Abstract
Five winners of the 2021 US Environmental Protection Agency Green Chemistry Challenge Awards were announced at a virtual ceremony June 15. One academic researcher and four companies were honored for work that includes making pharmaceutical molecules more efficiently and safely, finding greener alternatives to chemicals contained in consumer products, and creating a material that can absorb nutrient pollution and release it elsewhere as fertilizer. Michal Freedhoff, principal deputy assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, presented the awards at the Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, held online for the second year in a row. “Talking about these success stories and finding ways to apply these practices in real-life situations is an investment in our future, ensuring all generations will have access to clean air, water, and land,” Freedhoff says in an email. Over the 25-year history of the awards, winners have collectively reduced the use
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