EPA Honors Lehigh Valley Health Network With Trailblazer Award

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Administrator Shawn M. Garvin this week recognized Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley Health Network with EPA's Trailblazer Award for reducing the organization's environmental footprint in a sustainable and economical way.

Lehigh Valley Health Network's methods for reducing its carbon footprint include an extensive recycling program; a green cleaning program; environmentally-preferable purchasing practices; LEED-certified buildings; rooftop solar panels; and its computer power management and conservation programs.

EPA's Trailblazer Award recognizes hospitals for achieving sustainable practices that pave the way for other area hospitals.

To find out more about the award and how EPA is improving the healthcare sector's environmental pollution, go to EPA Region 3's Trailblazer webpage.