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The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a new online resource intended to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration among the scientific community on environmental modeling. The Integrated Environmental Modeling Hub (iemHUB) website is designed to “facilitate knowledge sharing, discussion and collaboration on models and tools that support multimedia and multidisciplinary analysis.” The agency uses integrated environmental modeling to simulate environmental processes and interactions between ecological and human-influenced systems and to inform its decision making process.

Former Gas Station Sites

EPA estimates that there are over 200,000 petroleum brownfields sites across America. Many of these include former gas stations. Because these properties are often located near traffic intersections and other areas with high levels of automobile traffic, they may present opportunities to site or otherwise support the infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles. Existing infrastructure and facilities suitable for reuse could be used to support station operations. Renewable energy resources, such as solar energy, could also help power operations and advanced vehicles.

Feasibility Study: Winter – fall 2010

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will conduct a study that aims to: (1) develop criteria to evaluate former gas station properties as sites for alternative fuel stations, and (2) determine how to convert these former gas stations into alternative fuel stations. The study will then identify the best locations for various alternative fuels based on traffic corridors and the supply and demand for each fuel. If applicable, the study may also explore opportunities for introducing renewable energy resources into the development of these stations.

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $7.8 million in grants to 20 U.S. communities for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency. The communities were selected under the Climate Showcase Communities grant program to receive peer exchange, training, and technical support from EPA. Grant recipients include the city of Eugene, Oregon’s SmartTrips program, an outreach and training program to help residents choose climate-friendly travel options, and Salt Lake City’s Sustainable Transportation for a Sustainable Future project, which will conduct research and develop community-based social marketing to enhance existing vehicle travel reduction programs.

The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a new website intended to help the public understand and participate in the agency’s rulemaking process. According to EPA, the new Rulemaking Gateway portal will provide “earlier and more concise information” about the agency’s priority rulemakings under development. The website also allows users to search for EPA rules on specific interests, such as environmental justice or state, local, and tribal government. The portal also provides brief overviews of rulemakings that have not yet been proposed and includes links to more comprehensive information on the federal interagency Regulations.gov website.

Defendants charged with environmental crimes or violations of the U.S. Federal Criminal Code sometimes flee the court’s jurisdiction and/or the USA rather than face prosecution or to serve a sentence. When these circumstances occur, the defendants become fugitives from justice.

The following wanted posters identify fugitives sought by the EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division. Each one provides a brief case summary and instructions on how to report information related to their identity and/or current location. You may also report the information to your local police or if you are outside the United States, to the nearest U.S. Embassy.