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Environments and Contaminants - Indoor Environments
Information about about children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke or lead in their homes.
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What happens next?
Any new assessments of HAB severity will use the updated time series for comparison. While there may be minor adjustments as NOAA continues to review the data quality and processing methods, researchers do not anticipate any significant changes to the HABs severity index now that the Copernicus Sentinel 3 satellite…
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Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility: Community Meeting Presentations
List of presentations given at the Sterigenics Willowbrook Community Meeting held on May 29, 2019
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Can we refine MOPs during the award using adaptive management?
Yes. Applicants that choose to utilize an adaptive management approach to revise or refine their anticipated measures of progress should clearly describe the methodology of that approach within their workplan. Such a strategy must be consistent with EPA’s assistance agreement competition policy, specifically such changes must not materially change the…
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What does “projected results” mean?
Full Question What is meant by “projected results” in the following paragraph? “The application must identify the relevant measures of progress from the GLRI Action Plan III that you expect project subawards will contribute. In this section of the application, please identify the projected results from all project subawards for…
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How much flexibility do applicants have in refining the Outcomes and Outcomes over time using an adaptive management approach?
Full Question How much flexibility do applicants have in refining the Outcomes and Outputs identified in their application over time using an adaptive management approach? Answer EPA recognizes that “adaptive management” can be an effective tool in getting the best results. Adjustments to outputs and outcomes based on the adaptive…
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Does the change provide any new insight on progress being made in Lake Erie?
NOAA’s updated time series shows a decline in bloom severity since 2019. This is consistent with the Annex 4 Adaptive Management Task Team’s assessment that lake conditions appear to no longer be getting worse. See: 5-Year Binational Adaptive Management Evaluation for Lake Erie (2017-2021): Measuring the Ecosystem Response to Nutrients…
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Environments and Contaminants - Hazardous Air Pollutants
Information about hazardous air pollutants and tehir effects.
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Environments and Contaminants - Criteria Air Pollutants
Information about common air pollutants: carbon monoxide, lead, ground-level ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide.
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Restoration Projects for the Black River AOC
Table describing remediation work on the Black River AOC.
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Health - Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Information about children reported to have ever been diagnosed with four different neurodevelopmental disorders: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, autism, and intellectual disability.
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Brownfields and Land Revitalization in EPA Region 4
About EPA Region 4 (Southeast) Brownfields
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Black River AOC
Describes history of the AOC, beneficial use impairments and sources of pollution.
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Reducing PFAS in Your Drinking Water with a Home Filter
Fact Sheet: Reducing PFAS in Your Drinking Water with a Home Filter
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Guidance Documents Managed by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
Links to policy and guidance documents managed by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP).
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Mid-States Materials, LLC - Clean Water Act Public Notice
The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment in the form of an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) against Mid-States Materials, LLC for alleged violations of the CWA at the Lenexa Quarry in Lenexa, Kansas
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Results: E3 by the Numbers
Some savings reported already in various areas by manufacturers focused on sustainability through E3.
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Pollution Prevention Grants Overview
Pollution Prevention (P2) grants provide technical assistance to businesses in order to help them develop and adopt source reduction practices (also known as “pollution prevention” or “P2”).
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Source Reduction Assistance Grants
Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) grants can support research, experiments, surveys, demonstration projects, education and training related to source reduction approaches, which is also known as pollution prevention.
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Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental Justice in Communities
P2 EJ Facilities grants focus on achieving environmental justice through P2 centering on pollution prevention technical assistance to businesses.