Learn the Issues
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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.
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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..
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Annual Reports, Chief FOIA Officer Reports, Quarterly Reports
Annual Reports, Chief FOIA Officer Reports, Quarterly Reports
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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.
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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.
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Record of Decision
September 2015 Record of Decision, LCP Chemicals Site. Operable Unit 1 – Mash, Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia
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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.
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Recycling Basics and Benefits
Provides the the basics steps involved for recycling
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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.
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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
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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.
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Scientific Integrity Committee
The charter of US EPA's Scientific Integrity Committee
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Ports Primer – 5.4 Case Studies: Land Use and Transportation
Case studies highlighting strategies reducing the impact of goods movement and land use on near-port communities.
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Ports Primer – 4.2 Case Studies: Port-Community Relations
Case studies illustrate the relationship between ports and near-port communities.
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March—April 2023 Newsletter
Check out our newsletter for stories about the Regional Administrator’s recent trip to Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands, addressing contamination on Navajo Nation, the Clean School Bus program, the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and more!
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EPA Releases Draft Guidance for Pesticide Submissions for New Outdoor Uses that Require Endangered Species Act Reviews
The EPA is seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s opinion for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl.
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Principles
IPM uses a combination of knowledge of pests and pest control methods to manage pest damage safely and economically. Learn the principles of IPM.
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Iron and Steel Sector Information
Learn about environmental resources for the iron and steel sector.
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Best Port-wide Planning Practices to Improve Air Quality
Best practices for port authorities include near-port community collaboration, anti-idling policies, expanding off-peak hours, development of EMS, developing an emissions inventory, education, electric power and substituting trucking for rail or barge.
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Chemours Company Well Sampling Results
Chemours Company well sampling results