Learn the Issues
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Lean & Environment Toolkit: Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the Lean & Environment Toolkit - Kaizen Events
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Lean & Water Toolkit: Chapter 4
Chapter 3 covers different efficiency improvement strategies in facilities and operations.
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Environmental Professional’s Guide to Lean and Six Sigma: Chapter 4
an introduction to how lean and six sigma relate to environmental protection
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Lean & Chemicals Toolkit: Contents & Acknowledgements
basic table of contents for the Lean & Chemicals Toolkit including hyperlinks to all chapters, boxes, figures and tables
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Lean & Energy Toolkit: Chapter 5
Information on energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction tools and strategies
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Lean & Energy Toolkit: Chapter 3
Overview of Energy Use and Lean
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Lean & Energy Toolkit: Appendix C
Energy Conversion Resources and Rules of Thumb for Estimating Energy Cost Savings
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Sustainable Manufacturing
Basic information on sustainable manufacturing
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Lean & Water Toolkit: Preface
Preliminary information for the toolkit including acronyms, key questions and icon explanations.
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Factsheets on Water Quality Parameters
Factsheets on water quality monitoring and parameters.
EPA Water Quality Parameters
Water Quality Parameter Factsheets
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Region 6 Regional Coordinators Staff Contacts
Region 6 three and four state regional workgroup contact lists
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Drinking Water Data & Tools Guide
This guide covers all the datasets and tools listed in the EPA's Drinking Water Data and Tools gallery. The gallery serves as a good starting point on your journey into drinking water data.
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Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment
Final Guidelines website
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General Motors Corporation
a case study with multiple examples of how GM used Lean at their facilities
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Lockheed Martin
description of results from lean and environment projects at lockheed martin
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Environmental Professional’s Guide to Lean and Six Sigma: Appendix B
a list of books, articles and websites directly related to lean and the environment
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Impervious Surface Growth Model
This spreadsheet tool helps communities estimate and compare the likely impervious surface impacts of proposed housing and commercial development scenarios.
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Smart Growth Illustrated
Twenty case studies provide visual examples of smart growth techniques as they have been used across the country.
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Regional Resilience Toolkit
Toolkit to help partners across a region plan for natural disasters within the context of federal, state, and local planning requirements and funding streams.
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Atlantic Station (Atlantic Steel Site Redevelopment Project)
Description of Atlantic Station (the Atlantic Steel Site Redevelopment Project) and how smart growth strategies helped get it approved and reduce pollution while improving quality of life.