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EPA-Funded Technology Seen as Win-Win on Virginia Farm

A drag hose is an alternative manure application system that has advantages for farms with a large amount of manure to spread.

Energy Efficiency Team Helping Delaware Towns Find Savings

The wastewater treatment plant in Selbyville, Delaware, is benefitting from an EPA-Delaware partnership designed to help water and wastewater facilities save energy and money while cutting pollution that contributes to climate change.

Green Streets Help Baltimore, Others

Fifteen Green Streets, Green Towns, Green Jobs (G3) grants for will support projects in three states, including the conversion of hard surfaces to green space at Sarah’s Hope, a homeless shelter in a troubled Baltimore neighborhood.

Green Lessons in Class, on Grounds at Philadelphia’s Nebinger School

EPA and a team of partners are helping the George W. Nebinger School in Philadelphia become a national model for stormwater management and educational programming.

Making WaterSense in Charlottesville

From a 5K race to $100 toilet rebates to an “Imagine a Day without Water” campaign, the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, is a leader in working with EPA’s WaterSense program to promote water conservation and resource stewardship.

Rebirth of the Cheat River

The Cheat River in West Virginia is again a haven for whitewater rafting and smallmouth bass fishing after years of Clean Water Act funding and the efforts of a local non-profit group and others to control pollution from old abandoned mines.

Green Infrastructure in the Mix to Reduce District of Columbia Sewer Overflows

District of Columbia's Long Term Control Plan to keep sewage out of the city’s rivers is being modified to include a substantial greening component for the first time, making it a dominant feature of 2 of the 3 drainage areas of the combined sewer system.

Class Outdoors in the District of Columbia

Specially-designed outdoor education areas surrounded by rain gardens and other green features have been added to the grounds of three District of Columbia schools, providing students with hands-on learning experiences while reducing stormwater pollution.

Helping Residents Protect Water Sources

Building on the successful early engagement of the Plain Sect agricultural community, the Eastern Lancaster County Source Water Protection Collaborative is expanding its efforts to involve local residents in the work of protecting drinking water sources.

Urban Waters Grant Supports Chester’s Green Plan

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) is using an EPA Urban Waters Small Grant to train employees and under-skilled and at-risk residents of the City of Chester, PA, in maintaining trees and other green features to control stormwater pollution.

Innovative Settlement Brings Water System Compliance

Residents of a small community water system have higher confidence in their water quality with up-to-date monitoring and a licensed operator as a result of EPA enforcement action..

Annual Reports, Chief FOIA Officer Reports, Quarterly Reports

Pesticide Information Resources

Before submitting a FOIA request, you may wish to check out the many resources for pesticide scientific and regulatory information that are available to the public online and free of charge.

Limitations on Disclosing Pesticide Information

Pesticide law limits disclosure of information if it contains confidential information or if the requester is a multinational entity. This Web page provides information on these issues and how they affect information disclosure.

Record of Decision

September 2015 Record of Decision, LCP Chemicals Site. Operable Unit 1 – Mash, Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia

Balls Score Big in Reducing Pollution

Though it made a big splash in Los Angeles in 2015, the use of buoyant plastic balls to control pollution is nothing new to a southwestern Virginia wastewater treatment plant.

Recycling Basics and Benefits

Provides the the basics steps involved for recycling

Statement of Intent between EPA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

This page contains a Statement of Intent between EPA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to share exchange and exchange experiences on chemical safety.

Developing a Community Action Roadmap to Engage in Port of Wilmington Expansion

When the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, announced its intentions to open a new, multi-use containerized cargo facility, leaders from the adjacent community began organizing to ensure their neighborhoods’ concerns and voices would be taken into consideration

Drayage Truck Best Practices to Improve Air Quality

Drayage truckers best practices include: replacing older trucks with newer cleaner trucks, avoiding idling, maintaining engines, retrofitting trucks with verified technologies, and operating during off-peak hours.