Learn the Issues
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Draft OCS Permits Available For Public Comment in the Southeastern US
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air permits in progress or issued by EPA Region 4
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Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Accomplishments Reports for Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024
This webpage houses the Accomplishments for the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, as well as highlighting some noteworthy accomplishments from this year.
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Award-Winning 2009 Board Drives the Redevelopment of Former Air Station into Community Asset
Success story about Cecil Field Naval Air Station (Jacksonville, FL)
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Consolidated Checklist C6 for Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
Consolidated Checklist C6 is divided into 5 separate documents/computer files solely for ease of handling its printed and electronic versions.
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Consolidated Checklists for State Authorization under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Links to consolidated checklists for states to track their own program as they correspond to the federal code.
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2017 Five-Year Review Fact Sheet Example
This fact sheet is to show how a larger site with numerous OUs may be able to utilize the new factsheet template.
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Region 4 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) References
Region 4 OCS Permitting References
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2011 Program Priorities for Federal Facility Five-Year Review
This memo describes new management controls, necessary Remedial Project Manager actions, changes to the CERCLIS five-year review module, and Federal Facility Agreements.
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2005 Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans: Evaluating, Assessing, and Documenting Environmental Data Collection and Use Programs - Part 1: UFP-QAPP Manual
The QAPP will present an organized and systematic description of the ways in which QA and QC will be applied to environmental data.
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2009 Innovative Cleanup Leads to Navy's First EPA Ready for Reuse Determination
Success story about Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (McGregor, Texas)
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Evaluation Guidelines for Ecological Toxicity Data in the Open Literature
Evaluation Guidelines for Ecological Toxicity Data in the Open Literature
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How to view WATERS data using Google Earth
This document provides guidance and other information about how to view WATERS Data using Google Earth.
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Transportation of Radioactive Material
All shipments of radioactive material must be packaged and transported according to strict federal regulations. These regulations protect the public, transportation workers, and the environment from potential exposure to radiation.
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Cross-Agency Laboratory Activities
A page describing the different aspects of Cross Agency Lab Activities, including sample analysis, fieldwork, technical assistance, quality assurance, and training and education.
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Wadeable Streams Assessment
The Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA) is a first-ever statistically-valid survey of the biological condition of small streams throughout the U.S.
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Partners in the National Aquatic Resource Surveys
EPA is working with state, tribal, and other federal agencies to implement the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS). States and tribes participate in these surveys through their Clean Water Act Section 106 Monitoring Initiative grants.
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Beneficial Use Evaluation of Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Gypsum in Agriculture
EPA evaluated the use of FGD gypsum in agriculture to demonstrate how the BU Methodology can be applied for unencapsulated beneficial uses. EPA’s evaluation identified no concerns for the vast majority of modeled application scenarios.
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National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship
A national strategy for responsible stewardship of electronics that outlines four overarching goals, the action items under each goal, and the projects that will implement each action item.
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Track 1a and 1b: Small Format Batteries – Tribal Consultation on the Universal Waste Regulations for Solar Panels and Lithium Batteries Proposed Rule
On May 2, 2024, the EPA’s Tribal Waste Management team held an informational webinar for Tribes that introduced the EPA’s plan for adding new universal waste categories for solar panels and lithium batteries.
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外部民權合規辦事處 (Title VI)
Traditional Chinese Translation of How to File a Complaint of Discrimination web page