On October 23 – 24, 2012, the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center is hosting their annual Regional Roundtable at the Clearwater Resort in Suquamish, Wash.

The Gresham Firestone Complete Auto Care was certified as an “EcoBiz” or Ecological Business on June 14, 2012. This is the first Oregon branch to become certified.

The Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) announced today that Atsuo Miyake, Roger McFadden, Scott Butner, and John Iani have joined the board of directors of the regional environmental organization.

The Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center and its partners including The Boeing Corporation, Intel, Staples, Interstate Distributor Co., Freight Wing, Canyon Creek Cabinets, Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability, Washington Department of Ecology, and U.S. Environmental Protection will celebrate their private/public partnership on Sept. 20, 2011, at the Red Lion on Fifth, in Seattle, WA.

The Pollution Prevention Outreach Team (P2O) recently awarded the Beaverton School District Fleet Services and Kaady Car Wash with EcoBiz Certifications for Automotive Services. To become certified, each organization adopted a set of best management practices to keep pollutants out of the air, water, and soil.

The Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) announced today that John Harland, a Design for the Environment Program Engineer at the Intel Corporation in Portland, Ore. was selected to serve as the President for PPRC’s Board of Directors.

An $875,000 EPA grant to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center will help a national, Tacoma-based trucking company eliminate almost 200,000 tons of harmful diesel emissions through the use of aerodynamic “skirts” developed by a Seattle company.

The Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center today has released the Climate Change Topic Hub™, a peer‐reviewed, information‐packed online resource geared toward small to medium‐sized businesses and industrial sectors that offers an extensive list of pollution prevention opportunities involving process modification, material substitution, and new technology.

The Pollution Prevention Outreach Team (P2O) recently awarded Washington County’s Fleet Division with the EcoBiz Certification for Automotive Services. To become certified, Washington County adopted a rigorous checklist of up to 100 different best management practices to keep pollutants out of the air, water and soil.

The Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) announced today that former director of the National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) western regional office and long-time environmental advocate, Paula J. Del Giudice, is the 15 year-old organization’s new Executive Director.