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Environmental Management System
| Going Green at Region 2 |
| At Region 2 we take Environmental Management Systems Policy seriously, implementing EMS at our facilities. More.... |
| EMS Resources |
| Available tools and programs that can help facilities develop, implement, and continuously improve an EMS. |
| EPA's EMS Action Plan |
| In a July 1999, EPA made a commitment to encourage organizations to use EMSs that improve compliance, pollution prevention, and other measures of environmental performance. More |
| Environmental Performance Track |
| Environmental Performance Track - designed to motivate and reward top environmental performance. In order to be eligible for the program, a facility must have an EMS in place. |
An environmental management system (EMS) provides a framework for managing environmental responsibilities in more systematic way, thereby enabling organizations to continuously improve their environmental performance. Overview...
In the Spotlight
Healthcare
Guide to Pollution Prevention Implementation through Environmental Management
Systems [DOC] 
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The Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center developed this manual, under
a grant from EPA, to provide hospitals with guidelines for the reduction
of persistent, bioaccumulative toxics and pollution prevention through
an EMS approach.
Understanding
and Implementing an Environmental Management System
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Pollution
Prevention Unit has developed, through a grant from EPA Region 2, a step-by-step
EMS guide for small and medium-sized organizations.
The Public Entity Environmental
Management System Resource Center
(PEER
Center) is a virtual clearinghouse specifically designed to aid local,
county, and state governments that are considering implementing or have
implemented an EMS and want to access the knowledge and field experience
of other public entities that have done so. The PEER Center
is an outgrowth of two successful U.S. EPA projects involving EMS implementation
in 23 municipal, county, and states entities across the country.