Information Resources in New England

Public Information Services
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Library
Region 1 Library Services

OSRR Records and Information Center
OSRR Records and Information Center (OSRR RIC) manages records for the Cleanup Programs within the Office of Site Remediation and Restoration.

Community
Answers to environmental questions about your New England community.

Test Methods
Regional procedures, Index to EPA Test Methods, and headquarters methods and guidance sites.

Monitoring, Analysis and Quality Assurance

Monitoring and Analysis
Ambient air monitoring, ecology field monitoring and links to the New England Regional Laboratory

Quality Assurance Documents
Regional and national guidelines and procedures for data validation and quality assurance systems

Data

Access regional data about toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment and Envirofacts, the national information system that provides a single point of access to data extracted from seven major EPA databases.

Software
Several reporting packages; a regional series of water radioactivity programs and a radon risk model; a national series of interactive software on environmental topics.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
How to make a FOIA request to EPA New England.

Environmental Laws & Regulations
Summaries and full text of environmental laws; proposed and final regulations; complete text of Title 40 CFR to download.

Speakers Bureau
EPA employees with a variety of subject matter expertise, from global warming to hazardous waste, fill speaking requests at elementary and middle schools, high schools, and universities throughout New England.

Resource Links
Explore our regional Video Lending Library and EPA Online Library.

Publications
Regional annual reports and EPA technical and public information.