Learn the Issues
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Lean & Energy Toolkit: Chapter 3
Overview of Energy Use and Lean
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Lean & Energy Toolkit: Appendix C
Energy Conversion Resources and Rules of Thumb for Estimating Energy Cost Savings
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Lean & Water Toolkit: Preface
Preliminary information for the toolkit including acronyms, key questions and icon explanations.
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Factsheets on Water Quality Parameters
Factsheets on water quality monitoring and parameters.
EPA Water Quality Parameters
Water Quality Parameter Factsheets
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Region 6 Regional Coordinators Staff Contacts
Region 6 three and four state regional workgroup contact lists
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Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment
Final Guidelines website
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General Motors Corporation
a case study with multiple examples of how GM used Lean at their facilities
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Lockheed Martin
description of results from lean and environment projects at lockheed martin
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Environmental Professional’s Guide to Lean and Six Sigma: Appendix B
a list of books, articles and websites directly related to lean and the environment
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Impervious Surface Growth Model
This spreadsheet tool helps communities estimate and compare the likely impervious surface impacts of proposed housing and commercial development scenarios.
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Smart Growth Illustrated
Twenty case studies provide visual examples of smart growth techniques as they have been used across the country.
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Regional Resilience Toolkit
Toolkit to help partners across a region plan for natural disasters within the context of federal, state, and local planning requirements and funding streams.
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Atlantic Station (Atlantic Steel Site Redevelopment Project)
Description of Atlantic Station (the Atlantic Steel Site Redevelopment Project) and how smart growth strategies helped get it approved and reduce pollution while improving quality of life.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Recreation Economy for Rural Communities
Frequent questions about the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities planning assistance program to help communities revitalize their Main Streets through outdoor recreation
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Winter is Coming! And with it, tons of salt on our roads
Road salt, while necessary to prevent icy roads, can be environmentally damaging. In this article, we examine new technologies and housekeeping that limit the environmental impacts of road salt or replace it completely.
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Seeking Refuge on a Changing Planet: Figuring Out Where to Go
Aquaculture can be a sensitive subject depending on who you talk to. If done poorly, near-shore aquacultural products, like oysters, risk over-saturating a niche market and threaten the livelihoods of local shellfishermen...
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Vapor Intrusion at Superfund Sites
overview information about vapor intrusion at superfund sites
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Superfund History - Printable Version
Access the printable version of the Superfund program's history, a comprehensive, year-by-year timeline of key dates, accomplishments, and highlights.
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Risk Assessment for Dioxin at Superfund Sites
This page summarizes information about risk assessment at Superfund sites with dioxin contamination.
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Update on the Status of TSCA Health and Safety Reporting Rule
EPA is announcing its intent to reconsider the December 13, 2024, rule under section 8(d) of TSCA requiring manufacturers (including importers) of 16 chemicals to report data from unpublished health and safety studies to EPA.