Council on Environmental Quality

“Our focus is to ensure that there is a strong science and policy basis for our environmental policy, to move the nation to greater reliance on clean energy and increase energy security, to combat global warming while growing the green economy, to protect public health and the environment, especially in vulnerable communities, and to protect and restore our great ecosystems.”

– Chair Nancy Sutley

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CEQ Blog

  • July 31, 2012 at 8:55 AM EDT

    Growing Our Economy Through the Great Outdoors

    The President of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association discusses how the Obama Administration's work to protect our outdoor spaces is important for small businesses and our economy.

  • July 27, 2012 at 10:56 AM EDT

    Advancing National Security Through Energy Security

    Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discusses the recent Great Green Fleet demonstration in which a carrier strike group used advanced biofuels during the largest maritime exercise in the world.

  • July 24, 2012 at 3:26 PM EDT

    Promoting Sustainable Health Care

    The President of Health Care Without Harm discusses the Healthier Hospitals Initiative's campaign to promote sustainability in hospitals and health care facilities across the country

  • July 24, 2012 at 10:45 AM EDT

    Making Plans for GreenGov 2012: Leading by Example

    On September 24-26, 2012, the Council on Environmental Quality and the Association of Climate Change Officers will bring together sustainability leaders and newcomers from federal, state, and local governments, academia, non-profits, and the private sector for the third annual GreenGov Symposium

  • July 19, 2012 at 12:46 PM EDT

    Promoting Sustainability Through Sports

    A National Football League player and environmental activist discusses the role sports can play in promoting sustainability

  • July 5, 2012 at 4:39 PM EDT

    Reducing Asthma Disparities

    A primary care pediatrician discusses the importance of the Obama Administration's recently announced Coordinated Federal Action Plan to reduce asthma disparities.

  • June 27, 2012 at 5:58 PM EDT

    Advanced Vehicles: Advancing Our Communities

    A member of the City of Atlanta's Office of Sustainability discusses the importance of developing advanced vehicles that reduce our country's dependence on foreign oil, and grow jobs in our communities.

  • June 21, 2012 at 9:00 AM EDT

    Announcing the Winners of the Youth Sustainability Challenge

    As representatives from around the world gather at Rio+20, young people are inspiring a new generation to help build a more sustainable and prosperous future.

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Federal Sustainability

America's Great Outdoors Initiative

National Ocean Policy

Steps to Modernize and Reinvigorate NEPA

Great Lakes Offshore Wind

Recovery Through Retrofit

Commitment to Clean Water

Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission

Climate Change Adaptation Task Force

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration

Updated Principles and Guidelines for Water and Land Related Resources Implementation Studies (P&G)

Interagency Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force