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Tools
EPA has developed databases, maps, and other tools, which communities can use to view and gather information about their specific communities.
Databases:
- Envirofacts: a one-stop source for accessing several EPA data bases (not limited to air) and generating maps of environmental information.
- The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities.
- CAMD Data and Maps: contains facility, emissions, and monitoring data related to emission trading programs.
- eGRID: (the Emissions and Generation Resource Integrated Database) contains air pollution, generation, and resource mix data at different levels of aggregation (boiler, generator, plant, companies, and grid regions) from all power plants in the United States.
Mapping Tools:
- The US Census Bureau’s interactive mapping tool, American Fact Finder is a data dissemination tool for accessing and mapping Census 2000 and other census data.
- Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool provides information relevant to assessing adverse health or environmental impacts, aggregate or cumulative impacts, unique exposure pathways, vulnerable or susceptible populations, or lack of capacity to participate in decision making process among other conditions.
- EnviroMapper allows you to map several types of environmental information, including drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites.
- Welcome to My Environment is a powerful web-based tool that provides a range of federal, state and local information about environmental conditions and features for an area of your choice.
- Environmental Justice Smart Enforcement Assessment Tool identifies areas with potential environmental justice concerns based on indicators (e.g., health, environmental, compliance and social demographics).
- Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) is a Web-based tool that provides public access to compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities, including permit, inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information covering the past three years.
Other Tools:
- EPA’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Home Page for requesting documents.
- Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Resource Guide
- Community-Based Risk Assessment: Community-based risk assessment (CBRA) is an approach to investigate multiple chemical and non-chemical stressors faced by a community while working in partnership with a community.
- Green Communities Toolkit: This toolkit provides step-by-step guidelines for planning and implementing sustainable actions at the local level. Instructions include how to conduct a trends analysis and develop a future community vision.
- New Approaches and Tools for the Conduct of Community-Based Cumulative Risk Assessments: EPA’s National Exposure Research Laboratory has developed a Website to describe their research program to develop new approaches and tools for the conduct of community-based cumulative risk assessments. From the National Exposure Research Laboratory.
- Tribal Lifeline Project:
The Tribal LifeLine Project provides open access to exposure and risk assessment tools that can take into consideration the unique diets and exposure scenarios for Tribal people and other focused populations.
- Superfund Community Involvement Toolkit: This Web-based toolkit provides a guide for community involvement in EPA’s Superfund process. Although intended for EPA staff, this toolkit includes useful information on communication strategies, conflict resolution, and dealing with the media.