Tag Archives: Environmental Protection Agency
In the News: African-American Buying Power Nears $1.1 Trillion; President Obama Hosts an African American Conference and More
A few noteworthy headlines around the Web
See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the Web
By Sade K. Muhammad
Obama Pushes for Veterans Portion of Jobs Plan
Will it suffer the same fate as the president's other employment initiatives?
With the unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in the double digits, President Obama…
By Joyce Jones
In the News: US Poverty Rate Soars; Lil Wayne Sounds Off On Tea Party and More
A few noteworthy headlines around the Web
See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the web:…
By Janel Martinez
Green Insider: 3 Ways to Practice Energy Responsibility
Eco-friendly resources for businesses and individuals
Would you invest in a company that pollutes your drinking water? What if you’re the…
By Andre Williams
Deadline Looms For Sustainable Community Grants
Obama Administration pushes for greener urban neighborhoods; applications due before midnight on August 23
The Partnership for Sustainable Communities is an initiative of the Department of Housing and Urban…
By Joyce Jones
Oil Spill Cleanup Scams
From bogus stocks to fake job opportunities, don’t let con artists get away with your cash
Whenever there’s an opportunity, scammers often find a way to use their dirty little tricks…
By Sheiresa Ngo
Fighting Off Green Fatigue
Easy tips for making your lifestyle just a little greener
Forget the green guilt, it really isn’t that difficult to adopt a greener lifestyle.
By Deborah Creighton Skinner
The Protector
EPA head Lisa Jackson’s mission: to guard human health and the environment while creating jobs for the new green economy
Lisa P. Jackson, in her job as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, may seem…
By Dale Coachman
My Conversation with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
Her mission: a clean-energy future and a fertile environment for green jobs
When I traveled down to D.C., Administrator Lisa Jackson said something I’ll always remember: “You…
