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Grant-Funded Research in Environmental Economics

This database contains summaries of these awards, as well as project reports and publications, developed under environmental economics-related grants made by EPA's Office of Research and Development, NCEE and their partners since 1990.

2014-2016 Allotment of Federal Funds for States, Tribes, and Territories

Start a Composting Program

Interested in starting a composting program in your area? This page offers resources and things to consider.

Benefits of Using Compost

Compost provides benefits to soil health, water resources and climate resilience when used in sectors such as agriculture, landscaping, stormwater management, green infrastructure, contaminated site remediation and ecosystem restoration.

EPA announces public meeting for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp-Navassa Superfund site proposed cleanup plan

Release Date: September 11, 2025

Hypoxia Task Force Newsletters

Archive of all quarterly Hypoxia Task Force Newsletters.

Fact Sheet about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Transforming the U.S. Recycling and Waste Management

This page contains links to a fact sheet about the infrastructure law in the most common languages in the U.S.

Feedback Sessions for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Solid Waste and Recycling Programs

This webpage lists the listening sessions we'll be holding for people to learn more about the grants programs, resources and battery recycling efforts that we'll be focusing on with this infrastructure funding.

Prepare for a Grant Application

Things people can do now to prepare for submitting applications for our upcoming infrastructure grants.

Colony Collapse Disorder

In CCD, the majority of worker bees in a colony disappear and leave behind a queen, plenty of food and a few nurse bees to care for remaining immature bees and the queen. EPA and USDA are working to understand this problem.

Human Health Issues Related to Pesticides

This web page discusses the potential health effects from pesticides.

Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemicals under TSCA Section 6(h)

EPA's existing chemicals programs address pollution prevention, risk assessment, hazard and exposure assessment and/or characterization, and risk management for chemicals substances in commercial use.

TSCA Requirements for Importing Chemicals

Describes various TSCA import and export requirements under various Sections of TSCA and the CFR.

Paraquat Dichloride: One Sip Can Kill

This Web page provides a paraquat dichloride ingestion risk message for pesticide applicators.

DDT - A Brief History and Status

DDT was the first of the modern synthetic insecticides, developed in the 1940s. It helped control diseases such as typhus and malaria. Enviromental concerns led to its cancellation in the 1970s. It still has limited indoor use in Africa to prevent malaria.

Find the Repellent that is Right for You

You can choose by specifying the insect, protection time, active ingredient, or other product-specific information. Results are only EPA-registered skin-applied products, meaning their safety and effectiveness have been tested and approved.

How to Find Bed Bugs

Find and correctly identify an infestation early before it becomes widespread. Look for rusty or reddish stains and pinpoint dark spots on bed sheets or mattresses, and search for bugs near the piping, seams and tags of the mattress and box spring.

EPA Receives Request for Experimental Permit to Combat Mosquitoes

EPA has received an application for an experimental use permit that would allow Oxitec to study the use of genetically engineered mosquitoes to reduce mosquito populations.

Methyl Bromide Buffer Zone Distances for Commodity and Structural Fumigation: Active Aeration, Attached Vertical Stacks, 8 Hours or Less, 10 Foot Stack Height

This document contains buffer zone tables required by certain methyl bromide commodity fumigant product labels that refer to Buffer Zone Lookup Tables located at epa.gov/pesticide-registration/mbcommoditybuffer on the label.

Methyl Bromide Buffer Zone Distances for Commodity and Structural Fumigation: Active Aeration, Open Area Vertical Stacks, 8 Hours or Less, 5 Foot Stack Height

This document contains buffer zone tables required by certain methyl bromide commodity fumigant product labels that refer to Buffer Zone Lookup Tables located at epa.gov/pesticide-registration/mbcommoditybuffer on the label.