May 21, 2007—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 13 businesses, organizations, and individuals, chosen from 75 applicants around the country, to receive EPA’s 7th Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards for outstanding accomplishments in reducing air emissions.
The Clean Air Excellence Awards program recognizes and honors outstanding, innovative efforts in achieving cleaner air. The awards are given in 5 categories: clean air technology, community action, education/outreach, regulatory/policy innovations, and transportation efficiency innovations—with two additional special awards for visionary programs and individual achievement.
The seven categories and this year’s winners are as follows:
Clean Air Technology
- Eli Lilly Co. (Lafayette, IN) – Development of the Xact Multi-Metal CEMS
- Environmental Safety Solutions, LLC (New York, NY) – Enviroboot
- Leak Surveys Inc. (Early, TX) – The “HAWK” Leak Detection System
- Railpower Hybrid Corp. (Erie, PA) – Railpower Switching Locomotives: Ultra Clean Power
Community Action
- Cherokee Nation Environmental Programs (Tahlequah, OK) – Cherokee Nation Clean Air Program
- Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (Louisville, KY) – Strategic Toxic Air Reduction (STAR) Program
Education/Outreach
- City of Lawton & Evergreen Productions Inc. (Lawton, OK) – Carpool Crazy
- Mothers for Clean Air (Houston, TX) – Ozone Theater: Setting the Stage for Air Pollution Education
Regulatory/Policy Innovations
- Environmental Services (Minneapolis, MN) – City of Minneapolis Sustainability Initiative
- New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (Lyndhurst, NJ) – Emissions Reductions, Green Building & Renewable Energy
Transportation Efficiency Innovations
- Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (Springfield, OR) – Everybody Wins
Gregg Cooke Visionary Program Award
- 3M (St. Paul, MN) – 3M’s Sustainability Program Reduces Air Emissions Worldwide
Thomas W. Zosel Outstanding Individual Achievement Award
- Ron Harris, Former County Judge (Collin County, TX)
For more information about this year’s awards, visit EPA.
