How do I learn about environmental conditions in my community?
How can I help to prevent pollution?
How can I help manage waste?
Is the air outside healthy?
How can I learn about toxic releases?
How can I help manage water progressively in my community?
How can I protect my drinking water?
Is it safe to swim at my favorite beach?
How can I prevent marine engine pollution?
How can I protect my watershed and/or my coastline?
Get even more tips that you can use to help protect the environment.
Window To My Environment helps you make a map of your community
with links to data and information about air quality, water quality,
drinking water safety, and toxic releases in your area. It combines
interactive maps with links to federal, state and local environmental
resources to answer questions about what is being done to protect
the environment in your community.
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Now you can prevent pollution in lots of environmentally
and economically beneficial ways. Extracting and using
raw materials creates pollution and uses energy. By
changing the way you use products and resources you
can prevent pollution and save money. Preventing pollution
provides cleaner air and water, less waste in landfills,
conservation of natural resources, reduced soil erosion,
lower electricity and water bills, and increased property
values.
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Citizens in every community - including schools, businesses, and
local governments - must work together to reduce and better manage
our waste.
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EPA's Air Quality Index (AQI) provides daily air quality
reports. The AQI tells you how clean or polluted your
outdoor air is, and what associated health effects
might be a concern for you. The AQI focuses on health
effects you may experience within a few hours or days
after breathing polluted air.
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EPA's Toxics Release Inventory
contains information on releases of nearly 650 chemicals
and chemical substances from facilities including
manufacturing, metal and coal mining, electric utilities,
and commercial hazardous waste treatment, among others.
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Communities work to develop and implement sustainable water management programs to meet the present and future water needs of residents and businesses. By promoting water-efficient practices and services through incentive programs and educating residents and businesses about water efficiency, you can help protect water resources for future generations.
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There are lots of ways that you can
help keep your local water supply safe. You can help
to protect the watershed that surrounds it.
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Find out whether your favorite beach water quality is being monitored, who is responsible for the monitoring, the pollutants that are being monitored, and whether advisories or closures have been issued.
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If you’re one of 12 million
boat owners in the United States, you can find ways
to reduce hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxides emissions
from your engine.
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Discover what you can do to make a difference in your watershed, and learn more about nearby estuaries, lakes, streams, and rivers. Learn what you can do to protect our oceans and coasts.
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Right-to-know laws provide information about possible chemical exposures. Discover resources EPA provides the public in the spirit of right-to-know.
Our proposed regulations are almost always open to the public for comment. Your participation leads to better regulations.
Tips for home safety, avoiding potential risks, and preventing pollution by recycling and conserving water and energy.
Information about preventing pollution in your workplace, and raising awareness of health and safety issues.
Consumer information about the environmental impacts of transportation plus tips on cleaner cars, saving gas and improving mileage, boating pollution prevention tips, and more.
Whether you are a student or a teacher in a class about the environment, EPA has lots of educational resources to offer you.
Find helpful information on how to choose purchases that will reduce pollution, save energy and money.
Learn how to protect your neighborhood's natural resources, and get information on air and water quality in your community.
Learn about environmental issues that impact our world, and about programs, opportunities, and tools to help you get involved and make a difference in your community.
More on thinking globally and acting locally >>
Information on potential environmental violations and how to report a suspicious situation. To report oil and chemical spills, call the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802.
Learn how to report violations and emergencies | Information on natural disasters >>
Information on how to protect children from toxins, the sun, lead, and other potential environmental health threats.