Register today: To engage everyone who cares about the future of public transportation, FTA is hosting a third Transit Renewal Initiative listening session featuring U.S. Department of Transportation leaders and representatives from transit industry, advocacy and community groups discussing ways to increase ridership with the help of community partnerships. The listening session is free, but registration is required. You can register by hitting the read more button below.

Scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT Friday, August 13, the listening session is part of FTA’s summer-long America’s Open and Transit’s Open conversation about renewing ridership by amplifying best practices from transit agencies nationwide.

Speakers for this third listening session include:

U.S. Department of Transportation representatives leading public engagement and tribal affairs
Representatives from the Commuter Rail Coalition, Intertribal Transportation Association, Latinos in Transit, Conference on Minority Transportation Officials, New Urban Mobility Alliance, Shared Use Mobility Center, Los Angeles Walks, Transportation Choices Coalition and the National Association of City Transportation Officials

Reducing exposure to radon is an important component in preventing lung cancer. Radon, a radioactive gas, is one of the most hazardous indoor pollutants. This naturally occurring gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, responsible for more than 21,000 annual deaths. According to the US EPA, radon concentrations above its action level are present in 1 of 15 buildings in the United States.

During this webinar, subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New York State Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Health, and Wisconsin Department of Health Services will share guidance, lessons learned, and best practices for increasing radon education and outreach through CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network.

To register, please hit the read more button below.

Save California Salmon is hiring a new co-director

SCS currently works in the Klamath/Trinity River, North Coast, Sacramento River, Bay Area and Central Valley regions. We are willing to work with the right candidate as far as hours and location.

Experience working with tribes, native people, underrepresented people and youth is a must. Experience organizing campaigns, writing grants, creating or challenging policy, and/or creating and teaching educational curriculum is a plus.

Save California Salmon is a diverse, supportive, and family friendly environment.

Native American preference applies.

To apply please turn in a cover letter, resume and two writing samples to [log in to unmask] Public comments, work plans, grants, trainings, press releases or published articles are the preferred writing samples.

Please feel free to email with any questions and for more information on the position, hit the read more button below to be redirected to Saving California Salmon's website where the job description is housed.

Our watersheds are the lifeblood of our communities. They give us drinking water, fish runs, recreational opportunities, jobs and food. They support wildlife, and the ceremonies, lifeways and economies for so many people.

Right now our watersheds are suffering from climate change and from the decisions by state and federal governments that put the needs of corporations and unsustainable farming and ranching above people and animals.

It is time to give back to, and appreciate, our water and fish.

Join us for a week dedicated to loving, sharing about, enjoying, praying for, and taking action for our rivers, creeks, springs, bays, estuaries and lagoons.

SCS can help support your events, posts and actions all week long. Contact [log in to unmask] or DM us to get involved. Use hashtags #loveyourrivers #WaterProtectors and your watershed when you post.

We will likely be doing a ceremonial ground clean up and a couple of on the water events on the Trinity and Klamath Rivers, however this is subject to change due to fires and COVID 19 outbreaks. Follow us on social media.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a virtual roundtable on September 15 (11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT) titled Exploring Food Waste Solutions: Success Stories from the U.S. and Beyond, to showcase innovative policies and approaches to reducing food waste in the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom.

“Food loss and waste reduction is an international priority – the United Nations has set a goal to cut food waste in half by 2030 as well as reduce food loss earlier in the supply chain,” said USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison Jean Buzby. “The United States also has a national goal to reduce food loss and waste by 2030. It’s important to share the work of the people and organizations who are making this goal a reality in their communities.”

The roundtable will feature public and private leaders in the food waste prevention sector followed by a Q&A session. Speakers include:

· Jean Buzby, USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison

· Emily Broad Leib, Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, will serve as moderator

· Josh Kelly, Vermont State Waste Management and Prevention Division, will discuss the state’s Universal Recycling Law and consumer food waste education efforts.

· Todd Lawrence of the Urban Green Lab (Nashville, Tennessee) will showcase their mobile laboratory that delivers sustainable living education citywide.

· Sarah Feteih of the San Diego Food System Alliance will highlight an online social competition that has engaged residents in food waste tracking challenges and reduced household-level food waste by 38 percent.

· Wayne Hubbard, Chief Executive Officer of ReLondon, will share the success of London’s partnership to improve waste and resource management and accelerate their transition to a low-carbon city.

· Filippo Gavazzeni, Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Secretariat, Milan Municipality, will review the consortium’s holistic approach to addressing systematic issues within the food supply chains, including addressing food loss and waste.

Registration is free but required to attend this event. Register by hitting the read more button below. The roundtable will be recorded and will be available on the USDA website after the event.

The roundtable is hosted by USDA with participation from interagency food loss and waste partners, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The event is among the individual and collective efforts of USDA, EPA and FDA to work towards the national goal of reducing food loss and waste by 50 percent by 2030. Learn more about USDA, EPA, and FDA programs and resources to reduce food loss and waste.

USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, visit www.usda.gov.