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As a new official within the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), I have appreciated the positive outreach from a wide range of stakeholders, especially our State partners. State attorney general offices and State environmental officials have reached out or visited the ENRD front office to share their perspectives across a broad range of issues. The Environmental Council of the States, the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies, and other State associations have afforded me an opportunity to visit with their members to hear about their concerns and priorities. I have tried to approach these first few months of the new administration with open ears, listening more and speaking less, particularly when it comes to the States. On many occasions, when discussing a matter that is taking place in a particular State, I have asked our ENRD attorneys a straightforward question: What does the State have to say about it?

OIP announces two new Best Practices Workshops for this summer focusing on collaboration between requesters and agencies and self-assessments for agency FOIA programs.

The more you know, the safer you will be. That axiom is certainly true for campuses that are working to prevent and reduce sexual assault. When campus communities know more about the many interconnected aspects of sexual assault, the safer their campus will be.

Today, at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., employees of the Environment and Natural Resources Division joined Washington Parks & People to plant trees, remove trash and invasive species, and spruce up the Josephine Butler Park Center. Continuing an ENRD tradition, it was the 14th consecutive year the Division’s staff have recognized Earth Day with local public service. Jeff Wood, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, opened the event. Following below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: