Adam Ortiz

October 21, 2021 | Deirdre Byrne

Pollution in County Streams Leading to ‘Critters in Crisis’

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and Montgomery Parks teamed up on Oct. 15 at the Maydale Nature Classroom in Colesville to teach children about the county’s “critters in crisis” due to water quality issues. Pollution in county streams and parks is harming the habitats of certain fish, insects and amphibians. “There is a direct […]

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October 13, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Adam Ortiz, Director DEP del Condado, es Nombrado Administrador Regional de EPA de EE.UU.

Adam Ortiz, director del Departamento de Protección Ambiental del condado de Montgomery (DEP por sus siglas en inglés), fue nombrado nuevo administrador regional de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA por sus siglas en inglés), anunció el martes la Casa Blanca. Ortiz ha dirigido el DEP del condado desde enero de 2019, […]

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October 12, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Adam Ortiz, County’s DEP Director, Appointed Regional Administrator at U.S. EPA

Adam Ortiz, director of Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection, was named the new regional administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the White House announced Tuesday. Ortiz has run the county’s DEP since January of 2019, where he oversees the $140 million agency and its 200 employees and contractors. He has strove to modernize […]

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July 15, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

‘Oops Tag’ Program Encourages Residents to Recycle Correctly  

Montgomery County wants residents to be mindful of what they recycle. Leaders began the Recycle Right “Oops Tag” Program in May. As part of the program, county inspectors check individual residential recycling bins for unacceptable items. If they find incorrect items, inspectors will leave an “oops tag” asking residents to remove those items for the […]

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March 12, 2021 | Michael Hernández

El Condado se Esfuerza por Reciclar Adecuadamente las Bombillas con Mercurio

A manera que se cambie la hora el domingo, el Departamento de Protección Ambiental del Condado de Montgomery (DEP, por sus siglas en inglés) quiere comenzar una nueva tradición con su iniciativa para educar a los residentes sobre cómo reciclar adecuadamente las bombillas fluorescentes compactas (CFL, por sus siglas en inglés). La iniciativa se llama […]

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April 22, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

County Announces Food Scraps Recycling Program for Businesses and Organizations

Montgomery County will begin the Commercial Food Scraps Recycling Program after Gov. Larry Hogan’s Stay at Home order is lifted.  Officials announced the new program Wednesday, on Earth Day. County Executive Marc Elrich acknowledged that this year, Earth Day is different.  “This is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and probably the most difficult anniversary […]

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November 15, 2019 | Maryam Shahzad

County Launches Campaign to Encourage Green Gift-Giving this Holiday Season

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched a campaign Friday called “Gift Outside the Box” to motivate sustainable gift-giving this holiday season.  The campaign kickoff took place at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Rockville.  Montgomery County launched a campaign today called 'Gift Outside the Box,' to encourage green-gift-giving this holiday season. Also, […]

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May 2, 2019 | Ashley Profitt

Check Out Thermal Imaging Cameras With Your Books at County Libraries

You can now check out thermal imaging cameras to monitor energy use in your home. The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (MCDEP) made the cameras available to Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) cardholders. The cameras are easy to use and create visual heat maps to show hot and cold spots where users may be […]

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April 22, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Montgomery Talks: Greening Up Montgomery County

Montgomery County recycles a lot of its trash, but it’s going to have to recycle a lot more if it wants to close its pollution-belching incinerator in Dickerson — it won’t be easy being green Montgomery, or so says the county’s environmental protection chief, Adam Ortiz. Listen to his chat with Doug Tallman on this […]

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January 29, 2019 | Jordan Lindsay

Department of Environmental Protection Appointee Discusses Goals and Concerns

Adam Ortiz, the County Executive’s Appointee as Director of Environmental Protection, spoke to MCM before the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday about his goals.  

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