EPA's Blog Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Month

Managers and staff from EPA's Pacific Southwest office tell their personal stories in blog postings.

Keith Takata
Danielle Angeles
Zac Appleton
Pankaj Arora
Andrew Chu
Sharon Lin
Vance Fong
Kahi Kahakui

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• 6th International Conference on Industrial Ecology
• West Coast Energy Management Conference
• Smart Lighting Summit
• 5th Concentrated Solar Power Today Conference and Expo
• Workshop on Advances in Cool Roof Research

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A New Fuel Economy Label For a New Generation Of Cars

EPA announced a major new fuel efficiency milestone at the Tesla facility in Palo Alto.
  • News Release, Video and Audio
  • Information about the New Labels
  • ABC7 News: New Stickers Make Care Shopping Easier
  • Business Journal: Roadster Fuel Savings: Scan Before you Buy

Art and Environmentalism

Artists Chris Jordan and Eli Noyes discuss environmental issues, their artistic visions, and upcoming projects.

  • Listen to the Conversations

Greening the Streets of San Francisco

The Newcombe Avenue Model Block Project will replace a nearly 100% impervious streetscape with elements such as permeable pavement, sidewalk landscaping, trees, and stormwater planters. 

  • Project Details

  • News Release

  • San Fancisco Chronicle: Gritty SF Street Turning into Model Block

  • Streetscape Improvement Project

Bakersfield Students Receive President's Environmental Youth Award

A team of special needs youth is recognized for promoting the use of solar power. The team uses model solar-powered cars, a house, and a Ferris wheel to demonstrate various uses of solar energy.

 • News Release
 • KGET.com: Local Students with Autism Given Presidential Award