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Lists of names, addresses, phone numbers

Includes a Summary of State Laws and Regulations on Dam Safety

Search the NCDC Storm Event database for storms by county in the USA

EPA database on NSPS, NESHAP, etc. applicability and compliance issues

Compliance and permit data for stationary sources regulated by EPA, state and local air pollution agencies

AIRS Facility Subsystem

Database with information on the air quality attributes of almost all the electric power generated in the United States

Access to approximately 20 EPA databases related to air quality

The Air Quality System (AQS) is USA's repository of ambient air quality data

Air pollution data for the entire USA

A collection of precipitation and streamflow data from small agricultural watersheds in the United States

ATSDR's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database

The Green Rating measures a vehicle's environmental friendliness on a scale of 1 to 100

Series of databases and environmental risk assessment tools (large number)

Locate your county extension office

US Dept of Energy environmental risk management database system

EPA Compliance & Enforcement Report database

Database of research documents, models, projects, etc. from EPA offices, programs and projects

Retrieve environmental information, including preformatted query forms &mapping application

A single point of access to select EPA environmental data - seven different databases

EDR contains information and definitions of the data elements used in EPA systems

Access to EPA environmental databases - TRI, BRS, RCRIS, ERNS, RMP

Information on EPA permitted facilities and their surrounding communities

High performance computing and communications resources to support environmental research for EPA

Information on EPA databases for enforcement and compliance history

Databases and software available from the EPA

Obtain information about a facility's toxic releases, air emission estimates, superfund status, etc

Listings of EPA clearinghouses, hotlines, information centers, library resources, publications

Database for filing of all federal Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)

Data on sea surface temperature and upper ocean thermal structure

Locate hazardous waste sites in the USA

Database on human health effects from exposure to 535 chemicals in the environment

Large number of databases and software programs categorized by media - air, water, etc.

Conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, ecological communities in USA & Canada

Thousands of full text online US EPA documents

Database on notifications of oil discharges and hazardous substances releases

Access to numerous databases related to natural resources such as soil survey data

Access to OPPT environmental databases

Full text of National Academy of Sciences reports on environmental issues

Provides guidance, tools, databases used in environmental risk assessment (large number)

Database of US government research studies on environmental health and safety

Databases of chemical releases from manufacturing and animal waste from factory farms in USA

Snowpack and daily precipitation data for the Western United States

State environmental requirements in the USA

Information, resources & links to local and state government information about watersheds in the US

Maps that display environmental information in the US

Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)

Resource Conservation & Recovery Act Information System Database Compliance Subsystem

Whom to call for pesticide emergencies

EPA compliance assistance on a sector-by-sector basis

By EPA's Sector Strategies Program, which operated from 2003 to 2010

Neutron, charged-particle, and photonuclear reactions, nuclear structure, and decay data

Database of EPA toxicity values for radionuclides

The basics regarding radon hazards

Search for a particular vinyl recycling company that meets your processing needs

Very large number of manuals, maps, data files, and publications on solar energy

CRS Reports database on natural resources, environmental quality and general issues

Information on accidental releases of hazardous chemicals at fixed facilities

Risk Management Program (RMP) inspection and audit guidance

A full list of chemicals regulated under the RMP rules

Tanks program directory includes phone numbers and addresses for all of the states and territories

Explanation of how to access and use TRI data

Access database to obtain TRI reports on EPA-regulated facilities

EPA requirements

Toxics Release Inventory Database

Permit Compliance System database on water discharge permits

Databases related to water quality in the USA

Safe Drinking Water Information System database

Health & Safety Information on Household Products

Chemistry, toxicology, diagnosis and prevention of plant poisoning

Comparison charts by manufacturer

Discussion of the connection between cell phone radiation and cancer

International directory of sources of environmental information

Summaries of Environmental Law in North America (Canada, Mexico, USA)

Access to agreements and treaties on transboundary environmental cooperation in North America

Ascertain the existence of environmental hazards in your neighborhood in the USA

Fact sheets, papers on common environmental health questions