Environmental Office
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Did You Know?
- To meet the challenge of climate change, the U.S. has pledged $1.7 billion to develop hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for cars and stationary applications. Used as a fuel, hydrogen produces no pollution.
- Industrial toxic emissions in the U.S. have been halved since the mid-1980s. Virtually all hazardous waste is recycled or treated to destroy toxic pollutants or reduce the ability of those pollutants to enter the atmosphere.
- The U.S. was the first country in the world to create a national agency to protect the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in July 1970.
- Since the U.S. banned lead in gasoline beginning in 1973 there has been a 98% decrease in lead levels in the air. As a result levels of lead in blood have decreased 75% in the American population.
- In June 2004, the Port of Los Angeles opened the world’s first green container terminal. The Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) terminal uses electrical technology that will cut nitrogen oxide emissions by an amount equivalent to 69,000 diesel truck miles.
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