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Protect the Environment: At School
Is my classroom environment safe?
How can I improve the indoor air quality at my school?
What about pollution from school buses?
What can I do at school to reduce climate change?
What about pesticides in schools?
How can I protect my kids from the harmful effects of the sun?
How can I learn more about our environment?
How can I learn about national environmental conditions and trends?
How can I learn more about toxic releases in the environment?
Where can I find proposed environmental regulations?
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Is my classroom environment safe?
The Healthy School Environments Web pages
are intended to serve as a gateway to on-line resources
to help facility managers, school administrators,
architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents,
teachers and staff address environmental health issues
in schools.
For more information:
How can I improve the indoor air quality at my school?
EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Kit shows schools how to carry out a practical plan of action to improve indoor air problems at little or no cost using straightforward activities and in-house staff.
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What about pollution from school buses?
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. For more information:
What can I do at school to reduce climate change?
Students, educators and school administrators can all play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
For more information:
What about pesticides in schools?
Ask your school administrator
to use integrated pest management as a safer and often
less costly alternative to regularly scheduled spraying.
For more information:
How can I protect my kids from the harmful effects of the sun?
Overexposure to UV radiation can lead to serious health
effects, such as skin cancer, cataracts, and immune
suppression. EPA's SunWise Program can help you protect
yourself and your students from overexposure to the
sun through the use of classroom-based, school-based,
and community-based advisories.
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How can I learn more about our environment?
Whether you are a teacher or a student in kindergarten, or doing
postdoctoral research, EPA has many educational resources to offer
you when you visit our educational resources web pages.
For more information:
How can I learn about national environmental conditions and trends?
EPA's "Environmental Indicators Initiative" seeks to improve the Agency's ability to report on the status of and trends in environmental conditions and their impacts on human health and the nation's natural resources.
For more information:
How can I learn more about toxic releases in the environment?
EPA's Toxics Release Inventory database provides information to the public about releases of toxic chemicals from manufacturing facilities into the environment through the air, water, and land. Our "Search by Zip Code" page allows you to find zip code-based information from numerous EPA databases about facilities, watersheds, enforcement actions, and other searches.
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Where can I find proposed environmental regulations?
Regulations.gov
enables you to search, view, and comment on regulations,
topic-by-topic, that are being proposed from all federal
agencies.
For more information:
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Related Links
Healthy School Environments (epa.gov/schools) - a gateway to on-line resources to help facility managers, school administrators, architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents, teachers and staff address environmental health issues in schools.
EPA for Students and Educators - Discover:
- for educators: links to environmental lesson plans, to information about environmental education grants and fellowships, and to environmental education information from our Regional offices around the nation.
- for students: links to our sites for elementary, middle and high schoolers
- for environmental professionals: links to technical training
Resources for Concerned Citizens
Learn about Your Right to Know
Right-to-know laws provide information about possible chemical exposures. Discover resources EPA provides the public in the spirit of right-to-know.
Search for and Comment on Regulations
Our proposed regulations are almost always open to the public for comment. Your participation leads to better regulations.
At Home and in the Garden
Tips for home safety, avoiding potential risks, and preventing pollution by recycling and conserving water and energy.
At Work
Information about preventing pollution in your workplace, and raising awareness of health and safety issues.
On the Road
Consumer information about the environmental impacts of transportation plus tips on cleaner cars, saving gas and improving mileage, boating pollution prevention tips, and more.
At School
Whether you are a student or a teacher in a class about the environment, EPA has lots of educational resources to offer you.
While Shopping
Find helpful information on how to choose purchases that will reduce pollution, save energy and money.
In Your Community
Learn how to protect your neighborhood's natural resources, and get information on air and water quality in your community.
Think Globally, Act Locally
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 >>
Report a Violation or Emergency
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 >>
Children's Health
Information on how to protect children from toxins, the sun, lead, and other potential environmental health threats.