"The United States must continue
to transform its environmental
management system, not because
innovation is good per se, but
because the present system will
not solve the most pressing
of the nation's outstanding
environmental problems."
—Environment.gov, Transforming Environmental
Protection for the 21 st Century,
a report by the National Academy of
Public Administration, November 2000.
NCEI Organizational Structure
and Contact Information
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ffice of Policy, Econom
and Innovation fOPI
Environmental
Progress
through
Innovation
Contact Information
TELEPHONE:
ADDRESS:
202566-2119
National Center for
Environmental Innovation
U.S. EPA
Mail Code 1808T
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20460
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
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Environmental Progress
through
INNOVATION
NCE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
Mission
The National Center for Environmental Innovation
(NCEI) promotes new ways to achieve better environ-
mental results. Working with EPA programs and with
states, businesses, and communities, the Center seeks to
solve challenging environmental problems through new
ideas, creative partnerships, and sound analysis. To fos-
ter creative problem-solving, NCEI:
Provides a testing ground for innovative ideas that
advance environmental protection.
Assists EPA's national programs and regions in
adopting innovative approaches.
Supports improved environmental performance in
business; communities; and state, tribal and local
governments.
NCEI is working to bring about the next generation of
environmental protection, one that focuses more on
results and less on process; emphasizes environmental
protection, not just pollution control; and takes a
comprehensive rather than piecemeal approach to
problem-solving. This environmental protection system
NCEI envisions—and is working toward—will use more
market-based incentives that link environmental and eco-
nomic objectives. It will also provide better information
and meaningful opportunities for public involvement in
decision-making.
Key Programs
NCEFs Office of Environmental
Policy Innovation strives to continu
ously improve environmental protec-
tion systems by:
Testing innovative ideas that
promise better environmental
and public health protection
than existing policies.
Evaluating innova-
tions to determine
their potential for
broader application.
Encouraging adoption
of successful innova-
tions so their value
can be realized on a
broader scale.
NCEFs Office of Business and Community
Innovation manages a set of multimedia programs that
strive to improve environmental performance. These
programs focus on:
Improving environmental performance in industry
sectors by working with industry leaders, trade
associations, and state and local governments.
Assisting small business by providing
the information and extra services they
need to understand and successfully
address environmental issues.
Creating incentives to recognize and
encourage top environmental perform-
ance and to create a more collaborative
relationship between government and
business.
Minimizing the environmental impacts
of development by working in partner-
ship with states, local governments,
developers, and nonprofit organizations
to create sustainable practices that
meet the needs of this and future gen-
erations.
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