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Hypoxia Task Force Studies and Reports

A number of important Hypoxia Task Force documents are listed here.

Hypoxia Task Force Annual Operating Plans

This document page includes four Hypoxia Task Force annual operating plans from 2008-2011.

Hypoxia Task Force: Moving Forward

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EPA Public-Private Partnership Advances Gold Standard Science to Protect Water Resources

EPA announced that it is renewing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) initiated under the first Trump Administration with eight associations representing the aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, zinc, and nickel industries.

Release Date: March 13, 2026

How Does COBRA Work?

Learn about how the Co-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) model works to quantify changes in air quality, calculate change in health outcomes, and calculate monetary values.

Land Research Recent Publications

scientific journals and articles related to SHC land management

EPA Releases Proposal for Commercial Sterilizers to Safeguard the Supply of Life-Saving Medical Tools

EPA has proposed amendments to the Biden-era 2024 National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Commercial Sterilization Facilities to ensure consistency with the law.

Release Date: March 13, 2026

Publications that cite COBRA

This document contains a list of publications that have used EPA’s COBRA tool to estimate the health impacts of changes in air pollution emissions.

Fifty Years of Protecting the Ocean

In October 2022, EPA celebrates the 50th anniversary of two environmental laws that protect oceans, bays and estuaries. The Clean Water Act is more commonly known, the lesser-known Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act is also of great importance

Chief FOIA Officer Reports

The Chief FOIA Officer must submit an annual narrative report to the Attorney General. The report contains detailed descriptions of EPA's FOIA administration and steps taken to implement the Attorney General's FOIA Guidelines to improve FOIA compliance.

VISL What's New

EPA has prepared several documents and tools to support development of its Final Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance.

Vapor Intrusion Screening Level Calculator

EPA has prepared several documents and tools, shown below, to support development of its Final Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance.

Owner and Operator Introduction: Automated Interstitial Monitoring Systems for Underground Pressurized Piping on EPG UST Systems

Provides owners and operators of EPG UST systems with information about using automated interstitial monitoring (AIM) systems to meet federal release detection requirements for their underground pressurized piping systems.

In-Depth Discussion: Automated Interstitial Monitoring Systems for Underground Pressurized Piping on Emergency Power Generator UST Systems

provides background and technical information on using automated interstitial monitoring (AIM) systems to meet federal release detection requirements for underground pressurized piping systems on EPG UST systems.

Certification, Inspections and Testing Forms: Automated Interstitial Monitoring Systems for Underground Pressurized Piping on Emergency Power Generator UST Systems

These PDF documents are intended for use by owners and operators of EPG UST systems. They are interactive documents that owners and operators may use to help complete submitting certification of compliance for their systems to their UST implementing agenc

Federal UST Requirements for Emergency Power Generator UST Systems

summarizes the federal UST requirements for installation, reporting, spill and overfill prevention, corrosion protection, release detection, walkthrough inspections, compatibility, operator training, repairs, financial responsibility, release response