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RadTown Radon: Vocabulary Activities

Learn more about radon with your students! This page provides background information for teachers and parents. Each RadTown activity for the classroom is Common Core State Standard (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) aligned.

Connecticut's 2024 303(d) List Report and Related Documents

View documents for Connecticut's 2024 section 303(d) list of impaired waters.

PAG Manuals and Resources

Download and view Protective Actions Guides (PAGs) and applicable support resources.

Health and Environmental Effects of Ozone Layer Depletion

Learn about the human health and environmental effects of ozone layer depletion.

Radiation Terms and Units

Different aspects of radiation have their own terms and units and are presented here.

SERC-TERC Update: March 2023

RadTown Radiation Protection: Vocabulary Activities

Increase your students’ science literacy with vocabulary activities from EPA! Learn more about radioactivity, how it works, and how we talk about it using free printable materials and lesson plans.

TMDL Report and Approval Documents for Connecticut Statewide Total Maximum Daily Load Analysis for Bacteria Impaired Waters

View supporting documents for Total Maximum Daily Load Analysis for Bacteria Impaired Waters in Connecticut.

SERC-TERC Update: April 2023

SERC-TERC Update April 2023

SERC-TERC Update: May 2023

SERC-TERC Update: March 2024

Approved Air Quality Implementation Plans in Region 7

Read about the approved State Implementation Plans, Tribal Implementation Plans, as well as any Federal Implementation Plans for Region 7.

Engagement Opportunities

EPA wants to ensure that research conducted by the program is meeting the needs of its partners and stakeholders. Researchers may at times seek out volunteers to participate in their research studies. This page lists research engagement opportunities.

EPA Smart Sectors Program

EPA’s Smart Sectors program works with industry sectors to develop creative solutions to better protect the environment and public health.

Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy

Overview of C-PACE included in the Clean Energy Financing Toolkit for Decisionmakers

SERC-TERC Update: December 2023

SERC-TERC Updates: December 2023

UV Index Overview

The UV Index predicts the ultraviolet radiation levels on a 1-11+ scale and provides a daily forecast of the expected intensity of UV radiation from the sun.

Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients' Health

This wildfire smoke course is intended to help health care professionals, nurses, and asthma educators understand the health effects associated with wildfire smoke and steps to advise patients to take to reduce exposure both before or during a wildfire.