The audience for this material is the general public, as the EPA makes all industrial violations, chemical releases or enforcement actions available to public via their enforcement and compliance...Read more
The six criteria air pollutants affect human health in various ways. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, they can cause different symptoms such as "[irritation of] respiratory system...Read more
Data is collected and documented by EPA On Scene Coordinators (OSCs) in every region on all industrial facilities. Within this artifact, all information is collected from the Philadelphia Energy...Read more
This data is entered into the map software by EPA On Scene Coodinators and EPA Administrative personnel. Once sites are identified around the country they are annotated within the map.Read more
The data displayed within this artifact pertains to the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery in the City of Philadelphia and spans a five year period. The EPA's webpage of enforcement and...Read more
Interactions include zooming in and out of the United States and viewing different pollution sites identified by the EPA. Once identified, you can then click on symbols with hyperlinks that will...Read more
The role of citizens in tackling contaminated industrial sites is to call the national response center (NRC) and report any signs of pollutants. Through the NRC, citizents can make a formal report...Read more
"On July 6, 2010, EPA proposed its Clean Air Transport Rule (the “Transport Rule”)
under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) requiring reductions in the emission of dangerous pollutants from power plants that have not installed pollution controls for sulfur dioxide (“SO2”) and nitrogen oxide (“...Read more
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Third letter in a series by the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia to address Donald Trump's nominations for agency heads. This letter opposes the nomination of Scott Pruitt as the administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The letter provides reasoning based on Mr...Read more
This is a letter composed in a joint effort by numerous Environmental Justice communities, organizations, and advocates to the Honorable Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to express dissent for the proposed budget cuts to the EPA that would eliminate or...Read more