Learn the Issues
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Key EPA Actions to Address PFAS
EPA Actions To Address PFAS
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Press Releases related to Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change
Press releases for EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality
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EPA Announces New Action to Make America Healthy Again by Collecting Data to Advance Science on Potential Drinking Water Contaminants
EPA is taking a key step to advance Safe Drinking Water Act implementation by proposing to monitor contaminants that are not currently regulated but may be present in drinking water.
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Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants - Tribal Set-Aside Program
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA), as amended in 1996, established the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to make funds available to drinking water systems to finance infrastructure improvements.
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Recent Announcements related to Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change
Recent additions and announcements for EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality
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EPA Grants
Understanding, managing and applying for EPA grants. Find grant application forms, grant information, helpful hints, and guidance for EPA funding opportunities.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Basic information about PFOA, PFOS and other PFAS/PFCs; how people are exposed; health effects; laws and regs that apply; and what EPA and states are doing to reduce exposures.
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EPA Delivers on President’s “Freedom to Fix” Memorandum for Vehicles and Equipment
Today, pursuant to President Trump’s directive in the Presidential Memorandum, “Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix,” EPA is advancing the freedom to fix for all Americans, regardless of vehicle or equipment type.
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Public Participation Guide: Introduction to the Guide
Meaningful public participation requires much more than simply holding public meetings or hearings or collecting public comment.
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Public Participation Guide: Workshops
Public Participation Workshops have been delivered in many areas of the world. Several have been on a country-specific basis, while others were delivered regionally.
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Public Participation Guide: Foundational Skills, Knowledge, and Behaviors
The individual skills and behaviors of the project team are paramount to a successful public participation program.
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Public Participation Guide: Situation Assessments
A situation assessment is conducted for the purpose of understanding the needs and conditions of your project and stakeholder community in order to design an effective public participation process.
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Public Participation Guide
EPA's Public Participation Guide provides tools for public participation and public outreach in environmental decision-making.
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Public Participation Guide: Information Kiosks
Kiosks are similar to automatic teller machines, offering menus for interaction between a person and a computer. Information is provided through a presentation that invites viewers to ask questions or direct the flow of information.
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Public Participation Guide: Citizen Advisory Boards
Citizen advisory boards consist of a representative group of stakeholders from a particular community appointed to provide comments and advice on a project or issue.
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Public Participation Guide: Briefings
Briefings are generally short presentations provided directly to community groups at their existing meetings or locations – such as social and civic clubs – to provide an overview or update on a project.
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Public Participation Guide: Information Repositories
Information repositories are created to store project information in a centralized public location to provide easy access for community members.
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Public Participation Guide: Computer-Assisted Processes
Computer-assisted processes use computer-based tools to facilitate interaction and documentation at large group forums.
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Public Participation Guide: Form-Based Tools
Form-based tools are tools that require participants to complete a form – whether in hard-copy (paper) or on the web – to respond to specific questions, register general comments about particular issues, evaluate various options, or rank order preferences.
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Public Participation Guide: Focus Groups
A focus group is a small group discussion with professional leadership. Focus groups are used to find out what issues are of most concern for a community or group when little or no information is available.