Region 3 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now accepting applications for its 2008 Environmental Achievement Awards.

Nominations are due June 30.

"Today, instead of having only 17,000 EPA employees working to protect the environment, we now have over 300 million Americans as environmental partners," said Donald S. Welsh, EPA's mid-Atlantic regional administrator. "We want to recognize Americans from all sectors of society -- communities, businesses and individuals -- that are embracing the fact that environmental responsibility is everyone’s responsibility."

EPA's mid-Atlantic regional office is encouraging people to nominate individuals and groups who are making significant contributions to help public health and the environment in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or in the District of Columbia.

An EPA panel will review nominations and select winners of the Awards and will hold an awards ceremony at its regional office in Philadelphia in September.

Individuals and organizations are eligible for environmental achievement awards in three categories: business and industry, non-profit or volunteer organization and state, local or other federal government agency.

For more information, visit the 2008 Environmental Achievement Awards webpage.

4/25/2008