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The Environmental Quality Index (EQI) presents data in five domains: air, water, land, built, and sociodemographic environments to provide a county-by-county snapshot of overall environmental quality across the entire U.S. The EQI helps researchers better understand how health outcomes relate to cumulative environmental exposures that typically ...
EPA Head of Water Office Visits Pennsylvania to Tout $10 million in Funding to Replace Lead Pipes and Upgrade Water Infrastructure. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and City of West Bend Announce Start of Asbestos and E-Waste Cleanup at Former 5R Processors Facility. Search all news releases.
The U.S. Air Quality Index is EPA's index for reporting air quality. Every day the AQI tells you how clean or polluted your outdoor air is, along with associated health effects that may be of concern. EPA's annual report, Our Nation's Air, summarizes the nation's air quality status and trends through 2023. Air Quality Awareness Week provides an ...
Release Date: October 30, 2024. EPA’s Clean Ports Program funding will transform port operations with zero-emission technology, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice in port communities. EPA News Release: EPA Announces Historic $400M Clean Ports Investment in New Jersey. Release Date: October 30, 2024.
EPA researchers created the Environmental Quality Index (EQI) to do just that. The EQI is a national-level index that helps improve understanding of how multiple environmental conditions affect the 3,143 counties across the U.S. Originally published in 2014 with data for the period 2000-2005, the EQI team has recently released an update for the ...
The EPA Quality Program provides oversight and requirements for quality management activities at the Agency. EPA is committed to the collection, production, evaluation, and use of environmental information of known and documented quality. Incorporating quality assurance improves EPA’s policy-making and analysis and helps drive reliable, cost ...
Top Climate Impacts on Air Quality. Climate change may affect air quality at both local and regional scales. Three key impacts are described in this section. 1. Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution. Some people have allergic reactions to mold. These can include sneezing, red eyes, and a skin rash. 10.
Department of Environmental Quality. Department of Health. Last updated on October 15, 2024. Find the websites for environmental and public health agencies for each U.S. state and territory. Many EPA certification programs and activities such as waste management, as well as local environmental complaints, are delegated to state authorities.
The Water Quality Standards Handbook is a compilation of EPA's water quality standards (WQS) program guidance including recommendations for states, authorized tribes, and territories in reviewing, revising, and implementing WQS. The guidance in this handbook supports EPA’s WQS regulations at 40 CFR Part 131. The Water Quality Standards ...
Air Quality and Environmental Justice Basics. Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, Tribal affiliation, or disability with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies.