NASA’s Ames Research Center, located in California’s Silicon Valley, has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to join its National Environmental Performance Track (NEPT) program in recognition of its outstanding environmental management practices.
The EPA’s NEPT program is a voluntary partnership comprised of public and private organizations that exceed compliance with environmental regulations. NEPT partners are committed to continuous environmental improvements and demonstrate in daily business operations economic prosperity and environmental protection can go hand in hand. The program was launched in June 2000 and has 304 members.
“We are delighted to be recognized by the EPA for our environmental management practices at Ames,” said Sandy Olliges, chief of the Environmental Services Division at NASA Ames. “This reflects well on Ames’ longstanding efforts to protect our environment here at Moffett Field and bodes well for the center’s environmental future.”
NASA Ames was one of 37 new members of the program announced by EPA Administrator Christine Whitman and the only NASA field center so honored.
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