Learn the Issues
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Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program Vision/ Mission/ Goals for 2030
new corrective action 2030 goals
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The Vision for the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Program
An updated vision for 2022, detailing enhancements made to the Clean Water Act 303(d) Program informed by the experience gained over the past two decades in assessing and reporting on water quality and in developing approximately 65,000 TMDLs.
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LGAC Final Letter Community-Based Environmentalism
This page includes an LGAC final letter for Community-Based Environmentalism.
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LGAC Final Letter CWA Financial Capability Assessment
This page includes an LGAC final letter for Clean Water Act (CWA) Financial Capability Assessment.
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LGAC Final Letter Air and Radiation
This page includes an LGAC final letter for Air and Radiation NPM Guidance
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NEPPS Document Highlights
This page holds important NEPPS docs and links.
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Important OCIR (LGAC)PDF Documents 2017-2021
This page will be used to store all corresponding PDF's for the 2017-2021 Local Government Advisory Committee Summaries, reports, meetings, General Information etc.
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Important OCIR (LGAC)PDF Documents 2017
This page will hold LGAC 2017 related documents
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About Smart Growth
Overview of smart growth and its environmental benefits, and how EPA works on smart growth and sustainable communities issues.
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Smart Growth Topics
Links to pages that explain how smart growth strategies relate to various topics.
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Leveraging Opportunity Zones for Community Revitalization
Tools to help communities use Opportunity Zone (OZ) designation to advance plans and visions for redevelopment and revitalization while prioritizing specific needs and preserving community character
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Citizen Excellence in Community Involvement Award
Recognizes Citizen Participation
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National Drinking Water Advisory Council November 17 - 19, 2015: Public Meeting Materials
Regulatory and related updates, final recommendations of the Lead and Copper Working Group to the NDWAC, Statement of Dissent to the NDWAC, EPA's efforts to address harmful Algal Blooms in drinking water and technologies for Legionella control.
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Public Outreach for the SNEP Program
Learn more about public outreach for Southeast New England Program.
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Smart Growth and Housing
This page describes how a smart growth approach to housing can help communities and their residents be better stewards of the environment and achieve more affordable communities.
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Attracting Infill Development in Distressed Communities: 30 Strategies
This report gives 30 strategies distressed communities can use to attract infill development to help revitalize their neighborhoods.
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Smart Growth and Water
This page contains resources that communities can use to integrate green infrastructure into streets and neighborhoods to reduce stormwater runoff, use water more efficiently, and protect water from pollution.
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Location and Green Building
This page explains the relationship between a building's location and its environmental and community impacts.
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What is the status of the cleanup at the site?
In October 2023, it was announced that the excavation work, which removed the known areas of contaminated soil at the derailment site, was complete. The soil double-check work has been ongoing for months and is expected to continue into the fall. The timeline of our expected completion plans for final…
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When can we access the streams again?
The upcoming cleanup efforts will focus on oil-based compounds which, based on recent sampling, are the only derailment-related contaminants remaining in the creeks. Please obey all posted signage and continue to avoid access in Sulphur and Leslie Runs until further notice.