What You Can Do
How Communities Can Get Involved
There are many things you can do to assist the cleanup effort which benefits greatly when communities and individuals get involved. Listed below are some pages that provide further information on what you can do to help.
- Public Participation - Public participation and citizen action in the permitting process for both hazardous and municipal solid waste facilities.
- Environmental Justice - Strategies and tools for helping minority and/or low-income populations combat the disproportionate amount of adverse health and environmental effects of pollution in their communities.
- What You Can Do to Clean the Air - Strategies for improving the quality of the air including actions taken at home and in your car, buying habits, taking care of your health and staying informed.
- What You Can Do to Clean the Water - A collection of water sites with information to raise public awareness and encourage involvement in water quality issues.
- Stakeholder Involvement at Federal Facilities - Information about stakeholder involvement in the cleanup decision making process at federal facilities.
- Superfund Community Involvement - Ways to get involved and get others involved in planning for and cleaning up a Superfund site.
- Community-Based Environmental Protection (CBEP) - An EPA web area about community-based approaches to that balance environmental protection with human needs, consider long-term ecosystem health and highlight the positive correlations between economic prosperity and environmental well-being.
- Concerned Citizens Resources - Additional resources to help you become familiar with environmental issues and potential environmental and human health risks caused by pollution, and how you, your family, and your community can protect the environment.