Open Government
What does it mean for government to be open? According to President Obama's Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, it means fostering a culture of transparency, participation, and collaboration throughout the government. Please explore how the EPA is achieving the goals set forth by the President!
Urban Waters Federal Partnership Launches Ambassadors Program
-- The Urban Waters Federal Partnership, made up of 11 federal agencies, announced a program in seven cities that will accelerate and coordinate on-the-ground projects that are critical to improving water quality and public health, restoring forest resources and fostering community stewardship in urban watersheds. Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Urban Waters Ambassadors program will work with state and local governments, non-governmental organizations and other local partners.
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New Way To Search Pesticide Active Ingredients
-- In support of two of the major components of the President’s Open Government Initiative, the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs has released a new web application called Pesticide Chemical Search. Chemical Search is a "one-stop" gateway to EPA information and other federal agency resources on the active ingredients used in pesticide products. Chemical Search is an intuitive web application that gives the regulated community, scientists, and interested stakeholders increased access to the regulatory and scientific “story” behind pesticide active ingredients. In addition, Chemical Search provides easy access to the hundreds of public comment periods that EPA offers each year related to pesticides.
To explore Chemical Search, please visit http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/chemicalsearch
Current Innovations
- View the 13 page PDF version (13 pp., 651K, about PDF) of the OpenGov Plan V2.0
- For your review, Draft Outline for the 2.0 Plan (3 pp, 119K)
- Progress Report (January 2012) (13 pp, 456K) on EPA’s retrospective review plan. In summer 2011, EPA released a plan for periodic retrospective reviews of existing regulations, as called for by Executive Order 13563 (3 pp, 56K).
- EPA Customer Service Plan - December 2011 (10 pp, 119 K)
- Reports on the Air Pollution Levels of Schools Nationwide
- EPA Releases Searchable Website for Drinking Water Violations / Agency to host webinar to show how to use the public health data
- EPA Region 7 Launches Facebook Page
- EPA Updates Database on Health and Environmental Impacts of Electricity Generation - User friendly web tool allows Americans to search for power providers by zip code
- Information Access Strategy (PDF) (23pp, 813K, About PDF)
- EPA Seeking Public Input on Significant Remaining Cleanup Area on Camp Edwards
- EPA Proposes Safeguards for Hazardous Waste Recycling - Action aims to promote economic, environmental and public health benefits of waste recycling
- EPA seeks public comments on revised air quality permits for Shell's Arctic oil exploration activities
- EPA Seeks Public Input on Plan to Clean Up Ground Water at NL Industries Superfund Site in Pedricktown, New Jersey
- EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Revisions for the Lead and Copper Rule
- Read and submit a comment on the draft of the "Waters of the United States" guidance
- EPA Establishes National Tribal Toxics Committee to Address Risks from Toxic Chemicals
- Healthy Waters for EPA's Mid-Atlantic Region
- Greenversations blog
- Pick 5 for the Environment
- Solid Waste and Emergency Response Discussion Forum | Town Hall Discussions
- EPA To Provide Nearly $2 Million to Revitalize U.S. Urban Waters
- Obama Administration Officials and Industry Leaders Unveil Federal Strategy to Promote U.S.-Based Electronics Recycling Market and Jobs
- EPA Recognizes Port Arthur ISD and Veolia Technical Solutions, L.L.C., for Creating Safer Schools
- EPA to Tackle Emissions from Trucks Used at Ports - EPA, industry leaders, and environmental groups to join forces for cleaner, healthier air around harbors
- Federal Agencies Partner to Revitalize Urban Waterways In Communities Across The U.S.
- Federal Agencies to Improve Coordination to Support Energy Development and Safeguard Air Quality
- Research Flights Seek to Improve View of Air Pollution from Space
- SmartWay to Launch Dray Truck Initiative to Reduce Port Emissions - Industry leaders, environmental groups and EPA to join forces in bold new initiative to clean the air at US ports
- EPA to Chair North America Commission for Environmental Cooperation - Joint partnership among U.S., Canada and Mexico to strengthen cooperation on health and environmental protection
- EPA Announces Partnership for First-Ever Great Lakes Week
- Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
- Environmental Justice Showcase Communities
- State Energy Efficiency Action Network
FOIA and Records Management
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- Check the status of your request
- Visit the FOIA Reading Rooms
- Read the Annual FOIA Reports
- Learn about EPA's Record Management Program
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Related Information
- Data.gov | EPA info on Data.gov
- IT Dashboard
- Recovery.gov
- Regulations.gov
- USASpending.gov
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Plain Writing
- Download EPA's January 2012 progress report on our retrospective review plan (13 pp, 456K) - In summer 2011, EPA released a plan for periodic retrospective reviews of existing regulations, as called for by Executive Order 13563 (3 pp, 56K). To learn more about retrospective reviews, visit our Reg DaRRT website.
- President Obama's January 2009 Transparency and Open Government memo
- White House Open Government Initiative
- December 2009 memo from OMB directing executive agencies to promote transparency, participation, and accountability(PDF) (11 pp., 81K, about PDF)
- Open Government Innovations Gallery
Senior Officials Leading EPA's OpenGov Efforts
- Barbara Bennett, Chief Financial Officer - leading quality of government spending information
- Malcolm Jackson, Chief Information Officer - leading the open government working group