In June 2008, the Office of Health, Safety, and Security recognized outstanding environmentally sustainable practices within the Department over the past year, through three environmental award programs: the Department of Energy's (DOE) Pollution Prevention (P2) Star Awards, the White House Closing the Circle Awards, and the Federal Electronics Challenge. Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey Kupfer, along with Chief Information Officer Thomas Pyke, presided over the award ceremony. Marcus Peacock, EPA Deputy Administrator, presented DOE with the Federal Electronics Challenge Agency Partner Award, which recognized DOE's achievements for its leadership in the electronics stewardship during the year.

These exemplary practices and projects have significant savings in operational costs, worker safety enhancement, and protection of the environment associated with them.

Sites receiving P2 Star awards were the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories-New Mexico, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Sites receiving P2 Star honorable mentions were the Savannah River Site, Sandia National Laboratories-New Mexico, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and DOE Headquarters received White House Closing the Circle awards. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories-New Mexico received White House Closing the Circle honorable mentions.

Sites winning Federal Electronics Challenge awards were Portsmouth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory-New Mexico, and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

For more information see Secretarial Memorandum 2008 Pollution Prevention Awards.