Competition challenges college students to find new uses for toxics data

March 20, 2013
The EPA launched a new initiative designed to use academic partnerships to find innovative uses for Toxics Release Inventory data.

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2013 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the TRI University Challenge, a new initiative designed to use academic partnerships to find innovative uses for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data. TRI gives all Americans access to information about toxic chemicals in the environment as a tool to better protect health and the environment.

"For more than 20 years, individuals, organizations and communities have relied on TRI as a powerful tool for environmental protection," said Malcolm D. Jackson, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Environmental Information and Chief Information Officer. "Now, EPA is encouraging students and professors to submit ideas for new projects that will increase the knowledge, use, and understanding of TRI data."

EPA will accept TRI University Challenge applications between March 18 and May 13, 2013 for projects that will begin this fall. Two informational webinars about the challenge are planned for April.

Institutions whose project proposals are selected will become TRI University Challenge partners. Partners gain practical experience collaborating with EPA to understand and solve local environmental challenges and may receive national recognition for their efforts. While no monetary assistance is available as part of this challenge, partners will receive direct support and guidance from EPA TRI experts.

Priority will be given to projects related to one or more of the following four topics: pollution prevention and sustainability, stakeholder engagement, technology and data mashups, and environmental education.

TRI helps industry, government, non-governmental organizations and the public make environmentally responsible decisions by providing them with information about toxic chemical releases into the air, water and land.

More information on the Challenge, webinars and sample project ideas: www.epa.gov/tri/university.

More information about the Challenge: http://challenge.gov/.

More information about TRI: www.epa.gov/tri.

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