Environmental Topics

Agriculture -- Partnerships and projects with the agriculture community, emphasizing cleaner air, purer water and better protected land.
Air -- Indoor Air Quality, Monitoring, Emissions, Stratospheric Ozone Protection, Acid Rain, and many other topics of interest

Clean School Bus Program -- The goal of Clean School Bus USA is to reduce both children's exposure to diesel exhaust and the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses.
Indoor Air - General information on asthma, mold, secondhand smoke and indoor air quality schools programs. Names, phone numbers and email addresses for Region 7 key personnel to contact for indoor air problems or questions.
Region 7 Air Program-- State, Local, and Tribal Programs

Brownfields - Find out where Brownfields initiatives are taking place near you. Also get information on liability, cleanup issues, and laws.
Cleanup in Region 7--Information about each individual cleanup program (Brownfields, Land Revitalization and Reuse, Federal Facilities, Leaking Underground Tanks, RCRA Corrective Action, Superfund)

State and Tribal Information
Underground and Above Ground Storage Tanks--State contacts and phone numbers, and general Region 7 information about USTs.
State, Local, and Tribal Governments UST Information -- UST numbers and usage by state, financial assistance for owners and operators, and state program approvals.
UST Program Directory - State and Territorial

Community-Based Environmental Protection (CBEP) -- Nation and local initiatives for communities, including Region 7 contacts and internet resources.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) -- Information on agricultural operations where animals are kept and raised in confined situations. Rules and regulations concerning this operation.
Economics--Regional Grants Information

Ecycling--Recycling of electronic products
Enforcement & Compliance--Planning, Region 7 Annual Results, compliance assistance, federal facilities, financing, industry & government sectors, small business, and more.
Environmental Justice Program - Explore what the program is about and what can be done in your region.
Environmental Management System (EMS) - An EMS is a structured approach to understanding and managing the relationship between an organization and the environment.
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing – Guides to green purchasing for products that incorporate key environmental factors.
EPA Terms - Environmental terms with definitions, also abbreviations and acronyms.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) -- This link provides information about public access to records, as well as your rights and limitations to certain records.

Electronic Reading Room -- Before making your request under the FOIA, make sure the information you seek is not already available to the public.

Garbage – see Solid Waste
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)--Includes links to regional GIS applications, selected projects, databases, and other GIS information.
Hazardous Waste – see Waste
Illegal Dumping – How to report illegal dumping includes links to State sites.
Information Resources -- Public information on EPA publications, databases, and Internet resources.
Land Revitalization and Reuse -- A variety of information about revitalizing land by restoring contaminated sites to productive use.
Lead Poisoning Prevention -- Lead-based paint hazards, renovation of older homes.
Legal--Resource Conservation and Recovery Act laws and regulations, Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act, and other policies and rules

Consent Agreements and Final Orders (Administrative actions) -- A list of all Region 7 administrative settlements in cases brought by the EPA against businesses, private parties and municipalities.
Consent Decrees (Judicial actions) -- A list of all Region 7 judicial settlements in cases brought by the EPA against businesses, private parties and municipalities.

Mercury -- Provides information about mercury in the Central Plains states, including regional sources of mercury and local fish consumption advisories.
National Environmental Performance Track -- Performance Track recognizes and drives environmental excellence by encouraging facilities with strong environmental records to go above and beyond their legal requirements.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) -- Compliance review for special appropriation grants to construct water or wastewater infrastructure projects.
Pesticides -- About the program, current pesticide issues, contacts, publications and much more.
Pollution Prevention (P2) -- waste minimization, energy efficiency, awards program, P2 Grants, regional contacts, and voluntary programs.

Home Helps [PDF] (9 pp., 328 KB) -- Strategies for personal comfort, staying healthy and saving money, while helping the environment.

Pollution & Toxics -- Community Right-to-Know Program, Toxic Release Inventory Program, Accidental Release and Prevention information, chemical risk information, state office contacts and more.
Quality Assurance -- Quality Assurance contacts, QA training, QA Project Plans, and Quality Management Plans
Recycling -- Information for citizens, government and business on the environmental and economic benefits of recycling and how and where to recycle.
Resource Conservation Challenge -- a national initiative to find flexible, more protective ways to conserve natural resources through waste reduction and energy recovery
Security -- Pesticide Safety and Site Security, Emergency Planning Committees, and Chemical Releases
Solid Waste -- Non-hazardous Trash or Garbage from households and businesses. Information on waste reduction, recycling, landfills.
Superfund -- Emergency and Enforcement information, Region 7 Integrated Contingency Plans, Voluntary Cleanup Programs, Major Superfund Site Reports, and links to Superfund Research Resources.
Trash -- See solid waste
Underground and Above Ground Storage Tanks -- State contacts and phone numbers, and general Region 7 information about USTs.
Waste -- Hazardous Waste Program, RCRA Fact Sheet Sites; Permits, the Solid Waste Program and state offices
Water -- Year of Water Campaign, Water Monitoring Day, Surf Your Watershed website
Wetlands -- Links to the US Department of Agriculture and the US Fish and Wildlife Service wetland and watershed programs.