EPA has developed a voluntary submittal process to allow for faster review of the suggestions being offered and to provide guidance regarding what information would be most useful to the reviewing officials. The information received through this voluntary submittal process will be scrutinized for innovative ideas and technological solutions that are safe for the environment and public health and can be deployed along the Kalamazoo River to help with cleanup. The information submitted will be forwarded to the appropriate reviewing official who will contact submitters, if necessary.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $16 million in supplemental funding for cleanup efforts at contaminated sites known as brownfields. Communities representing 27 state or local governments were chosen to receive the supplemental funding, which will help them carry out cleanup activities, redevelopment projects, and create jobs for people living near brownfields sites. Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

Hosted by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), this event will offer a comprehensive technical program featuring multiple technical sessions and several short courses. This conference will assemble environmental researchers and technology developers with the defense user and regulatory communities to showcase cutting edge environmental technologies and ideas, as well as communicate the most difficult challenges of our defense establishment.

If you are over 55, live in the Washington DC area and are interested in contributing to EPA's Contract Laboratory Program, please read on! EPA has a formal relationship with the National Older Workers Career Center (NOWCC) to support their Senior Environmental Employee (SEE) Program which provides positions for individuals aged 55 and older. The US EPA's Superfund Analytical Services Branch is seeking experienced chemists (2) to help implement this prominent national program that produces analytical results for contaminated site clean-up. The ideal candidates would have extensive laboratory experience including knowledge of sample receipt, prep, analysis, and report generation, know SW846, Water and CLP analytical methods, and understand Data Validation procedures. Furthermore, the candidates would have a working knowledge of: high resolution gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) for chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (CDD) and chlorinated dibenzofuran (CDF) analysis; working knowledge of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for volatile organic compounds in air based on EPA Method TO-15; and Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) used for air analysis(screening), Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) used for soil analysis (medium level), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). These two positions are located in Arlington, Virginia. Reference Code Numbers DC-1291 and DC-1292. When you apply, let NOWCC know you found out about their program and these positions through CLU-IN.