Highlights
- EPA joins DHS in National Preparedness Month
- What's New in Risk Management Plan (RMP) Reporting for 2009? Beginning in 2009, EPA will provide new software called RMP*eSubmit for facilities to use for RMP reporting. This new Factsheet provides important information on this effort.
- A new report entitled Accident Epidemiology and the RMP Rule: Learning from a Decade of Accident History Data for the U.S. Chemical Industry is now available. This report by the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center describes the major findings from all of the accident epidemiology studies conducted under an EPA-Wharton cooperative agreement.
To ensure that this nation is better prepared for environmental emergencies, EPA is working with other federal partners to prevent accidents as well as to maintain superior response capabilities. One of our roles is to provide information about response efforts, regulations, tools, and research that will help the regulated community, government entities, and concerned citizens prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
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EPA programs help ensure that facilities and organizations take steps to prevent oil spills, chemical accidents, and other emergencies, implement planning and preparedness requirements, and respond to environmental emergencies.
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Meet Our Emergency Management Partners
EPA offers national-level support for emergency management. State, local, and tribal governments, along with other federal agencies, play a critical role in preventing, preparing for, and responding to emergencies of all kinds.
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Learn how EPA conducts environmental responses and cleanups and how you can help prepare for environmental emergencies.