Announcements

GREENWICH, CT-- Nestle Waters North America Inc., on behalf of its six regional spring water brands, Arrowhead®, Deer Park®, Ice Mountain®, Ozarka®, Poland Spring® and Zephyrhills®, has announced its 2010 partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). 

KINGSTON, NY—-ScheinMedia announces that NYinc magazine has published its inaugural green issue, highlighting New York City’s sustainability community. The April/May 2010 issue can be seen at NYinc.com.

NEW YORK, NY–New World Home and Hearst Magazines announce a partnership for the Country Living Collection of historically inspired “country” modular homes that feature USGBC LEED® certification. The announcement was made jointly by Tyler Schmetterer, co-founder and chief marketing officer of New World Home, and Glen Ellen Brown, vice president, Hearst Brand Development, a unit of Hearst magazines that publishes Country Living. 

NEWARK, NJ--Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, East Ward Council Member Augusto Amador, Federal Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck, and Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) Executive Director Joseph Della Fave, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura and other dignitaries announced the award of a federal $100,000 Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) grant to the Ironbound Community Corporation to identify and address environmental health risks in the East Ward, during a press conference which was held at the River Bank Park Field House in Newark. River Bank Park is located between Raymond Boulevard and Market Street, and between Van Buren and Somme Streets.

CHICAGO—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Jones Lang LaSalle 2010 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for its accomplishments in significant energy and financial savings through successful strategic energy management programs on behalf of clients and commitment to save energy across its entire operation.

KINGSTON, NY—ScheinMedia announces the publication of comprehensive maps of green residential development projects in the New York metro region.

PISCATAWAY, NJ-- American Standard Brands, a leading manufacturer of bath and kitchen plumbing products in North America, has announced its commitment of $1 million over a two-year period to The Nature Conservancy to increase awareness of how consumers can conserve water every day and to provide support of the Conservancy's mission of protecting the Earth's most vital natural resource - our drinking water.

WASHINGTON--The Pew Charitable Trusts has announced that effective February 1, 2010, the Campaign for America's Wilderness (CAW) will become part of the Pew Environment Group, expanding Pew's work to protect public lands.

SALEM, NJ-- PSEG hosted the grand opening of its new Energy and Environmental Resource Center (EERC) featuring hands on, interactive exhibits designed to promote conversations about energy, the environment and solutions for meeting the challenges of climate change.