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Pollution Prevention Internship Program

Please Note: We are changing the application deadlines to the program for the summer of 2010 which includes:
  • Student applications will be accepted until Thursday, October 29th. Interviews will be conducted on campus prior to the end of Fall Semester (2009). Interview dates and times will be posted by mid-September.
  • Company applications will be accepted year-round. We would like to have all applications including the project description in by January 1st.

P2 Internship Program

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For Companies

  • Company Application
    Applications accepted year-round but must be received by January 1st of the program year.

Intern Results

Each year, Illinois EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention recruits upper-level university students to work on both pollution prevention (P2) and energy efficiency (E2) projects during the summer. While students have been placed primarily at manufacturing facilities, they have also worked at small business development centers, trade associations, local government facilities, environmental groups and military installations. The purpose of the program is to help facilities identify, research and pilot P2 technologies and practices. In the area of E2, companies can realize overhead cost savings due to increased energy efficiency while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Each student selected for the program is required to attend an initial P2 training program in Springfield. The student will spend the remainder of the 12-week summer session working as a temporary full-time employee at the sponsoring facility. Students typically have backgrounds in engineering, environmental management, or chemistry.

The program has helped Illinois businesses save millions of dollars.

  • For more information on the Pollution Prevention Internship Program contact:

Richard Reese
Illinois EPA - Office of Pollution Prevention
(217) 557-8671

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