Partnership Programs: List of Programs
- Agriculture
- Air Quality
- Energy Efficiency and Global Climate Change
- Pollution Prevention
- Product Labeling
- Regulatory Innovation
- Sector Programs
- Technology
- Transportation Programs
- Waste Management
- Water
- EPA's Regional partnership programs
Agriculture
The AgSTAR Program
Reduce methane emissions at confined animal feedlot operations by promoting the use of biogas recovery systems.
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
Reduce risk from the use of pesticides and to go beyond regulatory requirements to a higher level of environmental stewardship.
Air Quality
Clean Diesel Campaign (includes Clean Construction USA, Clean Ports USA, Clean School Bus USA, Diesel Retrofit)
The National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC) builds on the success of its regulatory and non-regulatory, innovative efforts to reduce emissions from diesel engines. The NCDC is working to reduce the pollution emitted from diesel engines across the country through the implementation of varied control strategies and the sustained involvement of national, state, and local partners.Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
C2P2 is a joint government and industry program to increase the beneficial use of coal combustion products to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and increase industrial recycling. The goals of the C2P2 program are to increase the use of coal ash as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete from 12.6 million tons in 2002 to 20 million tons in 2010, which will reduce future greenhouse gas generation by over 6.5 million tons annually, and increase the overall use of CCPs from 35%, 2002, to 45 by 2008.
Combined Heat and Power Partnership
The CHP Partnership is a voluntary program seeking to reduce the environmental impact of power generation by promoting the use of environmentally beneficial combined heat and power (CHP). CHP, also known as cogeneration, is an efficient, clean, and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from a single fuel source. By installing a CHP system designed to meet the thermal and electrical base loads of a facility, CHP can greatly increase the facility's operational efficiency and decrease energy costs. The Partnership works closely with energy users, the CHP industry, state and local governments, and other clean energy stakeholders to facilitate the development of new projects and to promote their environmental and economic benefits.
Community-Based Childhood Asthma Programs
The Community-Based Childhood Asthma Program is a voluntary public-health outreach program designed to reduce adverse health outcomes and the economic burden due to asthma by promoting best practices, which integrate control of environmental triggers as a component of comprehensive asthma management. The Program helps people with asthma, and their families manage environmental triggers in their homes; reduces children’s exposure to indoor asthma triggers at schools and day care centers; and promotes the control of environmental triggers in conjunction with medical treatment as a component of a comprehensive asthma management plan.
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps American businesses and consumers save money and protect the environment by investing in energy efficient products and practices. Through the ENERGY STAR program, EPA has partnered with thousands of organizations across the residential, commercial and industrial sectors to increase the sales of energy efficient products bearing the ENERGY STAR label, raise energy efficiency standards for new home construction and existing home renovations, and improve the efficiency of commercial and industrial facilities through strategic energy management practices.
Great American Woodstove Changeout Campaign
This government, non-profit and industry collaborative effort facilitates the change out of old, dirty, inefficient “conventional” (pre-New Source Performance Standards) woodstoves manufactured before 1988 to new, cleaner burning appliances like gas, pellet and EPA-certified stoves. Moving to cleaner technologies reduces Particulate Matter and air toxics (indoor and outdoor), improves energy efficiency and reduces fire hazards.
Green Power Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. Purchasing electricity that is generated from clean, renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and low-impact hydro facilities is one of the easiest ways for an organization to reduce the environmental impact of its electricity use. Through the program, EPA provides partners with expert advice, tools and resources, and opportunities for recognition.
Working with SAE, EPA created a work group that has developed a set of draft voluntary protocols that will turn racing into a laboratory for energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gasses and auto emissions without slowing the cars or spoiling the sport.
High GWP Partnership Programs (Includes- SF6 Emission Reduction Partnership, Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership (VAIP), SF6 Emission Reduction Partnership for the Magnesium Industry, EPA's PFC Reduction/Climate Partnership for the Semiconductor Industry)
EPA's Voluntary High Global Warming Potential Programs provide public-private industry partnerships that substantially reduce U.S. emissions of high "global warming potential" (GWP) gases. These partnerships involve various industries that are developing cost-effective improvements in their industrial processes to reduce emissions of perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) - all particularly potent greenhouse gases.
Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
Comprehensive program for indoor air in schools.
Labs 21
Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.
Outdoor Wood-fired Hydronic Heaters Programs
The OWHH program encourages manufacturers to improve air quality through developing and distributing cleaner, more efficient outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters.
The radon program emphasizes reducing radon risks in homes located in identified high radon areas through focusing on key targets of opportunity, such as real estate transactions and new home construction. The program thereby attempts to maximize the number of homes with radon reducing features, thus minimizing the second leading cause of lung cancer.
Responsible Appliance Disposal Partnership
The Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) program is a program where partners recover ozone-depleting chemicals from old refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and humidifiers. Using best practices, RAD partners ensure that: refrigerants are recovered and reclaimed or destroyed; foams are recovered and destroyed, or the blowing agent is recovered and reclaimed; metals, plastic, and glass are recycled; PCBs, mercury, and used oil are recovered and properly disposed. As part of the RAD program, EPA serves as a technical clearinghouse on responsible appliance disposal program development and implementation; calculates annual and cumulative program benefits in terms of ODS and GHG emission savings and equivalents and, provides partner recognition for achievement, such as through press releases, brochures, articles, and awards. RAD partners include utilities, municipalities, retailers, manufacturers, universities, and other interested organizations.
SmartWay Transport Partnership
To improve the environmental performance and fuel efficiency of the US freight sector (truck & rail) through the use of a voluntary market incentive system, that encourages retailers/end users to choose trucking and/or rail companies that are environmental leaders in their respective industry segments.
Energy Efficiency and Global Climate Change
The AgSTAR Program
Reduce methane emissions at confined animal feedlot operations by promoting the use of biogas recovery systems.
Clean Energy Environment State Partnerships
EPA works with state and local partners interested in adopting existing federal voluntary programs aimed at encouraging energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reductions. It also encourages activities aimed at achieving air quality benefits that also result in reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Leaders
Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on the global environment by completing a corporate-wide inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions based on a quality management system, setting aggressive reduction goals, and annually reporting their progress to EPA. Through program participation, companies create a credible record of their accomplishments and receive EPA recognition as corporate environmental leaders.
Coalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP)
The Coalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP) is a voluntary program whose goal is to reduce methane emissions from coal mining activities by promoting the profitable recovery and use of coal mine methane (CMM). By working cooperatively with coal companies and related industries, CMOP helps to address barriers to using CMM instead of emitting it to the atmosphere. In turn, these actions mitigate climate change, improve mine safety and productivity, and generate revenues and cost savings.
Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
C2P2 is a joint government and industry program to increase the beneficial use of coal combustion products to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and increase industrial recycling. The goals of the C2P2 program are to increase the use of coal ash as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete from 12.6 million tons in 2002 to 20 million tons in 2010, which will reduce future greenhouse gas generation by over 6.5 million tons annually, and increase the overall use of CCPs from 35%, 2002, to 45 by 2008.
Combined Heat and Power Partnership
The CHP Partnership is a voluntary program seeking to reduce the environmental impact of power generation by promoting the use of environmentally beneficial combined heat and power (CHP). CHP, also known as cogeneration, is an efficient, clean, and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from a single fuel source. By installing a CHP system designed to meet the thermal and electrical base loads of a facility, CHP can greatly increase the facility's operational efficiency and decrease energy costs. The Partnership works closely with energy users, the CHP industry, state and local governments, and other clean energy stakeholders to facilitate the development of new projects and to promote their environmental and economic benefits.
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps American businesses and consumers save money and protect the environment by investing in energy efficient products and practices. Through the ENERGY STAR program, EPA has partnered with thousands of organizations across the residential, commercial and industrial sectors to increase the sales of energy efficient products bearing the ENERGY STAR label, raise energy efficiency standards for new home construction and existing home renovations, and improve the efficiency of commercial and industrial facilities through strategic energy management practices.
Great American Woodstove Changeout Campaign
This government, non-profit and industry collaborative effort facilitates the change out of old, dirty, inefficient “conventional” (pre-New Source Performance Standards) woodstoves manufactured before 1988 to new, cleaner burning appliances like gas, pellet and EPA-certified stoves. Moving to cleaner technologies reduces Particulate Matter and air toxics (indoor and outdoor), improves energy efficiency and reduces fire hazards.
EPA and the supermarket, refrigeration equipment and chemical refrigerant industries have established the Greenhill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership – a voluntary program to promote green technologies, strategies, and practices that protect the stratospheric ozone layer, reduce greenhouse gases, and save money. Partners must pledge to go above and beyond regulatory requirements by establishing an inventory of current refrigerant emissions that may affect climate change and the stratospheric ozone layer, and then setting reduction targets for these emissions. EPA estimates that widespread adoption of advanced refrigeration technologies, best practices, and improved equipment design and service could reduce refrigerant emissions. To counteract the depletion of stratospheric ozone, which protects earth's citizens from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, partners guarantee to use only ozone-friendly alternatives and advanced refrigeration technologies in all new and remodeled stores.
Green Power Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. Purchasing electricity that is generated from clean, renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and low-impact hydro facilities is one of the easiest ways for an organization to reduce the environmental impact of its electricity use. Through the program, EPA provides partners with expert advice, tools and resources, and opportunities for recognition.
Working with SAE, EPA created a work group that has developed a set of draft voluntary protocols that will turn racing into a laboratory for energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gasses and auto emissions without slowing the cars or spoiling the sport.
GreenScapes
Unifies government and industry, thereby influencing the reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste materials in large-scale landscaping by providing cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions that conserve natural resources and energy.
High GWP Partnership Programs (Includes- SF6 Emission Reduction Partnership, Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership (VAIP), SF6 Emission Reduction Partnership for the Magnesium Industry, EPA's PFC Reduction/Climate Partnership for the Semiconductor Industry)
EPA's Voluntary High Global Warming Potential Programs provide public-private industry partnerships that substantially reduce U.S. emissions of high "global warming potential" (GWP) gases. These partnerships involve various industries that are developing cost-effective improvements in their industrial processes to reduce emissions of perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) - all particularly potent greenhouse gases.
Labs 21
Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
The U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) is a voluntary assistance and partnership program that promotes the use of landfill gas as a renewable, green energy source. Landfill gas is the natural by-product of the decomposition of solid waste in landfills and is comprised primarily of carbon dioxide and methane—both important greenhouse gases. LMOP forms partnerships with communities, landfill owners, utilities, power marketers, states, project developers, tribes, and non-profit organizations to overcome barriers to project development by helping them assess project feasibility, find financing, and market the benefits of project development to the community.
Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection Partnership
The Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection Partnership is a joint voluntary initiative founded by EPA, the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Mobile Air Conditioning Society. The partnership is working to reduce the impact of mobile air conditioning units on the environment. The program seeks to improve the energy efficiency of new mobile air-conditioning systems and reduce refrigerant leakage.
Natural Gas STAR Program
Reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations by identifying and promoting the implementation of mitigation technologies and management practices.
SmartWay Transport Partnership
To improve the environmental performance and fuel efficiency of the US freight sector (truck & rail) through the use of a voluntary market incentive system, that encourages retailers/end users to choose trucking and/or rail companies that are environmental leaders in their respective industry segments.
The SunWise School Program
Increases educators sun safety awareness. SunWise's dual focus on health and the environment helps children develop the skills necessary for sustained SunWise behavior and an appreciation for the environment around them.
Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership
An innovative pollution prevention program developed jointly by EPA and the primary aluminum industry. Participating companies (partners) work with EPA to improve aluminum production efficiency while reducing perfluorocarbon (PFC) emissions, potent greenhouse gases that remain in the atmosphere for thousands of years.
WasteWise
WasteWise promotes cost savings and efficiency through waste prevention, recycling, and buying/manufacturing recycled content products. All organization in the United States, including public and private sectors, are eligible for recognition through this innovative program.
Pollution Prevention
2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) is a persistent, man-made chemical that is toxic in animal studies, has a half-life of years in humans, and is found widely in low concentrations in human blood and the environment. The goal of the voluntary 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program is to reduce emissions and product content of PFOA, PFOA precursors, and related higher homologue chemicals by 95% by 2010 from a year 2000 baseline, and to work toward eliminating emissions and product content by 2015. The eight major companies in the industry with operations in the United States have committed to these goals for their global operations, and will provide annual reports on their progress.
Design for the Environment
The goal is to facilitate the identification, adoption and innovation of clean products, processes, technologies, and management systems.
Federal Electronics Challenge
The Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) is a voluntary partnership program that
encourages federal facilities and agencies to: 1) purchase greener electronic
products, 2) reduce impacts of electronic products during use, and 3) manage
obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.
Green Engineering
Design, commercialization, and use of processes and products, which are feasible and economical while minimizing 1) generation of pollution at the source and 2) risk to human health and the environment.
The Green Suppliers Network (GSN) 
A collaborative venture between industry, the EPA and the 360vu, a leading provider of assistance to US manufacturers through its national network of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP), works with all levels of the manufacturing supply chain to achieve environmental and economic benefits.
High Production Volume Challenge
Ensure that a baseline set of health and environmental effects data on approximately 2800 high production volume chemicals is made available to EPA and the public.
Labs 21
Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.
Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program
In implementing this program, EPA asked companies who manufacture nanoscale materials to voluntarily provide data. The information gathering stage of the program is set for two years and has two levels. Companies can sign on to provide basic information about the manufacture, use, and properties of nanoscale materials or provide more in-depth information through additional testing. OPPT has worked closely with ORD and other offices to increase knowledge and works towards being able to quantify both risks and benefits from the use of nanoscale materials. The information gathering stage will end in January 2010.
National Environmental Performance Track
To recognize and encourage top environmental performance among private and public facilities, which go beyond compliance with regulatory requirements to achieve environmental excellence.
National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)
The goal of the program is to encourage, through recognition, networking, and case example distribution, the minimization of hazardous and industrial wastes, particularly those waste streams containing one or more of the 31 priority chemicals.
Schools Chemical Cleanout Program
The Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign, is a multi-Agency effort with the Department of Education and several other Agencies (NIOSH, CDC, DOI-BIA) to achieve three goals: Remove inappropriate, outdated, unknown and unnecessary chemicals; Prevent future chemical mismanagement in schools through training, curriculum and policy change and long-term management solutions; and, Raise awareness of chemical issues in schools and promote sustainable solutions.
Sustainable Futures
Encourage P2 and the development of safer new chemicals, and gain experience regarding the benefits of risk screening methodologies in new product development.
Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program
Provide hazard and exposure data to enable EPA and the public to better understand the potential health risks to children associated with certain chemical exposures.
Product Labeling
Regulatory Innovation
National Environmental Performance Track
To recognize and encourage top environmental performance among private and public facilities, which go beyond compliance with regulatory requirements to achieve environmental excellence.
Sector Programs
Sector Strategies Program
EPA works with priority manufacturing industries and service sectors to promote widespread improvement in environmental performance with reduced regulatory burden.
Technology
Environmental Technology Verification Program
Provide 3rd party objective testing information on the performance of environmental technologies to vendors, purchasers, and permitters in sales, purchasing and permitting decision making.
Transportation Programs
Clean Diesel Campaign (includes Clean Construction USA, Clean Ports USA, Clean School Bus USA, Diesel Retrofit)
The National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC) builds on the success of its regulatory and non-regulatory, innovative efforts to reduce emissions from diesel engines. The NCDC is working to reduce the pollution emitted from diesel engines across the country through the implementation of varied control strategies and the sustained involvement of national, state, and local partners.Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
C2P2 is a joint government and industry program to increase the beneficial use of coal combustion products to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and increase industrial recycling. The goals of the C2P2 program are to increase the use of coal ash as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete from 12.6 million tons in 2002 to 20 million tons in 2010, which will reduce future greenhouse gas generation by over 6.5 million tons annually, and increase the overall use of CCPs from 35%, 2002, to 45 by 2008.
Environmental Technology Verification Program
Provide 3rd party objective testing information on the performance of environmental technologies to vendors, purchasers, and permitters in sales, purchasing and permitting decision making.
The Green Suppliers Network (GSN)
A collaborative venture between industry, the EPA and the 360vu, a leading provider of assistance to US manufacturers through its national network of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP), works with all levels of the manufacturing supply chain to achieve environmental and economic benefits.
High GWP Partnership Programs (Includes- SF6 Emission Reduction Partnership, Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership (VAIP), SF6 Emission Reduction Partnership for the Magnesium Industry, EPA's PFC Reduction/Climate Partnership for the Semiconductor Industry)
EPA's Voluntary High Global Warming Potential Programs provide public-private industry partnerships that substantially reduce U.S. emissions of high "global warming potential" (GWP) gases. These partnerships involve various industries that are developing cost-effective improvements in their industrial processes to reduce emissions of perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) - all particularly potent greenhouse gases.
Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection Partnership
The Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection Partnership is a joint voluntary initiative founded by EPA, the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Mobile Air Conditioning Society. The partnership is working to reduce the impact of mobile air conditioning units on the environment. The program seeks to improve the energy efficiency of new mobile air-conditioning systems and reduce refrigerant leakage.
National Environmental Performance Track
To recognize and encourage top environmental performance among private and public facilities, which go beyond compliance with regulatory requirements to achieve environmental excellence.
SmartWay Transport Partnership
To improve the environmental performance and fuel efficiency of the US freight sector (truck & rail) through the use of a voluntary market incentive system, that encourages retailers/end users to choose trucking and/or rail companies that are environmental leaders in their respective industry segments.
Waste Management
Carpet America Recovery Effort
To increase the amount of recycling and reuse of post-consumer carpet, and reduce the amount of carpet going to landfills.
Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
C2P2 is a joint government and industry program to increase the beneficial use of coal combustion products to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and increase industrial recycling. The goals of the C2P2 program are to increase the use of coal ash as a replacement for Portland cement in concrete from 12.6 million tons in 2002 to 20 million tons in 2010, which will reduce future greenhouse gas generation by over 6.5 million tons annually, and increase the overall use of CCPs from 35%, 2002, to 45 by 2008.
GreenScapes
Unifies government and industry, thereby influencing the reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste materials in large-scale landscaping by providing cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions that conserve natural resources and energy.
Plug-In To eCycling
EPA partners with electronics manufacturers and retailers to increase the number of safe, convenient opportunities Americans have to recycle unwanted electronics and to increase the public's awareness of the need to recycle these products. Plug-In also partners with governments and non-profits that play a key role in the reuse and safe recycling of unwanted consumer electronics.
Responsible Appliance Disposal Partnership
The Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) program is a program where partners recover ozone-depleting chemicals from old refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and humidifiers. Using best practices, RAD partners ensure that: refrigerants are recovered and reclaimed or destroyed; foams are recovered and destroyed, or the blowing agent is recovered and reclaimed; metals, plastic, and glass are recycled; PCBs, mercury, and used oil are recovered and properly disposed. As part of the RAD program, EPA serves as a technical clearinghouse on responsible appliance disposal program development and implementation; calculates annual and cumulative program benefits in terms of ODS and GHG emission savings and equivalents and, provides partner recognition for achievement, such as through press releases, brochures, articles, and awards. RAD partners include utilities, municipalities, retailers, manufacturers, universities, and other interested organizations.
Schools Chemical Cleanout Program
The Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign, is a multi-Agency effort with the Department of Education and several other Agencies (NIOSH, CDC, DOI-BIA) to achieve three goals: Remove inappropriate, outdated, unknown and unnecessary chemicals; Prevent future chemical mismanagement in schools through training, curriculum and policy change and long-term management solutions; and, Raise awareness of chemical issues in schools and promote sustainable solutions.
WasteWise
WasteWise promotes cost savings and efficiency through waste prevention, recycling, and buying/manufacturing recycled content products. All organization in the United States, including public and private sectors, are eligible for recognition through this innovative program.
Water
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems Program (Septic Systems)
This Program provides national direction and support to improve the performance of decentralized systems by promoting the concept of continuous management and facilitating professional standards of practice.
Labs 21
Labs 21 is a voluntary program that saves money at laboratories while improving our environment. Laboratories require tens of millions of dollars worth of energy to run and add tens of thousands of pounds of pollution to our air, soil and water. EPA and the US Department of Energy are helping new and retrofitted laboratories cut their energy costs and reduce environmental damage. The goal is to create energy self-sufficiency for all EPA labs, modeling these savings for other science labs throughout the country.
WaterSense
Focusing on creating a market enhancement program for water efficient products. This site also
provides a wide variety of information on other water efficiency topics,
publications (many in down-loadable format), and links to other very
useful water efficiency web sites.