环保署与州卫生官员协会签全机构合作协议：共推饮水安全、野火烟雾与PFAS治理
美国环境保护署（EPA）11月4日在华盛顿宣布，已与州和领地卫生官员协会（ASTHO）签署一项覆盖全机构的合作协议，支持各州与领地应对环境健康挑战。这是订阅邮箱收到的环保署官方新闻稿原件。
环保署副署长助理 Travis Voyles 表示：「保护公众与环境健康，在联邦、州和领地伙伴携手合作时效果最好。环保署与 ASTHO 的这项合作把协作联邦主义付诸行动，让公共卫生与环境专业力量坐到同一张桌子前，为全国各地社区带来及时而有实效的环境改善。」ASTHO 健康安全副总裁 Meredith Allen 博士表示，这项协议强化了 ASTHO 与环保署的伙伴关系，支持州和领地卫生机构应对环境健康挑战、保护社区健康。
按协议，双方将在共同的环境健康优先事项上继续合作，包括饮水安全、野火烟雾、数据中心、全氟和多氟烷基物质（PFAS）、铅与室内空气质量。环保署的科学家与工程师将提供关键技术援助，通过网络研讨会、面对面会议与技术培训等方式，帮助各州和领地提升应对环境健康挑战的能力。
该协议还将支持环保署、ASTHO 与各州环境委员会（ECOS）近期签署的一项合作备忘录，三方将就环境健康项目开展协作，保护公众免受环境威胁与危害，并加强全国环境健康体系。环保署称，这项工作同时支持联邦铅行动计划以及特朗普总统的「让美国再次健康」倡议，以综合方式应对人类健康与环境挑战。
（来源：美国环境保护署）
EPA Signs Agencywide Cooperative Agreement With ASTHO to Support States on Environmental Health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in Washington on November 4 that it has entered into a new agencywide cooperative agreement with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) to support states and territories in addressing environmental health challenges, according to the agency's official release received by GSM.
"Protecting public and environmental health works best when federal, state, and territorial partners work together," said Associate Deputy Administrator Travis Voyles. "This collaboration between EPA and ASTHO puts cooperative federalism into action by bringing public health and environmental expertise to the same table, delivering impactful and timely results to improve environmental outcomes for communities across the country." Dr. Meredith Allen, ASTHO's vice president of health security, said the agreement strengthens the partnership between ASTHO and EPA and supports state and territorial health agencies in addressing environmental health challenges and protecting the health of their communities.
Under the agreement, EPA and ASTHO will continue collaborating on shared environmental health priorities, including water safety, wildfire smoke, data centers, PFAS, lead, and indoor air quality. EPA scientists and engineers will provide technical assistance to enhance state and territorial capacity through knowledge sharing and capacity building, including webinars, in-person meetings, and technical training.
The agreement also supports a recently signed memorandum of agreement among EPA, ASTHO, and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) to collaborate on environmental health projects, protect public health from environmental threats and hazards, and strengthen environmental health systems nationwide. EPA said the work also supports its contributions to the Federal Lead Action Plan and President Trump's Make America Healthy Again initiative.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
来源：美国环境保护署
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