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Our Built and Natural Environments

Our Built and Natural Environments summarizes research that shows how development patterns affect the environment and human health, and how certain development patterns can reduce the environmental and human health impacts of development.

Local Foods, Local Places Case Study: Passaic, NJ

Case study about how the Local Foods, Local Places workshop in Passaic, NJ, helped the city plan to improve access to healthy food and support local businesses.

Framework for Creating a Smart Growth Economic Development Strategy

This step-by-step guide can help small and mid-sized cities, particularly those that have limited population growth, areas of disinvestment, and/or a struggling economy, build a place-based economic development strategy.

Así es el Desarrollo Inteligente

Spanish translation of This Is Smart Growth, giving examples of how smart growth development looks in communities of all types across the country.

Podcast: Local Foods, Local Places in Harlan, Kentucky

Podcast about a Local Foods, Local Places project in Harlan, KY, to help the town use local foods to diversify its economy, improve residents' health, and revitalize the downtown.

Parking Spaces/Community Places

This report highlights proven approaches that balance parking with broader community goals.

Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities

This publication focuses on smart growth strategies that can help guide growth in rural areas while protecting natural and working lands and preserving the rural character of existing communities.

Protecting Water Resources with Higher-Density Development

This report finds that higher-density development might better protect water resources.

Growing Toward More Efficient Water Use

This report focuses on the connection between growth and water delivery, supply, and cost.

Estuaries and the National Estuary Program

Provides information about estuaries and the National Estuary Program

Lead and Copper Rule Implementation Tools

Information on complying with the Lead and Copper Rule for Public Water Systems.

Clean School Bus Program Awards

Clean School Bus Rebate Program awarded rebates showing locations of rebates and information about funding.

Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program: Grantee Resources

This page contains resources for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program prospective applicants on topics including eligible vehicles, workforce development, tax credits, and technical assistance.

Lake Ontario LAMPs and Associated Reports

Geophysical and environmental overview of Lake Ontario, links to lakewide management plans, reports and Great Lakes AOCs impacting Lake Ontario

Building the Capacity of Drinking Water Systems

Provides capacity development tools and resources to help drinking water systems provide safe drinking water and protect public health.

Related Informaton

Learn about Great Lakes partners, data and funding.

Soak Up the Rain

Soak Up the Rain promotes green infrastructure practices such as rain barrels, rain gardens, permeable pavements and green roofs to reduce stormwater runoff and prevent water pollution while bringing about a broad range of community benefits.

External Civil Rights

Ensures that recipients of EPA financial assistance comply with the relevant non-discrimination requirements under federal law to ensure EPA’s prompt, effective, and efficient resolution of civil rights complaints.

DOJ Press Release: Maryland Man Sentenced for Role in HSTF Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy Case