Learn the Issues
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Reference Table for the Question "What is Used Oil?"
Information on managing used oil
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Frequent Questions About Land Disposal Restrictions for Hazardous Waste
Frequent questions on land disposal restrictions such as Do the regulations allow dilution of an ignitable or characteristic waste to remove the characteristic? Does a decharacterized waste have to meet the land disposal restrictions?
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Energy and Environment Guide to Action - Chapter 7.1: Electricity Resource Planning and Procurement
Electricity resource planning includes power plants, electricity delivery, and end-use demand. Find more information on designing, implementing, and evaluating electricity resource planning policies. State success stories are included for reference.
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Energy and Environment Guide to Action - Chapter 4.1: Energy Efficiency Resource Standards
Provides details about energy efficiency resource standards that states must meet, information about policies in each state, and designing and implementing effective EERS.
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All Energy Topics for State and Local Governments
Find key resources on energy topics for state and local governments.
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Energy and Environment Guide to Action - Chapter 1: Introduction and Background
Introduces the Energy and Environment Guide to Action which documents best practices for designing and implementing state policies and the benefits of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and combined heat and power policies and programs.
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Energy and Environment Guide to Action - Chapter 6: Policy Considerations for Combined Heat and Power
CHP, also known as cogeneration, is the simultaneous production of electricity and heat from a single fuel source. Read more about recommendations for designing, implementing, and evaluating combined heat and power.
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South Florida Ecosystem Assessment: Everglades Water Management, Soil Loss, Eutrophication and Habitat - EPA 904-R-00-003, September 2000
Documents 1993 to 1996 baseline conditions in the Everglades and Big Cypress prior to ecosystem restoration efforts.
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EPA Selects Recipient for Source Reduction Assistance Grant in Savannah, Georgia
EPA News Release: EPA Selects Recipient for Source Reduction Assistance Grant in Savannah, Georgia
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Environmentally Sound Management of Waste: International Initiatives
List and description of International Waste resources.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Storage Vessels
This page will take you to frequently asked questions about EPA's 2024 air regulations for the oil and natural gas industry.
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Frequently Asked Questions: General Questions
This page will take you to frequently asked questions about EPA's 2024 air regulations for the oil and natural gas industry.
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How do we know radon is a carcinogen?
The World Health Organization (WHO), the National Academy of Sciences, the US Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the EPA, have classified radon as a known human carcinogen, because of the wealth of biological and epidemiological evidence and data showing the connection between exposure to radon and…
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Does the 2009 World Health Organization's recommendation of a lower radon action level affect the EPA's radon action level of 4 pCi/L?
The most noteworthy recommendation of the 2009 WHO Handbook On Indoor Radon - A Public Health Perspective is that country reference levels for radon should be set at 2.7 pCi/L (picocuries per liter) (100 becquerels per meter cubed (Bq/m 3 )), if possible, or as-low-as-reasonably-achievable, or ALARA, but should not…
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Attracting Institutional and Impact Investors
A power point presentation detailing the process to attract strong investors in the domestic wastewater market
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Safety Practices for On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion Systems
This document helps identify the major hazards associated with an AD facility and outline basic practices that will help maintain a safe and successful working environment.
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On-farm Anaerobic Digestion in the U.S.
Presentation given by Nick Elger, U.S. EPA AgSTAR, at the 2017 Midwest Manure Management Summit
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AgSTAR Partnership Agreement
The AgSTAR partnership agreement form outlines voluntary partnerships between AgSTAR and organizations to encourage the acceptance and deployment of manure-based anaerobic digester (AD) systems.
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What is EPA's Action Level for Radon and What Does it Mean?
Radon in air is ubiquitous ( existing or being everywhere at the same time ). Radon is found in outdoor air and in the indoor air of buildings of all kinds. The EPA recommends homes be fixed if the radon level is 4 pCi/L (picocuries per liter) (150 becquerels per…