IPEN Associates Receive US EPA Awards

IPEN Executive Committee member Ken Geiser receives a Lifetime Achievement Environmental Merit Award and IPEN Participating Organization Health Care Without Harm (US) receives an Environment, Community, Academia & Nonprofit Environmental Merit Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
 

April 25, 2012. Massachusetts Citizens Receive Prestigious Regional EPA Environmental Awards

Twenty-four environmental awards will be given to Massachusetts environmental groups, individuals, businesses, nonprofit and government agencies today in Boston’s Faneuil Hall as EPA presented its annual Environmental Merit Awards for 2012.

The merit awards, recognizing valuable contributions to environmental awareness and problem solving, are a unique way that EPA can recognize individuals and groups that are making significant impacts on environmental quality in distinct ways.

Awarded by EPA since 1970, the merit awards honor individuals and groups who have shown particular ingenuity and commitment in their efforts to preserve the region's environment. This year's competition drew nearly 100 nominations from across New England…………….

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