities. He will be joined in a moderated discussion with Ebony Thomas, Racial Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiatives Executive at Bank of America. The annual Climate Leadership Conference is North America's premier event dedicated to addressing the climate crisis through policy, innovation, and business solutions.

The GDI Awards are a collection of four honors created in 2011 to recognize employees and teams that go above and beyond to help the State Department lead by example on the environment and reduce our global footprint. Every year, the Department awards them on Earth Day.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published its 2021 U.S. Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report, which highlights areas where the geothermal power sector is primed for technological innovation. The report identifies significant opportunities for expanding power production through cutting-edge enhanced geothermal systems technology development; new power plant operational paradigms such as hybridization and thermal energy storage; and harnessing vast co-production potential from existing oil and gas infrastructure. Increasing the use of geothermal energy for U.S. heating and cooling can significantly contribute to the Biden-Harris Administration's decarbonization goals to cut U.S. emissions in half by 2030 and achieve a carbon pollution-free electric sector by 2035.

This biannual update to the public TSCA Inventory is part of EPA's regular posting of non-confidential TSCA Inventory data. The Inventory contains 86,557 chemicals of which 41,864 are active in U.S commerce. Other updates to the TSCA Inventory include new chemical substance additions, commercial activity data and regulatory flags, such as polymer exemptions, TSCA section 4 test orders and TSCA section 5 significant new use rules (SNURs).

The Federal Energy and Water Management Awards recognize individuals, groups, and agencies for their outstanding contributions in the areas of energy and water efficiency, resilience, and technology achievements; distributed energy; cybersecurity; and fleet management at federal facilities.

Federal personnel and their partners are invited to attend the 2022 Federal Environmental Symposium, a webinar-only event, hosted by NIH on March 28-31, 2022. The theme of this year's event is "Mission, Environment and Our Community". The event is FREE and registration will end Friday, March 18, 2022. For more information, please see the Symposium website at https://www.fedcenter.gov/fes2022.

Working presentation schedule for the March 28-31, 2022 Federal Environmental Symposium. First draft.

Final version.

Working presentation schedule for the March 28-31, 2022 Federal Environmental Symposium. Second draft.

Working presentation schedule for the March 28-31, 2022 Federal Environmental Symposium. Third draft.

Working presentation schedule for the March 28-31, 2022 Federal Environmental Symposium. 4th draft.

Final FES schedule - 3/28/2022.

The Coast Guard is proposing to align the Liquid Chemical Categorization tables with the 2020 Edition of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk and the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee's Circular 25. The updated tables would provide a list of the liquid hazardous materials and liquefied and compressed gases approved for international and domestic maritime transportation, and indicate how each substance is categorized by its pollution potential, safe carriage requirements, chemical flammability, combustibility, and compatibility with other substances. This proposed rule would impose no additional costs to chemical shippers or vessel owners. Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before 21 December 2022. POC is Dr. Raghunath Halder, U.S. Coast Guard Hazardous Materials Division (CG-ENG-5); tel 202-372-1422, email Raghunath.Halder@uscg.mil. (Federal Register 22 September 2022 [Proposed Rule] Pages 57984-58018).

EPA and DOE announced the winners of the 2022 ENERGY STAR Awards. These 210 organizations, which represent the top ENERGY STAR partners, are making important contributions in support of America's clean energy transition.

The need for more accurate air sensor data is crucial as air agencies and other organizations rapidly install air sensor networks across the United States and the world. The 2023 Air Sensors Quality Assurance Workshop will help the air sensor community better understand established and emerging QA methods for collecting accurate air sensor data and any associated limitations. The workshop will be a 3-day hybrid event for both in-person and virtual attendees and presenters. Sessions will include presentations and panel discussions with various air sensor experts.

LAST DAY TO SUBMIT IS FRIDAY JULY 21:The Federal Environmental Symposium Planning Committee is continuing to accept presentation abstracts THROUGH Friday, June 30th July 21st for its 2023 federal environmental conference, to be held in-person and virtually the week of October 23-27, 2023, at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. This year's theme for the Symposium is "Environment: A Mission Asset", focuses on the sharing of best practices, success stories, partnerships, and challenges and achievements of the federal practitioner community as they apply to your Agency's mission. The event schedule, registration instructions, call for presentation abstracts, and continuous updates to the event can be found on the Symposium website.

Join EPA on September 19, 2023, at 2:00 PM (Eastern) to announce and celebrate the 2023 Regional Pollution Prevention Recognition Awards. These awards recognize the pollution prevention (P2) best practices of companies that have worked with EPA P2 grantees to implement P2 projects at their facilities. The awards highlight P2 successes that other companies can consider implementing as part of their business to help save money and protect human health and the environment.

This year's Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners come from 15 states and the District of Columbia. They were recognized for achievements in the design, manufacture, and the selection and use of cleaners, detergents and other products with safer chemicals. Applicants for this year's awards were encouraged to show how their work promotes environmental justice, bolsters resilience to the impacts of climate change, results in cleaner air or water, improves drinking water quality or advances innovation in packaging.

The Symposium Planning Committee would like to invite all Federal sustainability practitioners, policy makers, and their business partners to participate in the 2023/24 Federal Environmental Symposium. The Symposium will be a virtual gathering of federal agencies to provide existing and relevant environmental information to Federal representatives. This event was first offered in 2002 and hosted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) facility. The main purpose is to encourage partnerships, sharing of information, and best practices amongst Federal facilities. NIH will once again host the symposium virtually via MS Teams videoconferencing platform. Registration to attend will be open until February 26, 2024. This year's theme for the Symposium "Environment: A Mission Asset" focuses on the sharing of best practices, success stories, partnerships, and challenges and achievements of the federal practitioner community as they apply to your Agency's mission. The symposium is also expected to bring together federal agencies and their partnering organizations to provide existing and relevant environmental policy perspectives. Speakers from federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, academia and private organizations representing a federal agency, are invited to present at the event. The call for presentation abstracts will be open through December 29, 2023. The attendee registration runs through February 26, 2024.

This track will open the event startng at 11:00 am with remarks from Kenny Floyd (Director of the Division of Environmental Protection at the NIH), a talk by Andrew Mayock (CEQ's Federal Chief Sustainability Officer) and star??ng at 1:00 pm Presentatons in the Sustainability Track.

This Track will have presentations from the Sustainability Track.

This track will have presentations from the Sustainability Track (11:30am-3:30pm) and the Environmental Compliance Track (3:45pm-4:45pm).

This Track will have presentations from the Sustainability Track.

This track will have presentations from the Environmental Planning Track.

This track will have presentations from the Emerging Chemical Track (11:00am-3:00pm) and the Environmental Planning Track (3:30pm-4:00pm).

This track will have presentations from the Management Systems Track (11:00am-3:00pm) and the Resiliency Track (3:00pm-4:15pm).

This Track will have presentations from the Environmental Compliance Track (11:00am-12:00pm) and the Resiliency Track (12:00pm-2:30pm).

This track will have presentations from the Environmental Justice Track.

This track will have presentations from the Energy and Water Efficiency Track.

This Track will have presentations from the Environmental Compliance Track.

This Track will have presentations from the Success Stories Tracks.

The Getting to Zero Forum is the premier event dedicated to building decarbonization. With a growing number of climate emergencies across the United States and around the world, there is no more important time than now for the Getting to Zero Forum. The event brings together the world's leading experts to share best practice approaches to reducing energy demand and decarbonization related to policy, program, and projects. It is the only event with a broad cross-section of stakeholders focused on ambitious building efficiency goals and is an ideal venue for organizing both the policy and building communities to achieve zero carbon ambitions.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pollution Prevention Act, September 20 - 26, 2010 has been declared National Pollution Prevention Week.