collaboration practitioners network meeting january 21, 2010
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Collaboration Practitioners Network Meeting January 21, 2010. Patricia Bonner/Leanne Nurse USEPA National Center for Environmental Innovation [email protected] 202-566-2204 [email protected] 202-566-2207. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Our mission: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Collaboration Practitioners Network Meeting
January 21, 2010
Patricia Bonner/Leanne NurseUSEPA
National Center for Environmental [email protected] [email protected] 202-566-2207
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Our mission: Protect human health and safeguard the natural environment -- air, water and land -- upon which life depends
Our work:-Develop & enforce regulations - Give grants-Study environmental issues - Sponsor partnerships-Teach people about the - Publish information
environment
EPA’s Structure
18,000 people in
- 12 Headquarters offices
- 10 regional offices
- 20 Laboratories and Satellite operations
- 14 organizations within the Office of the Administrator
Public Involvement/Collaboration Work
Where is it located?- No where and everywhere.
-There is not a single unit responsible for coordinating policy and planning/delivering activities- There are special emphasis organizations serving Tribal, Environmental Justice, Children’s Health- All Offices and Regions have staff who
-Engage the public in one, some or all parts of EPA’s Public Involvement Spectrum-Implement the Agency’s Public Involvement Policy-Work with communities to solve environmental problems