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Doing Our Part on Earth Day

The following post appears courtesy of the Environment and Natural Resources Division. Today, on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, employees of the Justice Department, led by Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler and Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) Ignacia Moreno, rolled up their sleeves, planted trees, and cleaned up trash at  Marvin Gaye Park in Northeast Washington, D.C.  The park clean up and tree planting event has been a yearly tradition. ENRD has devoted over 2,500 hours to planting trees, removing trash, laying sod and gardening at the park since the service day began.
Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno, Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler and Steve W. Coleman, Executive Director of Washington’s Parks and People plant a tree at Marvin Gaye Park in Washington, D.C.

Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno, Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler and Steve W. Coleman, Executive Director of Washington’s Parks and People plant a tree at Marvin Gaye Park in Washington, D.C.

Whether it’s protecting our nation’s air, land and water; ensuring cleanup of oil and hazardous waste; or promoting responsible stewardship of America’s wildlife and natural resources, the division’s attorneys and staff are making valuable contributions everyday to protect human health and the environment. The division also criminally enforces our nation’s pollution and wildlife laws, defends vital federal programs and interests, promotes national security and military preparedness and protects Indian resources. To provide a deeper look at the many cases the division has worked on this part year, the Environmental and Natural Resources Division today released their annual report to the American people. Summarizing the accomplishments the division has made on behalf of Americans this year, the annual report is available for download on Justice.gov. The report offers a detailed picture of some of the major litigation that impacted our environment this year, as well as offers up information about the division's internal efforts to be better stewards of the planet. Wondering what you can expect in the coming year? Assistant Attorney General Moreno lays it out in the report’s foreword:
“Be assured that I could not be more committed to fulfilling ENRD’s core mission: strong enforcement of civil and criminal environmental laws to ensure clean air, clean water and clean land for all Americans; vigorous defense of environmental, wildlife, and natural resources laws and agency actions; effective stewardship of our public lands and natural resources; and careful and respectful management of the United States’ trust obligations to Native Americans. To meet this challenge, we must be creative and resourceful.”
Check out the full report for yourself: ENRD 2009 Annual Report . To find community service opportunities in your own neighborhood, visit Serve.gov
Updated April 7, 2017
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