Learn the Issues
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Smart Growth Guidelines for Sustainable Design and Development
These guidelines help communities determine whether their plans and policies will achieve more environmentally sustainable, affordable housing.
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Managing Vacant and Abandoned Property in the Green Zone of Saginaw, Michigan
Report from a technical assistance project with Saginaw, MI, gives the city options to consider to stabilize neighborhoods through sustainable reuse of abandoned properties, including redeveloping them as green infrastructure, and to create opportunities.
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Guide to Sustainable Transportation Performance Measures
This guide can help transportation agencies incorporate environmental, economic, and social sustainability into decision-making through the use of performance measures.
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Stormwater Management Handbook: Implementing Green Infrastructure in Northern Kentucky Communities
This green infrastructure handbook was designed to help Northern Kentucky communities manage and reduce their stormwater runoff while allowing the region to grow and prosper.
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National Walkability Index User Guide and Methodology
A Methodology and User Guide for using the National Walkability Index, including examples illustrating the range of scores and how the index varies with the built environment.
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Table of Policy Options for Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Sortable table of policy options discussed in the publication Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience, which can help local governments prepare for climate change while gaining other environmental, economic, health, and social benefits
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Cómo Alcanzar el Desarrollo Inteligente
These documents, in Spanish, describe multiple techniques for putting the ten smart growth principles into practice.
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Public Involvement Plan and Toolkit for Las Cruces
The city of Las Cruces requested EPA's assistance to develop a Public Involvement Plan and Toolkit to invite and maintain the participation of all residents.
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Relative Extent, Relative Risk and Attributable Risk Calculations
PDF of the Relative Extent, Relative Risk, and Attributable Risk calcuations.
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National Coastal Condition Assessment 2010 Results
Results for the National Coastal Condition Assessment 2010, including key findings, national results, and regional results.
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Wadeable Streams Assessment
The Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA) is a first-ever statistically-valid survey of the biological condition of small streams throughout the U.S.
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National Highlight - Comparing Natural Lakes and Manmade Reservoirs
Exploring the similarities and differences between natural lakes and manmade reservoirs with the National Lakes Assessment 2012 data
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Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting, September 8, 2022
View document(s) for the September 8, 2022 Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting.
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Tribal Consultation Policy Implementation Guidance for EPA Region 1
Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes in EPA Region 1, New England
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Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting, April 29, 2021
View document(s) for the April 29, 2021 Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting.
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Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting, December 3, 2020
View document(s) for the December 3, 2020 Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting.
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Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting, September 10, 2020
View document(s) for the September 10, 2020 Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting.
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Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting, May 5, 2022
View document(s) for the May 5, 2022 Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting.
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Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting, January 13, 2022
View document(s) for the January 13, 2022 Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting.
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Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting, November 10, 2021
View document(s) for the November 10, 2021 Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee Meeting.
