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Emissions Monitoring and Reporting

Learn how to provide complete and accurate monitoring, reporting, and auditing of sulfur dioxide (SO20, carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and mercury (Hg) emissions.

SepticSmart Week

During SepticSmart Week, EPA informs homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers.

Each year, the North American Ministers to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation meet at least once for the CEC Council Session to set the CEC’s overall direction, including budget, and activities pursued through the cooperative work plan.

Public Participation Guide: Sasol Natural Gas Project, Mozambique and South Africa

This case study describes the public participation component of an environmental assessment process related to the development of a natural gas pipeline from Mozambique into South Africa.

Public Participation Guide: Selecting the Right Level of Public Participation

Not all public participation is the same; there are numerous levels at which you might wish to engage with the public based on the project, the stakeholders, and the decisions to be made.

Public Participation Guide: Tools for Consensus Building and Agreement Seeking

Tools for consensus building include techniques that you can use to bring diverse groups of stakeholders together to engage in shared learning and decision making.

Persistent Organic Pollutants: A Global Issue, A Global Response

The site explains the importance of the Stockholm Convention, a legally binding international agreement finalized in 2001, in which governments agreed to act to reduce or eliminate the production, use, and/or release of certain of these pollutants.

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Without Mercury

Mercury-free techniques are safer for miners, their families and local communities. They can also help miners qualify for certification under fair-mined standards, potentially allowing them to market their gold at higher prices.

Public Participation Guide: Tools to Inform the Public

Tools to inform the public include techniques that you can use to provide members of the public with the information they need to understand the project, the decision process, and also to provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision.

Public Participation Guide: Process Planning

The success of a public participation program is largely determined by how thoroughly and thoughtfully it is planned.

Model Recycling Program Toolkit

This page showcases EPA's latest toolkit in support of the Model Recycling Program and aiding to create one's own recycling program

Quantified Climate Action Measures Directory

EPA’s Quantified Climate Action Measures Directory presents information on the quantified GHG emission reduction measures in state and local climate action plans published within the five years preceding August 2023.

Protektahan ang Iyong Pamilya mula sa Lead sa Iyong Tahanan (Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home in Tagalog)

Tagalog version of March 2021 Protect Your Family Pamphlet (Protektahan ang Iyong Pamilya mula sa Lead sa Iyong Tahanan) explaining dangers of lead in your home and how to protect your family from lead-based paint hazards in homes built before 1978.

NAFTA* Minor Use Joint Reviews

EPA and Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) worked together to develop a registration process that will permit a regulatory decision of pesticide uses for the minor use grower communities in both countries simultaneously.

Critical Mineral Recovery at Legacy Hardrock Mine Sites

Federal collaboration and the use of new technologies aim to increase recovery of critical minerals at mining sites.

CPRG Selected Applications by Sector - Electric Power

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants overview

Funding for Septic Systems

Federal and state sources of funding for septic systems, including funding targeted for tribal communities.

EPA Announces Next Steps for the Final TSCA Risk Management Rule for Carbon Tetrachloride

EPA is announcing its decision to reconsider the 2024 final risk management rule for carbon tetrachloride under the Toxic Substance Control Act.

Minor Uses and Grower Resources

Provides growers, registrants and other interested parties with information on the programs EPA is implementing to ensure safe pesticide tools are available, particularly for those involved in the minor uses of pesticides.

International Activities Related to Pesticides

Regulating pesticides involves many international issues and working with our regulatory partners in other countries. Learn about EPA's activities, upcoming meetings and workshops, and various regulatory issues.