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AIRNow - Offers daily air quality forecasts as well as real-time air quality for cities across the U.S., and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality websites [Multiple agencies involved; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

Acid Rain (EPA Program) - Provides information on traditional and market-based approaches for controlling air pollution. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Air - Provides links to information on Indoor air quality, ozone depletion, climate change, visibility, toxic air pollutants, radiation, transportation/fuels, and off-road equipment [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Air Emissions Data from Electric Power Plants and Other Generation Facilities - Provides reports and visual presentations of collected data [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Air Quality Facility - Expertise in emissions and dispersion measurement as well as computer modeling [U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center]

Air Quality Where You Live - Provides links to information about the air quality in the U.S. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) - Carries out research on processes that affect the quality of the atmosphere - primarily related to transport, transformation and removal of trace substances [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)]

Air and Radiation - Quick access to news and hot topics related to air and radiation environmental information [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Air and Radiation: Visibility Impairment Caused by Air Pollution - Describes visibility impairment caused by air pollution in the United States [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Atmospheric Modeling and Analysis Research - Provides a sound scientific and technical basis for regulatory policies to improve ambient air quality [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

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Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) and the World Data Center for Atmospheric Trace Gases - Information on the greenhouse effect and global climate change [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Clean Air Technology Center (CATC) - Provides public access to data and information on the use, effectiveness and cost of emerging and existing air pollution prevention and control technologies [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Technology Transfer Network]

Clean Air Technology Products - Products include: Air Pollution Technology Fact Sheets and Technical Bulletins, Air Pollution Technical Reports, Control Cost Chapters and Information, software, RBLC software, etc. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Clean Cities Program - Provides links to official publications of the Clean Cities Program and the Alternative Fuels Data Center, a component of the Office of Transportation Technologies [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)]

Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emission Factors (CHIEF) - Information and links to data, resources, software, and models [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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EPA Winter Tips - Winter tips to help increase energy efficiencies, family health, and waste reduction [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

ESRL - Global Monitoring Division - Conducts research related to atmospheric constituents that are capable of forcing change in the climate of the Earth or that may deplete the ozone layer [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

Earth Day: Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide - Finding guide from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Section [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) - Physical Sciences Division - Collaborate with colleagues around the world to create advanced remote sensors to meet environmental challenges [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)]

Effects of Acid Rain - Provides links to detailed information on acid rain effects on surface waters (e.g. lakes and streams), forests, automotive coatings, materials, visibility, and human health [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Emission Measurement Center (EMC) - Provides quality data in support of regulatory development, produces emission test methods, and provides technical assistance in emission testing [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Envirofacts data warehouse - Direct access to the wealth of information contained in EPA databases [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Environmental Programs - Analyzes the impacts of transportation operations and infrastructure on the environment and society [U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center]

Exposure Research - Research and development that leads to improved methods, measurements and models to assess and predict exposures of humans and ecosystems to harmful pollutants and other conditions in air, water, soil, and food. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL)]

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Global Change Research Program - Research on understanding the potential consequences of climate variability and change on human health, ecosystems, and socioeconomic systems [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Global Warming & Climate Change: Science Tracer Bullet - updated Feb. 2011 - Finding guide from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Service [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Green Vehicle Guide - Use this guide to choose the cleanest and most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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Historical U.S. State Energy Data - Provides energy maps, facts, and data by state [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)]

Human Exposure & Atmospheric Sciences. - Human Exposure & Atmospheric Sciences, of the National Exposure Research Laboratory, conducts research to characterize pollutant exposures from the pollutant source to the exposed person or receptor. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL)]

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Indoor Air Quality - Provides information related to asthma, secondhand smoke, radon, mold, and radiation protection [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC) - A national emergency response service for real-time assessment of incidents involving nuclear, chemical, biological, or natural hazardous material [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Nonroad Engines, Equipment, and Vehicles Air Quality - Information about air pollution from such sources as diesel farm and construction equipment, lawn and garden equipment, aircraft, trains, recreational vehicles, and boats, ships, and personal watercraft [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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Ozone Depletion - Includes information on the science, regulations, methyl bromide, and the UV index [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Ozone Layer Protection - Information about the science of ozone depletion, EPA's regulatory approach to protecting the ozone layer, alternatives to ozone-depleting substances, and sun safety. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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Radon - Indoor Air Quality - Awareness information about a natural radioactive gas that causes lung cancer [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Reston Chlorofluorocarbon Laboratory - Site on the Chlorofluorocarbon Laboratory and its analytical services for CFCs, sulfur hexafluoride, dissolved gases including nitrogen, argon, methane, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and helium. [U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Water Resources Division]

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TOXNET - Collection of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), Specialized Information Services (SIS)]

Technology Transfer Network (TTN) for Air Pollution Information - The Technology Transfer Network (TTN) is a collection of technical Web sites containing information about many areas of air pollution science, technology, regulation, measurement, and prevention. In addition, the TTN serves as a public forum for the excha [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

The Institute for Integrated Catalysis - Programs include biomass conversion, environmental catalysis, microchannel reactors for fuel and chemical production, and surface science studies of catalysts. [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]

Transportation and Air Quality - Information on regulating air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, and the fuels used to operate them. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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U.S. EPA Methyl Bromide Phase Out Web Site - This site contains information about methyl bromide and background information on science, regulations, and alternatives [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Ultraviolet Monitoring Program: UV-Net. - The EPA UV-Net Program operates and maintains a network of Brewer spectrophotometers throughout the United States. The UV monitoring under this program is coordinated with measurement programs of other U.S. Federal agencies. [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) - Research is on focused on developing a molecular-level understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes that underlie the most critical environmental issues [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]