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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hiring for the Safer Choice Program Branch as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen and
 rebuild the <a href="https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice" target="_blank">Safer Choice</a> program.  Safer Choice is like EnergyStar, but for Safer Chemical products. EPA has certified around 2,000 products to bear the Safer Choice label. The branch also maintains the <a href="https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-ingredients" target="_blank">Safer
 Chemical Ingredients List</a>, which contains about 1,000 chemicals that meet the program’s low-concern criteria. We are interested in expertise including chemistry, toxicology, biology, and public health.  In addition to the technical side of the program,
 we work with stakeholders like non-governmental organizations and retailers and communicate with the public.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> If you are interested, we welcome you to apply.  Please review the Biologist / Physical Scientist / Chemist positions and apply at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2Fjob%2F633582800&data=04%7C01%7CDavies.Clive%40epa.gov%7Ceec087da3e2f4bbf750708d9e1cc9ea0%7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7%7C0%7C0%7C637789091211205869%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=itM%2FY3vd4pfwyC7X2VxbmxuhvBKjP7YGTwCWOUWO3MQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/633582800</a>. EPA
 is accepting applications from now until February 4, 2022.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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