Learn the Issues
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What year was the landfill closed? What if any regulations would the Landfill have to have complied with during the closure process?
During the 1960s, there were minimal environmental regulations regarding landfills and their closure protocol. Historic aerial photographs do not depict organized landfilling via waste disposal on the land after 1963, indicating that most of the activities associated with the Norwood Landfill Site occurred prior to regulations. Additionally, there are no…
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Announcements and News Releases
Recent EPA News Releases related to diesel emissions grants and funding relevant to West Coast Collaborative members.
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Consumer Tool for Identifying Point-of-Use and Pitcher Filters Certified to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water
This fact sheet provides certification marks and the text that indicates a filter has been certified for lead reduction capabilities.
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EPA Principles for Greener Cleanups
A goal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office and Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) and its many partners is to preserve and restore land by promoting and using protective waste management practices and by assessing and cleaning..
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EPA Efforts in North Hartford to Address Sewer Backups
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England office is working diligently to address concerns about sewage overflows and basement backups in Hartford's North End.
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Stormwater Drainage Wells
Provides information for identifying stormwater drainage wells, learn how to comply with regulations for storm water drainage wells, and how to reduce the threat to ground water from stormwater injection wells.
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UIC National Technical Workgroup Charter
Provides information on the National Technical Workgroup's purpose, goals and objectives, and general operating procedures.
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Class V Guidance Documents for Owners, Operators, And Regulatory Agencies
Provides links to guidance documents to help owners and operators as well as regulatory agencies comply with the requirements for Class V wells.
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UIC Program Guidance Related to Well Classification
Guidance documents and memorandums developed by to inform decision-making, clarify issues and questions, and guide UIC program implementation consistent with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the fed
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Recommendations: Frequent Questions
This page provides questions and answers about the process EPA took to recommend to federal agencies how to purchase greener products.
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Community How-to Guide
This guide leads communities through the process of assembling an E3 team and preparing for an E3 assessment, the heart of the E3 effort.
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E3 Success Story - Transforming and Promoting Sustainable Manufacturing in Alabama
Alabama E3 is expanding to other manufacturing sectors and expanding its scope. Alabama E3 now includes a workforce training and education component and is also developing a new innovation engineering "green" module that focuses on improving sustainability
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Comprehensive UIC Program Evaluations
Comprehensive UIC Program Evaluations
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Region 8 Tribal Affairs Branch
This page provides information about Tribal Affairs Branch in Region 8.
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Sustainable Materials Management Tools
SMM Tools Page
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Wasted Food Scale
This page focuses on the wasted food scale, which prioritizes actions that prevent and divert wasted food from disposal.
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Summary from 2012 Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Executive Meeting
Summary from the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Executive Meeting in November 2012.
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What Is CHP?
Understand what CHP is, including common CHP configurations and CHP applications.
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Climate Economic Analysis
This is the landing page for the economic analysis of climate change issues at EPA. The page links to EPA's Non-CO2 Analysis reports, published EPA Non-CO2 GHG reports, and economy-wide legislative analyses.
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Non-CO2 Methodology Report
View the Global Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emission Projections & Mitigation Potential: 2015-2050 report.