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|  | **The EPP program**is expanding everyday, and so are its success stories, tools, and other resources to help you participate.  Below are some of the highlights for this quarter:Green Spending:  A Case Study of Massachusetts' Environmental Purchasing ProgramEPP Group E-mail ListEPP Symposium Conference NotesInteractive Web siteEnvironmentally Preferable Purchasing Program:  Update #3**Green Spending:  A Case Study of Massachusetts' Environmental Purchasing Program
Find out how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts increased its environmentally preferable purchasing efforts from $2 million to $21 million a year.  This state government case study includes the history of Massachusetts' environmentally preferable purchasing efforts, an overview of the Commonwealth's program, and a description of how Massachusetts evaluates attributes of the products it buys.
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**EPP Group E-mail List**
EPA has created a group e-mail list for those who are interested in receiving more information about the EPP program's pilot project activities and opportunities.  Simply e-mail [email protected] to be included on the list.
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**EPP Symposium Conference Notes**
If you were unable to attend the EPP Symposium: Greening Federal Purchasing last year, we are now able to bring the conference to you.  Symposium plenary sessions, speeches, and discussions are now on-line.  Topics include business opportunities for environmental entrepreneurs; laws and regulations impacting the acquisition of environmentally preferable products; examples of green purchasing; EPP tools and resources; partnerships; and green buildings.  The conference notes also include a list of speakers and related Web sites.  Click on Events for more information.
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**Interactive Web Site
Welcome to the new EPP Web site!  In addition to allowing our EPP participants and other interested parties immediate access to important EPP news and resources, the new EPP Web site includes several interactive features that allow users to share relevant information.  These include:A discussion bulletin board to post environmental purchasing questions or comments,A "Share Your Experiences" page to provide information relative to your own environmental purchasing experiences,A "Share Your Tools" page to contribute your own tools that have been helpful in implementing EPP practices, andAn "Events" page to register your own EPP event.
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While you are here, be sure to check out these features and other helpful EPP topics.
**Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program:  Update #3
This update is the third in a series of periodic updates intended to inform other federal agencies and the public of the EPP program's activities, progress and direction. Please note that due to the large number of graphs in the update, this file is quite large. The ASCII text version is also available. 
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