Learn the Issues
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Part Two - Chapter Five: Estimating the Economic Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Find out more about the case studies highlighted in each chapter of "Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy" and the key benefits.
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Webinar - New Mobility Mindsets: Shared Mobility and Personal Micromobility
Webinar about new ways to think about mobility beyond cars and vehicles.
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Part One: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Chapter 1 of “Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy” provides an introduction to the document."
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EPA RCRA ID: ORD009227398
Information about EPA's hazardous waste cleanup activities at Univar Solutions USA, Inc. in Portland, Oregon.
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Launching a Successful Freight Sustainability Strategy
This page includes information about the 2016 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge honorees and what they have done to receive recognition.
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How SmartWay Supports Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Reporting
This page explains how shippers, carriers and logistics providers use SmartWay’s tools, emissions metrics and other resources to measure, improve and report on the sustainability benefits of moving freight efficiently and using less fuel.
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Introducing Corporate Social Responsibility to Freight and Logistics
This page provides a short primer on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It provides a summary summary of how companies use SmartWay in their CSR planning and reporting.
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How to Apply the SmartWay Logo to Your SmartWay Tractors and Trailers
This page provides detailed instructions for applying to use the SmartWay logo on the exterior of your equipment if your company leases or has purchased EPA-designated SmartWay tractors or trailers.
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Mobile and Transportation
Highlighted resources for Advance partners
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What's New in Scientific Integrity?
New actions or events concerning Scientific Integrity at EPA
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A Year in Review
Storymap created in ArcGis and embedded on a page within the EPTD web area
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Event Reconstruction Plume Map
"Event Reconstruction Plume Map" created by IMAAC for EPA in response to the East Palestine, OH train derailment.
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Phase One Residential, Commercial, and Agricultural Soil Sampling Results
EPA’s review of preliminary results indicates that the vast majority of reportable concentrations of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and dioxin/furans (dioxins) are consistent with known concentrations for soil in urban and rural areas.
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Definition of "environment"
How is the term "environment" defined? CERCLA section 101(8) defines "environment" as "(A) the navigable waters, the waters of the contiguous zone, and the ocean waters of which the natural resources are under the exclusive management authority of the United States under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976…
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Choosing the chemical name to list on the List of Hazardous Substances
How does EPA choose the chemical name(s) to list for each substance on the List of Hazardous Substances at Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4? A single chemical may often be known by several different names. To avoid confusion, the Agency has limited the chemical names listed in 40 CFR…
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Definition of "release"
How is the term "release" defined? CERCLA section 101(22) defines "release" as any "...spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant)...."
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Determining quantities / concentrations of hazardous constituents released in waste stream
Are facilities required to determine the quantities or concentrations of hazardous constituents released within a waste stream that is listed under CERCLA? No. The determination of the exact quantities of hazardous substances released in a mixture, solution, or waste stream may be difficult; such a determination is not required by…
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Who must be notified of a release under EPCRA?
Who must be notified of a release under Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)? The notice required by section 304 of EPCRA is to be given by the owner or operator of a facility (by telephone, radio, or in person) immediately after the release of a CERCLA hazardous substance…
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Who must be notified of a release under CERCLA?
Who must be notified of a release under CERCLA? One call to the NRC fulfills the requirement to report releases of hazardous substances under CERCLA and several other regulatory programs, including those under the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 311, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the U.S. Department…
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Who is the owner or operator for purposes of EPCRA 304 release reporting?
Who is the owner or operator? EPCRA section 304 allows either the owner or operator of a facility to give notice after a release. Owners and operators may make their own arrangements concerning which party is to provide release notification; however, under EPCRA section 304 both the owner and operator…