Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Tools and Resources
On this page:
- General Environmental Justice Materials
- Grant and Funding Tools
- Toxics and Hazardous Waste Resources
- Air Quality Resources
- Pesticide Resources
- In Your Home
- Environmental Enforcement
| General Environmental Justice Materials | Contact |
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| EPA’s Environmental Justice Web site | EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice (800) 962-6215 |
| National Environmental Justice Advisory Council—EPA's federal Advisory Council on Environmental Justice Issues | EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice, (800) 962-6215 |
A Citizen’s Guide to Using Federal Environmental Laws to Secure Environmental Justice  |
A limited number of free copies are available by calling Sharon Murray, EPA, (415) 947-4250 |
| Environmental Justice: The Power of Partnership— The Collaborative Problem-Solving Model at Work in Spartanburg, South Carolina (A DVD Documentary) | EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice, (800) 962-6215 |
| Communities and Environmental Laws (DVD) | To order a copy, call (800) 490-9198 or go to National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) and search for EPA Publication # 300C04001 |
| Working With Lawyers: A Guide for Community Residents and Environmental Justice Activists |
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| Community Guide to EPA’s Voluntary Programs (PDF) (45 pp, 522K) | Mike Bandrowski (Bandrowski.Mike@epa.gov) (415) 947-4194 |
| Grant and Funding Tools | |
| EPA's Environmental Justice Grants and Programs | EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice (800) 962-6215 |
| EPA Region 9's Funding Sources for Communities Web site - descriptions and links to community-based grant programs and open Requests for Proposals | EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice (800) 962-6215 |
| Environmental Justice Small Grants: Emerging Tools for Local Problem-Solving — a snapshot of 71 small grants awarded | EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice (800) 962-6215 |
| Grants.gov — find and apply for federal government grants. |
Contact Center, (800) 518-4726 |
| U.S. EPA Grants — funding opportunities, information on how to apply, new recipient training, and more. | Grants and Interagency Agreements Program, (202) 564-5315 |
| Toxics and Hazardous Waste Resources | |
| Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) — a program to provide educational and technical assistance to communities affected by hazardous waste sites regulated by the Superfund and Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) programs. | Luis Garcia-Bakarich (garcia-bakarich.luis@epa.gov) (415) 972-3237 |
| EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory — information on toxic chemical releases and waste management activities reported annually by certain industries. | Nancy Levin (levin.nancy@epa.gov) (415) 972-3848 |
| California Department of Toxic Substance Control Environmental Justice Community Outreach |
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| EPA’s Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program — working to clean up and redevelop potentially contaminated lands, making it easier for such lands to become vital, functioning parts of their communities. |
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| Air Quality Resources | |
| Let’s Clear the Air — A Public Participation Guide to Air Quality Decision Making in California. English (PDF) | en Español (PDF) |
(866) 397-5462 |
| California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) community health program — tools to better understand the air we breathe and what CARB is doing to reduce air pollution. English | en Español |
(866) 397-5462 |
| Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: A Community Health Perspective (PDF) |
(866) 397-5462 |
| EPA’s Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act — a summary covering some important provisions of the law. | |
| EJ and Air Pollution: Best Practices in Collaboration, Tools, and Resources — handouts and presentation materials from the September 2007 meeting | Ingrid Ward (Ward.Ingrid@epa.gov) (919) 541-0300 |
| Environmental Justice Resources from EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation | Tom Link (Link.Tom@epa.gov) (919) 541-5456 |
| Community Health Air Pollution Information System (CHAPIS) — an Internet-based mapping tool that allows you to look at a map to view sources of air pollution. |
(866) 397-5462 |
| Strategies for Addressing Asthma within a Coordinated School Health Program |
Barbara Spark (Spark.Barbara@epa.gov) (415) 947-4189 |
| Managing Asthma in the School Environment | Barbara Spark (Spark.Barbara@epa.gov) (415) 947-4189 |
| Resources for Addressing Asthma in Schools |
Barbara Spark (Spark.Barbara@epa.gov) (415) 947-4189 |
| Collision Repair Campaign — a campaign to address health threats by drastically reducing auto body repair shop emissions at the national level. | |
| Community Based Air Toxics Projects — descriptions of community based air toxics projects designed to assess and address health and environmental issues at the local level. | |
| Improving Air Quality in Your Community — activities for reducing both indoor and outdoor pollution, information about costs, and how local communities can apply for EPA grants to kick-start their activities. |
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| West Coast Collaborative Diesel Emissions Reductions — Current funding opportunities | |
| Pesticide Resources | |
| California Department of Pesticide Regulation fact sheets — consumer information about pesticides, their labels, safe use, and what to do in an emergency. English | en Español |
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| Using Pesticides Safely — fact sheets for consumers | (415) 947-8704 |
| Citizen’s Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety (PDF) | (415) 947-8704 |
| National Pesticide Information Center — objective, science-based information about pesticides and pesticide-related topics |
(800) 858-7378 |
| Community Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Pesticide Problems |
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| In Your Home | |
| The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality | Monique Nivolon (nivolon.monique@epa.gov) |
| A Citizen’s Guide to Radon: The Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Radon (English and en Español) | Monique Nivolon (nivolon.monique@epa.gov) (415) 947-4195 |
| Lead in Your Home: A Parent’s Reference Guide (PDF) | Marjorie Xavier (xavier.marjorie@epa.gov) (415) 947-4164 |
| Testing Your Home for Lead (PDF) | |
| Environmental Enforcement | |
| Report environmental violations or spills | (800) 300-2193 |
| General information, tips, or complaints | (866) EPA-WEST |
| From exposure to illness: Community Health Studies and Environmental Contamination — sharing the experience and perspective of public health staff who study links between environmental exposure to chemicals and health effects. |
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| Citizens Guide to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (PDF) — a guide that explains NEPA, how it is implemented, and how people outside the federal government can better participate in environmental impact assessments. |
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