Learn the Issues
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Criteria for oil production facilities to be qualified facilities
Qualified facilities are eligible for streamlined regulatory requirements in 40 CFR §112.6, which include self-certification of SPCC Plans. What criteria do oil production facilities have to meet in order to be considered qualified facilities? Oil production facilities, like all other facilities, must meet the criteria in §112.3(g)(1) or (2) to…
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SmartWay Excellence Awardees
EPA's SmartWay Excellence Awards recognize high performing partners that are leading the business community to a clean, efficient and more sustainable future for goods movement.
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2010 Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act
After months of serious consideration of the petitions and of the state of climate change science, EPA found no evidence to support these claims.
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Petitions Received in 2009-2010 for Reconsideration of the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act
View petitions for reconsideration of the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
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National Air Toxics Trends Station (NATTS) Section 103 Grant Package Template
Includes templates for the NATTS workplan, PM2.5 Air Monitoring Performance Report, PM2.5 Monitoring Workplan
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A Preliminary Risk-Based Screening Approach for Air Toxics Monitoring Data Sets
The purpose of this document is to provide a risk-based methodology for performing an initial screen of air toxics monitoring data sets in outdoor air.
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Climate Adaptation and Outdoor Air Quality
This page gives basic information on how climate change may affect outdoor air quality and provides resources for further information
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Integrated Environmental Management Systems (IEMS) Implementation Guide
The DfE program seeks to make a number of self-directed IEMS tools available to businesses, associations, and other organizations, such as this implementation guide.
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Back to School: Look for EPA's Safer Choice label
Safer Choice Back to School postcard
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Mystic River Watershed Water Quality Science Committee Meeting, February 11, 2009
Document(s) from the February 11, 2009 Water Quality Science Committee Meeting for the Mystic River Watershed.
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If EPA finds any contamination associated with the Norwood Landfill site that “exceeds” what is considered safe, will EPA clean up that contamination - even if the Agency cannot find any “pathways” for that contamination to reach humans or sensitive environments?
If the sampling data shows an exceedance of a screening level, EPA will consult with the site Toxicologist and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to conduct a human health risk screening assessment to determine any potential threat to human health. EPA will also consult with the…
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Can Norwood residents be exposed to contamination if we grow and eat our own vegetables from gardens in our yards?
To date, contamination has not been found on residential properties that would pose a risk. In addition, the concentrations of the contaminants found at the Norwood Site are often found in urban communities. Studies show that exposure to contaminants via vegetable gardens is negligible. With the exception of some root…
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How do we know our drinking water has not been affected over the past 40+ years when the landfill was operating and after it closed since there were no regulations governing its operation or closure?
The Norwood community is serviced by a public drinking water source. The public water supply must meet federal and state Safe Drinking Water Act Standards. Public water systems are required to share annual reports that describe what, if anything, is found in the water supply.
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Vapor Intrusion
Vapor intrusion is the term used to describe the migration of volatile chemicals from contaminated groundwater and soils into the indoor air spaces of overlying buildings through openings in the building foundation. Vapors that accumulate in buildings could cause health risks or other safety concerns.
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Exposure Pathway
The way in which a person can come into contact with a hazardous substance. Three common routes of exposure are breathing (inhalation); eating or drinking (ingestion); or contact to the skin (dermal contact).
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Contamination
A physical, chemical, biological, and/or radiological substance or matter that has an adverse effect on air, water, or soil quality.
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National Priorities List (NPL)
The NPL is a list of hazardous waste sites identified by EPA as warranting further investigation into the extent of the risk they pose and whether cleanup of the site under EPA’s Superfund Remedial program is warranted. NPL listing does not promise remedial action, only detailed investigation.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
A Federal law (commonly known as “Superfund”) passed in 1980 and modified in 1986 by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). The law gives EPA the authority to investigate sites where there is a suspected threat to public health, or the environment caused by the release or potential release…
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Quality Program Virtual Training Event February 8-9, 2022
This page contains the link to the session recordings from the Quality Program Virtual Training Event held Feb 8-9, 2022
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EPA's 11th Campus RainWorks Challenge
This webcast includes speakers from the Round 11 first place winner, University of Oregon, sharing their experience competing in the Campus Rainworks Challenge.