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Applications are being accepted for Ohio’s first Environmental Justice Academy, a training program developed for emerging community, non-profit and environmental leaders to help cultivate skills and address environmental challenges.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) are hosting the event Sept. 10-11 at the University of Dayton.
Applications (two per entity only) must be submitted by July 7 to R5 EJAcademy@epa.gov. Participants must be based in Darke, Preble, Montgomery, Miami, Greene or northern Warren counties.
The application includes five questions. Each response is limited to 200 words. More information is available at https://www.epa.gov/oh/ej-academy.
Tuesday May 25, 2021
University of Dayton sustainability expertise contributes to Vatican Laudato Si Action Platform to track progress on environment goals
The University of Dayton provided sustainability expertise to the Vatican in the development of the Laudato Si Action Platform to help track goals from Pope Francis 2015 encyclical on the environment.
The online platform s soft launch is May 25, with a full launch in early October.
Matthew Worsham, UD energy efficiency and renewable energy manager, and Marianist Sister Leanne Jablonski who also serves as Hanley Sustainability Institute scholar for faith and the environment, were part of the universities working group for the Vatican s Dicastery Team for Promoting Integral Human Development Laudato Si Action Platform. Rebecca Potter, director of UD s sustainability program and Hanley Sustainability Institute director of curriculum, was part of a dicastery universities team focused on ecol