Learn the Issues

This page shows all of the pages at www.epa.gov that are tagged with Learn the Issues.

  • Surface Water Treatment Rules State Implementation Guidance

    These documents provide guidance to states, tribes and U.S. EPA Regions exercising primary enforcement responsibility under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The documents contain EPA’s recommendations for implementation of the Surface Water Treatment Rules.

  • Cybersecurity for the Water Sector

    Provide Water Utilities with the tools and resources to help increase their cyber resilience as well as information on what to do during a cyber-attack. The web area will include subpage for Cyber Assessments, Planning, Training, Response, and Funding.

  • Great Lakes Funding

    EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office funds activities that advance protection and restoration of the Great Lakes ecosystem.

  • USS Lead Superfund Site

    EPA has found high levels of lead in soil in parts of the West Calumet Housing Complex. Residents have been notified about results of sampling of soil around their homes.

  • Documents for Class I Permits IN-051-1I-0001, -0002, AND -0003

    Underground Injection Control (UIC), injection well, Indiana

    Public notice for proposed permit numbers IN-051-1I-0001, -0002, AND -0003(Gibson County, IN).

  • Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools

    This web site will educate the public about indoor environmental issues specific to educational facilities and the importance of developing and sustaining comprehensive indoor air quality management programs.

  • Frequently Asked Questions about Energy Savings Plus Health

    The Energy Savings Plus Health Guide equips school districts to integrate indoor air quality protections into school energy efficiency retrofits and other building upgrade projects. This page asks and answers Frequently-Asked Questions.

  • How do I start an indoor air quality management program?

    EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Program provides numerous resources to assist you in developing, implementing, and sustaining an IAQ program in your school. Thousands of school districts across the United States are implementing successful IAQ programs in their districts. Through their efforts, several key elements for successful…

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  • Indoor Air Quality Problem Solving Tool

    Use the IAQ Problem Solving Tool to learn about the connection between health complaints and common solutions in schools. This resource provides an easy, step-by-step process to start identifying and resolving IAQ problems found at your school.

  • List of Pesticide Regulatory Consultants

    The listed companies provide services to assist applicants related to pesticide registration. The inclusion of any business in this listing does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by the Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Operations and Maintenance, Part of Indoor Air Quality Design Tools for Schools

    Effective operation and maintenance procedures are fundamentally important to protect the investment in, and performance of, all building systems. Student health and productivity can suffer when building systems fail to operate as designed.

  • Building Commissioning, Part of Indoor Air Quality Design Tools for Schools

    Building commissioning is a quality assurance program intended to demonstrate the building is constructed well and performs as designed.

  • School IAQ Assessment Mobile App: Getting Started

    Schools IAQ Assessment Mobile App Instructions for Getting Started

  • Videos about Indoor Air Quality in Schools

    Visit this multimedia page to view videos and listen to audio of IAQ champions.

  • Publications about Indoor Air Quality in Schools

    Publications and resources that relate to indoor air quality in schools, and design tools for schools. These publications cover a wide range of issues, including IAQ management, student performance, asthma, mold and moisture, and radon.

  • Understanding the Issue: Household Energy and Clean Air

    More than 40% of the world’s population cook their food and light and heat their homes by burning coal and biomass fuels, including wood, charcoal, kerosene, dung, and crop residues, with open fires or rudimentary stoves.

  • Criteria Air Pollutants

    This web area will provide access to information on setting and implementing the outdoor air quality standards for the six criteria air pollutants.

  • Does EPA regulate volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in household products?

    EPA does regulate VOCs in some household products under the Clean Air Act (CAA); however, the regulations that we have promulgated for VOCs in architectural coatings and consumer products are in place only because many VOCs photochemically react in the atmosphere to produce ozone, a component of smog. From the…

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  • What are volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?

    Volatile organic compounds are compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility. Many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints, pharmaceuticals, and refrigerants. VOCs typically are industrial solvents, such as trichloroethylene; fuel oxygenates, such as methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); or…

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  • Asbestos' Impact on Indoor Air Quality

    "Asbestos is a mineral fiber that has been used commonly in a variety of building construction materials for insulation and as a fire-retardant. EPA and CPSC have banned several asbestos products. Manufacturers have also voluntarily limited uses of asbesto

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