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Swift Beef Company - Clean Water Act Public Notice

The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment against Swift Beef Company for alleged violations of the terms and conditions of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Clea

CSC Tip Sheets: Incentive Techniques

Incentives are financial or non-financial rewards for taking actions that improve local sustainability. Learn about best practices for providing incentives.

CSC Tip Sheets: Identifying and Working with Experts

Identify expert individuals and organizations to help programs tap into knowledge and experience in program design and implementation, as well as working with them to evaluate program success.

CSC Tip Sheets: Community-Based Social Marketing

Use community-based social marketing (CBSM) to facilitate direct neighbor-to-neighbor communication and influence to promote behavior change. In-person communications are often complemented by electronic social media tools.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Organic Air Emission Standards for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities and Generators

This document describes the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) organic air emission standards contained in 40 CFR parts 264/265, subpart CC for hazardous waste treatment

GRID Alternatives: Solar Programs in Underserved Communities

Introduces GRID Alternatives: Solar Programs in Underserved Communities, a program that partners with a variety of organizations to help low-income communities access the benefits of solar technology.

Transportation Control Measures

Learn how various TCMs can reduce the demand for fuels, decrease GHG emissions and local air pollutants, and reduce infrastructure and travel costs for the community, residents, and local businesses.

CSC Tip Sheets: Working Across Ideological Differences

Learn about why it is important to work across ideological differences and focus on common values and goals when implementing local climate and energy programs.

What can I do to protect my family from lead contamination that was found in my neighborhood?

If environmental exposure to lead is suspected, you should contact your local or state environmental office to determine if there are known or suspected sources of lead in the area. If there are known or suspected sources of lead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers the following…

Last published: November 6, 2025

Health Effects Notebook Glossary

New York Ozone SIP: 1-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration State Implementation Plan and 2007 Transportation Conformity Budgets

New York submitted a 1-hour ozone attainment demonstration. This demonstration consisted of: photochemical grid modeling results for three episodes representing different weather conditions, additional evidence to demonstrate attainment for the

New York Ozone SIP: Solvent Metal Cleaning Processes, Surface Coating Processes, Consumer Products and Portable Fuel Container Spillage Control

As part of New York's 1-hour Ozone attainment demonstration SIP, it committed to adopt additional control measures to meet the emission reduction shortfall which EPA identified as necessary to attain the ozone standard.

New York Sulfur Dioxide SIP: Lovett Generating Station Temporary SIP Revision

EPA's extension of its temporary approval of a special emission limitation allowing Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. to burn coal at units 4 and 5 of the Lovett Generating Station in Stonypoint, New York.

New York Ozone SIP: Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program

This revision consists of a demonstration of the effectiveness of New York's enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program decentralized testing network, to satisfy the requirements of section 348 of the National Highway Systems

New York Ozone SIP: Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance Trading Program (OTC Budget Trading Program)

This SIP revision relates to New York's portion of the Ozone Transport Commission's September 27, 1994 Memorandum of Understanding, which includes a regional nitrogen oxides budget and allowance (NOx Budget) trading program that will significantly reduce

New York Carbon Monoxide SIP: Attainment demonstration, maintenance plan and Downtown Brooklyn Master Plan (transportation control measure component)

This revision consisted of several components which included the New York CO maintenance plan which provides for continued maintenance of the CO NAAQS, the New York CO attainment demonstration and a revision of the Downtown Brooklyn Master Plan component o

Transition of the Enbridge Cleanup Site to MDEQ - Aug. 26, 2014

U.S. EPA summarizes plans to transition to MDEQ being the lead government agency for the long term monitoring and maintenance of Enbridge's cleanup work.