Learn the Issues
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About the Southeast New England Program
Learn more about the Southeast New England Program.
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EPA Announces Intent to Regulate Dozens of Uses of Five Phthalate Chemicals to Protect Workers and Environment
Agency's comprehensive risk evaluations find unreasonable risks requiring regulatory action
EPA announced today that it will move to regulate dozens of applications of five widely used phthalate chemicals to address environmental and workplace risks.
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Phthalates
EPA is concerned about phthalates because of their toxicity and the evidence of pervasive human and environmental exposure to these chemicals. Phthalates are used in many industrial and consumer products, many of which pose potentially high exposure.
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LaPlace, Louisiana - Background Information
Information about chloroprene and the Denka Performance Elastomer facility
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Draft Risk Evaluation for Dicyclohexyl Phthalate (DCHP)
EPA designated dicyclohexyl phthalate as a high priority chemical in December 2019 and the chemical is currently undergoing risk evaluation.
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CEC Coal-Fired Power Plants Supplemental Statement
CEC Coal-Fired Power Plants Supplemental Statement
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Risk Evaluation for Dibutyl Phthalate (1,2-Benzene- dicarboxylic acid, 1,2- dibutyl ester) (DBP)
EPA designated dibutyl phthalate (1,2-Benzene- dicarboxylic acid, 1,2- dibutyl ester) as a high priority chemical in December 2019 and the chemical is currently undergoing risk evaluation.
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Risk Evaluation for Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (1,2-Benzene- dicarboxylic acid, 1- butyl 2(phenylmethyl) ester) (BBP)
EPA designated o-dichlorobenzene as a high priority chemical in December 2019 and the chemical is currently undergoing risk evaluation.
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Resources to Plan and Prepare for Environmental Emergencies in Arkansas
Links to emergency information resources in Arkansas.
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Greenhouse Gases at EPA
This page discusses the two types of greenhouse gas emissions that EPA tracks and works to reduce.
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Identifying Invasive Species under the National Estuary Program
Stories of addressing invasive species within estuaries.
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Learn about Dioxin
Learn about what dioxin looks like, where is comes from, applicable laws and the a timeline of EPA's dioxin reports and announcements.
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Ruckelshaus Takes Steps to Improve Flow of Agency Information [Fishbowl Policy]
This is a memorandum signed by Administrator Ruckelshaus.
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EPA's Principles of Scientific Integrity
Outline of the EPA's scientific integrity policy.
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About Operator Certification
This page contains information that is useful to states about expanding drinking water capacity
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Other Loans and Grants for Small Drinking Water Systems
Funding for small systems can come from a variety of sources. The websites below provide information on low interest loans and/or grants available for small system infrastructure planning needs.
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Hot topics in Washington
Learn about some of EPA's environmental priorities in Washington.
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Environmental Education Resources - Learning Adventures at Home or at School
Environmental education resources fort kids, parents, and teachers during school closures.
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Point-of-Use Reverse Osmosis Systems
A point-of-use reverse osmosis (RO) system is a water filtration device that is connected to a single fixture and uses the process of RO to remove contaminants from the water supplied to that fixture.
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Get the Lead Out Initiative Case Studies
The EPA's Get the Lead Out Initiative case studies are a valuable resource for states, communities, utilities, and technical assistance providers to learn about progress and lessons learned on lead service line replacement.