Learn the Issues
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Reducing and Reusing Basics
Benefits and stratgies of reducing and reusing as ways to recyle
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Sun Clan Road Action Memo
This memorandum requests approval for a time-critical removal action at the Sun Clan Road Radiation Site in the village of New Laguna, Pueblo of Laguna, located near Cibola County, New Mexico.
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Chicago, IL Uses Green Infrastructure to Reduce Extreme Heat
Case study about Chicago's extreme heat event and vulnerability assessment conducted to better understand the threat.
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The Legacy of Abandoned Uranium Mines in the Grants Mining District, New Mexico
This document provides a view into the history and lasting legacy of uranium mining in the Grants Mineral Belt..
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Grants Mining District Five-Year Plan - Updated Fact Sheet March 2014
Annual update describing the progress made on the Grants Mining District Five-Year Plan.
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Bayou Dupont CWPPRA Projects
This page provides a description, photos and a video of the EPA-sponsored Bayou Dupont projects.
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Toolkit for Expiring Landfill Gas Electricity Power Purchase Agreements
Toolkit of options for landfill gas electricity project owners with expiring power purchase agreements.
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Radionuclide Basics: Uranium
Uranium (chemical symbol U) is a naturally occurring radioactive element. Uranium is a primordial element that is used in nuclear power generation. Uranium is no longer mined for defense purposes.
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EPA Quarterly FOIA Reports
EPA Quarterly FOIA Reports
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Radionuclide Basics: Tritium
Tritium is a hydrogen atom that has two neutrons in the nucleus and one proton. It is radioactive and behaves like other forms of hydrogen in the environment. Tritium is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere and as a byproduct of nuclear fission.
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Radionuclide Basics: Thorium
Thorium is a naturally occurring radioactive metal found at trace levels in soil, rocks, plants and animals. Thorium is used very little in industry, but can be found in heat-resistant alloys and paints and optical lenses.
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Radionuclide Basics: Technetium-99
Technetium-99 (chemical symbol Tc-99) is a silver-gray, radioactive metal. It occurs naturally in very small amounts in the earth's crust, but is primarily man-made. Technetium-99m is a short-lived form of Tc-99 that is used as a medical diagnostic tool.
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Public Participation Guide Online Modules: Introductory Guide for Facilitators
USEPA developed online modules on the fundamentals of public participation. The introductory guide for facilitators is available on this page.
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Documents from Chile Public Participation Training – Chile – March 2011
EPA delivered a two-day workshop in Santiago, Chile, on public participation. The course intended to enable students to increase the level of public impact through the levels of public participation, found on EPA’s Public Participation Guide.
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Public Participation Guide: Module 7 Materials
USEPA developed online modules on the fundamentals of public participation. Materials from Module 7 (Communicating with Stakeholders) available here.
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Documents from Chile Public Participation Training – Chile – January 2013
EPA delivered a two-day workshop in Chile, on public participation. The course intended to enable students to increase the level of public impact through the levels of public participation, found on EPA’s Public Participation Guide.
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Public Participation Guide: Module 5 Materials
USEPA developed online modules on the fundamentals of public participation. Materials from Module 5 (Design Public Participation to Meet Your Conditions) available here.
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Public Participation Guide: Module 6 Materials
USEPA developed online modules on the fundamentals of public participation. Materials from Module 6 (Ensure Successful Meetings) available here.
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Radionuclide Basics: Radon
Radon (chemical symbol Rn) is an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.