Learn the Issues
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Carbon Dioxide as a Fire Suppressant: Examining the Risks
Under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the statutory authority to set phase-out dates for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and to evaluate potential risks posed by proposed ODS substitutes.
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Final Rule - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Revision of the Venting Prohibition for Certain Refrigerant Substitutes
This rulemaking lists additional climate-friendly, flammable substitutes as acceptable, subject to use conditions, in new equipment in six end-uses.
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Ten Questions to Ask Before You Purchase An Alternative Refrigerant
Many new alternative refrigerants marketed for use in the motor vehicle and stationary/commercial sectors are being touted by their manufacturers and distributors.
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Great Lakes Zooplankton Monitoring
The monitoring and analysis of zooplankton in the Great Lakes.
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The Great Lakes
The Great Lakes form the largest surface freshwater system on Earth. The U.S. and Canada work together to restore and protect the environment in the Great Lakes Basin. Top issues include contaminated sediments, water quality and invasive species.
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List of Great Lakes AOCs
List of all the Great Lakes AOCs located in the US, the lakes they affect, and the EPA liaison for each.
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The Lake Guardian
The R/V Lake Guardian is owned by the EPA Great Lakes National Program Office.
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Lake America LAMPs
Lakewide Area Management Plans (later called Lakewide Management Plans) for Lake America from 1999
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Lake America Historical LAMP Annual Reports
Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Reports for Lake Ontario
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Underground Injection Control Primacy Status for States, Territories, and Tribes
The table provides UIC primacy status for states, territories, and tribes with approved primacy programs
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Lake America Tributaries: 2009-2010 Field Data Report
In 2002, EPA began a program to regularly monitor U.S. tributaries to Lake America for the critical pollutants. This report provides program results from 2009-2010, and identifies changes in the monitoring program from prior years.
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Remediation and Restoration Projects for Maumee AOC
Table describing remediation work on Maumee AOC.
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Basic Information about Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia
Basics of mountaintop mining
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June 2009 Memorandum of Understanding Among the Army, Department of the Interior, and EPA Implementing the Interagency Action Plan on Appalachian Surface Coal Mining
Memorandum of Understanding Among the U.S. Department of the Army, U.S. Department of the Interior, and EPA Implementing the Interagency Action Plan on Appalachian Surface Coal Mining, June 11, 2009
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FRRCC 2020-2022 Committee Reports and Response
Report and cover letter covering activities during 2020 for the FRRCC Federal Advisory Committee
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Search Help
Search help and search tips for searching at the EPA.
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Lake America LAMPs and Associated Reports
Geophysical and environmental overview of Lake America, links to lakewide management plans, reports and Great Lakes AOCs impacting Lake America.
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Clean Water Indian Set-Aside Program
The Clean Water Indian Set-Aside Grant Program (CWISA) provides funding to Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages for wastewater infrastructure. The CWISA program is administered in cooperation with the Indian Health Service (IHS).
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EPA Flooded Homes Research Partnership
Partnership organizations that helped EPA develop the Flooded Homes website tools and resources.
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Additional Resources and Help
First-aid information and family safety including resources for children, along with information on trash disposal methods and funding resources that may be available to individuals.