Federal Government Resources:
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Main Page:
- EPA Home
Especially useful for "Quick Finder" links. - Browse EPA Topics
An alternative to using "Quick Finder." - Laws, Regulations &
Dockets
Includes full text of major environmental laws among other resources.
Where You Live:
- Where You Live
Includes links to numerous EPA resources for information about your neighborhood, city, state, or region. - Search Your
Community
Among the four links here is "EnviroMapper," EPA's main mapping service for neighborhood environmental information. - Homes & Communities EGIS
This neighborhood mapping service from HUD complements the EPA mapping service.
Water Resources:
- Surf Your Watershed
Find environmental information about your watershed. - Water Quality
Standards
Information for both the layperson and scientists. Includes links to drinking water standards.
Hazardous and Toxic Waste:
- Toxic Release Inventory Program
A database with information on facilities that produce chemical waste. Generate reports by ZIP code, county, or state. - Envirofacts Data Warehouse
Search across EPA for waste, toxics, and other topics. - Agency For Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
Though not a part of EPA, this agency provides information on toxic substances and human health. - TOXNET (National Library
of Medicine)
Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and similar topics. - ToxMap
(National Library of Medicine)
Another mapping resource for the Toxic Release Inventory and Superfund sites.
Superfund:
- Superfund
This Superfund home page has links to numerous resources. - National
Priorities List Sites
This site allows easy identification and access to detailed information on specific Superfund sites. - ToxMap
(National Library of Medicine)
Another mapping resource for the Toxic Release Inventory and Superfund sites.
Other Online Resources:
- EPA Publications
Source
The "National Environmental Publications Internet Site" is a good starting point for full text sources. - Terminology Reference System
Provides definitions of technical terms used by EPA. - Terms of Environment
Defines in non-technical language the most commonly used EPA environmental terms. - Federal Register Environmental
Documents
Links to announcements for environmental impact statements, endangered species, pollution, and numerous others. - Index to EPA Test Methods
Methods for measuring and evaluating pollutants, chemicals, and toxics. - STORET
Search for data by locale or monitoring station.
Print Publications:
- Environmental Administrative Decisions EP1.130
Doc
Print version is available for 1972 through 2002. Decisions from 1992 to the present are online at the Environmental Appeals Board. - EPA Journal EP1.67 Doc
Useful for identifying past topics of importance, this publication is available in paper from 1975 through 1995, when it was discontinued.