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Chicago Lead in Drinking Water Study
EPA Region 5 and the Chicago Department of Water Management conducted a study on field sampling protocols for lead in drinking water. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the method used by public water systems to monitor lead levels.
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319 Grant: Historic Guidance
collection of historic 319(h) grant guidance
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Memorandum of Agreement between EPA and the Department of Homeland Security /Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA)
This MOA coordinates activities between EPA and FEMA for sustainable, resilient, disaster recovery planning and hazard mitigation.
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Smart Growth and Infill Brownfields Redevelopment
This page discusses how brownfields cleanup and reuse can improve communities and links to resources.
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Smart Growth Publications
This page links to publications and tools on a variety of smart growth topics.
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Smart Growth and School Siting
This page explains how smart growth strategies can help site schools to bring multiple benefits to communities. It lists relevant resources from EPA and other organizations.
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Greening America's Communities
Technical assistance program to help cities and towns develop an implementable vision of distinctive, environmentally friendly neighborhoods using green infrastructure and other sustainable design strategies.
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Smart Growth and Water
This page contains resources that communities can use to integrate green infrastructure into streets and neighborhoods to reduce stormwater runoff, use water more efficiently, and protect water from pollution.
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Location and Green Building
This page explains the relationship between a building's location and its environmental and community impacts.
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Attracting Infill Development in Distressed Communities: 30 Strategies
This report gives 30 strategies distressed communities can use to attract infill development to help revitalize their neighborhoods.
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Leveraging Opportunity Zones for Community Revitalization
Tools to help communities use Opportunity Zone (OZ) designation to advance plans and visions for redevelopment and revitalization while prioritizing specific needs and preserving community character
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Smart Growth Topics
Links to pages that explain how smart growth strategies relate to various topics.
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About Smart Growth
Overview of smart growth and its environmental benefits, and how EPA works on smart growth and sustainable communities issues.
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Smart Growth and Equitable Development
This page discusses how smart growth, environmental justice, and equitable development can improve communities and provide economic, environmental, health, and social benefits to underserved communities.
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March—April 2021 Newsletter
EPA's Pacific Southwest Newsletter for March–April 2021: Earth Day, New Leadership, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Emergency Response and More!
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September—October 2021 Newsletter
Check out our newsletter for stories on the EPA Administrator’s visits to Arizona and California, an environmental justice partnership in California, Children’s Health Month, a plan for addressing “forever chemicals” and more!
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RTOC Meeting Materials: Winter 2025
Documents related to the Winter 2025 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) meeting in EPA's Pacific Southwest, Region 9.
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RTOC Meeting Materials: Summer 2025
Documents related to the Summer 2025 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) meeting in EPA's Pacific Southwest, Region 9.
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RTOC Meeting Materials: Fall 2025
Documents related to the Fall 2025 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) meeting in EPA's Pacific Southwest, Region 9.
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Hot Topics in Wisconsin
Popular resources for Wisconsin