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Lead Exposure Associated with Renovation and Remodeling Activities: Phase IV, Worker Characterization and Blood-Lead Study of R&R Workers Who Specialize in Renovation of Old or Historic Homes, EPA 747-R-99-001, March 1999
Report on exposure to lead in renovation and remodling leading to blood-lead concentrations.
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Effect of In-Home Educational Intervention on Children's Blood Lead Levels in Milwaukee, Technical Report, April, 1996
Presents the results of a study conducted in Milwaukee in 1991-1993 that investigated whether children's blood lead levels declined after in-home educational visits.
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Tribal Air Programs in EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9)
EPA in the Pacific Southwest (Region 9) assists the 148 Tribes in Region 9 with air quality planning, permitting, rulemaking, enforcement and compliance, indoor air, monitoring and related technical support, air grants, and climate change.
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California Clean Air Technology Initiative (CATI) Projects
EPA Pacific Southwest has provided funding to both South Coast AQMD and San Joaquin Valley APCD to help spur early-stage, innovative technologies that need further testing and demonstration prior to deployment and commercialization.
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Water Infrastructure Repair and Recovery
The 2023 wildfires impacted drinking and wastewater systems on Maui. EPA is supporting recovery efforts led by the County of Maui and Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) focused on stabilizing wastewater and drinking water utilities in Maui.
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Lake Tahoe Water Quality Improvement Programs
Information on the Lake Tahoe watershed, EPA's protection efforts, water quality issues, effects of climate, change, Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), EPA-sponsored projects, and list of partner agencies.
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Navajo Nation Abandoned Uranium Mines: Federal Plans
The Ten-Year Plan to Address Impacts of Uranium Contamination in the Navajo Nation outlines next steps in mitigating the human health and environmental risks resulting from the legacy of uranium mining on the Navajo Nation.
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DDVP Fact Sheets
EPA developed fact sheets warning about the dangers of products that aren't registered in the United States
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Key EPA Actions to Address PFAS
EPA Actions To Address PFAS
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EPA Announces New Action to Make America Healthy Again by Collecting Data to Advance Science on Potential Drinking Water Contaminants
EPA is taking a key step to advance Safe Drinking Water Act implementation by proposing to monitor contaminants that are not currently regulated but may be present in drinking water.
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EPA Delivers on President’s “Freedom to Fix” Memorandum for Vehicles and Equipment
Today, pursuant to President Trump’s directive in the Presidential Memorandum, “Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix,” EPA is advancing the freedom to fix for all Americans, regardless of vehicle or equipment type.
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Public Participation Guide: Introduction to the Guide
Meaningful public participation requires much more than simply holding public meetings or hearings or collecting public comment.
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Public Participation Guide: Workshops
Public Participation Workshops have been delivered in many areas of the world. Several have been on a country-specific basis, while others were delivered regionally.
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Public Participation Guide: Foundational Skills, Knowledge, and Behaviors
The individual skills and behaviors of the project team are paramount to a successful public participation program.
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Public Participation Guide: Situation Assessments
A situation assessment is conducted for the purpose of understanding the needs and conditions of your project and stakeholder community in order to design an effective public participation process.
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Public Participation Guide
EPA's Public Participation Guide provides tools for public participation and public outreach in environmental decision-making.
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Public Participation Guide: Information Kiosks
Kiosks are similar to automatic teller machines, offering menus for interaction between a person and a computer. Information is provided through a presentation that invites viewers to ask questions or direct the flow of information.
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Public Participation Guide: Citizen Advisory Boards
Citizen advisory boards consist of a representative group of stakeholders from a particular community appointed to provide comments and advice on a project or issue.
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Public Participation Guide: Briefings
Briefings are generally short presentations provided directly to community groups at their existing meetings or locations – such as social and civic clubs – to provide an overview or update on a project.
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Public Participation Guide: Information Repositories
Information repositories are created to store project information in a centralized public location to provide easy access for community members.