Learn the Issues

What You Can Do: In Your Classroom

Teachers and students can work to reduce and prevent nutrient pollution in their communities. Check out these resources for use in the classroom.

What You Can Do: In Your Community

We can all work together to reduce nutrient pollution in our communities. Find out how to get involved and spread the word.

What is an EMS?

An introduction to the concepts involved in developing an Environmental Management System (EMS).

Costs and Benefits of an EMS

Costs and benefits of implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS).

Basics of an EMS

An introduction to the concepts involved in developing an Environmental Management System (EMS).

HSM Inspector Checklist Tool for Facilities Generating and Recycling Hazardous Secondary Materials (2024 Version)

HSM inspector checklist tool: This is a series of checklists that assist regulatory authorities with monitoring compliance of the definition of solid waste regulations in 40 CFR section 261.2 and the 2008 definition of solid waste exclusions.

A User-Friendly Reference Document for Hazardous Waste Exclusions

This document is intended to be a user-friendly reference document about hazardous waste exclusions.

Frequent Questions on the Alternative Standards for Refrigerant Recycling

EPA developed this webpage to answer common questions about the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) refrigerant recycling alternative standards.

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling

Find out how lithium-ion batteries are recycled, how these batteries are regulated at end of life, and where to take your used lithium-ion batteries for recycling.

Universal Waste

A hazardous waste can be categorized as universal waste if it is commonly generated by a wide variety of types of establishments and is frequently generated.

The Limited Role of the Food and Drug Administration's Flush List

This webpage describes the limited role of the Food and Drug Administration's list of medications to flush down a toilet.

Guidance and Websites about Proper Disposal of Unwanted Household Medicines

Guidance

Particulate Matter (PM) Basics

Particle pollution is the term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. These include "inhalable coarse particles," with diameters between 2.5 micrometers and 10 micrometers, and "fine particles," 2.5 micrometers and smaller.

Trump EPA and U.S. Rep. Clay Fuller Highlight Significant Brownfield Investments in North Georgia 

On September 18, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Kevin McOmber and U.S. Representative Clay Fuller (GA-14) joined state and local officials at the Chickamauga Civic Center to highlight $6 million in Brownfields funds

Release Date: September 18, 2026

Draft UIC Class VI Geologic Carbon Sequestration Permit - Carbon Storage Solutions, Front Range 1-1, Weld County, Colorado

Class VI Permit Proposal

Geographic Locations: Colorado, Rocky Mountains