Learn the Issues
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Lead Laws and Regulations
This page describes laws and regulations relating to lead-based paint and other lead hazards.
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Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule (Section 1018 of Title X)
Description of a program that requires potential buyers and renters of housing built prior to 1978 receive certain information about lead and lead hazards in the residence.
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Region 6 Targeted Brownfields Assessment Form and Consent for Access to Property
To request Region 6 to perform a Targeted Brownfields Assessment, complete and submit the Region 6 Targeted Brownfields Assessment Form. To grant the EPA access to your property, complete and submit the Consent to Access to Property form.
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Region 3 State Contacts for EPA’s Brownfields Grant Proposals
State Contacts for writing Grant Proposals for Region 3 Brownfields
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EHSs and the EPCRA emergency planning requirements
What is purpose of the list of extremely hazardous substances in regards to the emergency planning requirements of EPCRA? The extremely hazardous substances list and its threshold planning quantities are intended to help communities focus on the substances and facilities of most immediate concern for emergency planning and response. However…
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USS Lead Site Sorry We Missed You Notice
Sorry we missed you notice for West Calumet Housing Complex residents
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National LEPC-TEPC Handbook
This national handbook is a resource for local emergency planning committees (LEPCs) and tribal emergency planning committees (TEPCs) to strengthen community preparedness for accidental chemical releases.
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EPCRA Milestones Through the Years (Text Version)
Timeline of the significant events that lead to the creation of EPCRA and subsequent actions.
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Renovation, Repair and Painting for Child Care Providers
Learn about why you should choose an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Renovator when renovating, repairing or painting your child care facility.
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Will LEPCs impose significant requirements on small businesses?
Will the local emergency planning committees impose significant requirements on small businesses? Will EPA clarify the information requirements in the emergency planning guidance and in the rulemaking? The Agency's small business analysis does not indicate that emergency planning requirements will cause a significant burden to small facilities. Small facilities are…
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Fish Consumption Regulations and Recommendations
Safe seafood recommendations for fish and shellfish based on MA regulations and EPA recommendations
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United States 2030 Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal
On September 16, 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first ever domestic goal to reduce food loss and waste by half by the year 2030.
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NATA Limitations
Summary of the limitations of the 2005 NATA
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2005 NATA: Assessment Methods
Information about assessment methods used in the 2005 NATA assessment
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2014 NATA: Assessment Methods
Information about assessment methods used in the 2014 NATA assessment
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2014 NATA: Results Summary
A summary of results from EPA's 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA)
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Research Vessel Lake Guardian 2018 Annual Report
Lake Guardian Annual Report
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National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
EPA worked with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to develop materials for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week which is the last full week of October every year.
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Enbridge Consent Decree Section VII.B. Replacement of Line 3; Evaluation of Replacement of Line 10
Consent Decree deliverables, such and plans and reports that are submitted pursuant to the terms of the Consent Decree.
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Remediation and Restoration Projects for Sheboygan River AOC
Table describing remediation work on the Sheboygan River AOC..