A synonym for "accolades"

• NSF International, Ann Arbor, Mich., has been recognized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for its standards focusing on food, water, indoor air and the environment. ANSI recognized the standards after an online survey of the standards community identified NSF standards as playing a critical role in enhancing business competitiveness and improving societal issues such as safety and health. NSF, a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization founded in 1944, is the leading global provider of public health and safety risk management solutions. See www.nsf.org.

• USFilter, Palm Desert, Calif., has received two Business Achievement Awards from Environmental Business Journal (EBJ). The annual awards were given for USFilter’s launch of the Actiflo® process and formation of the nation’s largest public-private partnership with the city of Indianapolis. According to EBJ, USFilter was selected for a Technology Merit Award because of the introduction of the Actiflo process, which provides a new tool for communities to deal with combined sewer overflows and storm sewer overflows. EBJ cites the unique incentive-based compensation plan as one of the reasons for USFilter’s nomination. See www.usfilter.com or www.vivendienvironnement-finance.com.

• The U.S. Postal Service, has been honored along with 20 local and state governments, industry and citizens groups for their efforts to make the air cleaner nationwide. The Clean Air Excellence Awards program, established in 2000 and sponsored by the EPA, recognizes outstanding innovations in the national challenge to achieve cleaner air. The U.S. Postal Service was honored for its clean air technology at various locations nationwide. Also sharing that honor are: Railway Equipment Corp.; Irving Oil; Genmar Holdings, Inc.; DaimlerChrysler; and DuPont. Other honorees were recognized as follows:
•Development/redevelopment efforts: Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; and Perry Rose, an affiliate of Jonathan Rose Companies, LLC.
•Education/outreach: Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department; Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District; Active National Directory of Source Emissions Testing; Illinois EPA; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Carolina Electric Vehicle Coalition, Inc.; Mid-Atlantic States Section of the Air and Waste Management Association; California Air Resources Board; and Washington State Department of Ecology.
•Regulatory/policy innovations: Chicago Department of Environment; and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.
•Transportation efficiency innovations: city of Orlando, Florida; and VPSI, Inc.
•Outstanding individual achievement award: John C. Elston of Trenton, N.J.
See www.epa.gov/air/caaac/clean_award.htm.