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John Aber and Gregg Moore of the 91制片厂 听received honors at the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 Environmental Merit Awards ceremony听May 3听in Boston.

The awards, which have been given out annually since 1970, recognize outstanding environmental advocates who have made significant contributions toward preserving and protecting New England's public health and natural resources, either within the past year or during a lifetime.

Aber, a professor of natural resources at 91制片厂 and a (NHAES)听researcher, was honored with the EPA鈥檚 Lifetime Award. He has studied the effects of acid rain on forest ecosystems since the 1970s and developed computer models that make it possible to understand the broader implications of its impacts. His focus has been the northeastern United States, but he has also conducted research throughout the eastern U.S. and in Ireland.

Aber is currently working on at 91制片厂鈥檚 . He's studying the use of composting to generate heat energy and reduce the farm鈥檚 environmental footprint. The research is funded by the NHAES.

Moore, a research associate professor at 91制片厂 and an academic coordinator for the Shoals Marine Laboratory, is part of the award-winning project aimed at increasing the coastal resiliency of Massachusetts鈥� North Shore and protecting the Great Marsh, the largest barrier island and saltmarsh complex in New England. The National Wildlife Federation accepted the EPA merit award on behalf of the team, which includes 91制片厂, the听Ipswich River Watershed Association, the Merrimack Valley Planning Association, Boston University, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Massachusetts Audubon Society.听

Moore鈥檚 role is habitat restoration and community engagement across the coastal communities of Newbury, Newburyport听and Salisbury, Massachusetts. The entire project, called 鈥淐ommunity Risk Reduction Through Comprehensive Coastal Resiliency Enhancement for the Upper North Shore, Massachusetts,鈥� is funded by a $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior.

鈥淐itizens, businesses and organizations are going 鈥榓bove and beyond鈥� to help protect people鈥檚 health and preserve our region鈥檚 environment, and we are proud to recognize their accomplishments,鈥� said Ken Moraff, acting deputy regional administrator of the EPA鈥檚 New England office, of all the honorees. 鈥淲e applaud these New England award winners who make our towns, cities and countryside healthy, more vibrant places with clean air, land and water.鈥�