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- Brownfields
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
- Formerly Used Defense Sites
- Highways and Traffic
- Industrial Processes
- Landfills and Superfund Sites
- Maps and Mapping
- Mining/Mine Tailings
- Pipelines
- Ports
- Rail Yards and Rail Lines
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
CAPACITY BUILDING (Also see Technical Assistance)
Center for Environmental Finance (CEF). EPA.The CEF assists the public and private sectors in their search for creative approaches to funding environmental programs, projects and activities. The CEF uses leveraging and partnerships to extend the reach and impact of its activities. http://www.epa.gov/efinpage/index.htm
Technical Assistance Service for Communities (TASC). EPA. Program provides technical assistance to communities with Superfund or RCRA regulated sites. Provides experts who can explain hazardous waste problems in the community and U.S. EPA's plans for cleaning up these waste sites. For more information, go to: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tasc/.
Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB). EPA. EPA has funded four centers that communities may call on to better understand the Brownfields program, the grant application process as well as the activities needed to assess and cleanup sites. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/tools/tab_bifold.pdf
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs). EPA. Provides money for activities that help your community participate in decision-making at eligible Superfund sites. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tag/
National Clean Diesel Campaign. EPA. Provides grants and training for reduction of air pollutant emissions from diesel school buses, including retrofits and anti-idling. http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/ Specific grant information can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/grantfund.htm.
Community Based Air Toxic Projects. EPA. EPA provides grants for communities to assess impacts from air toxics. These grants can be for focused community projects (http://www.epa.gov/air/toxicair/community/) or community wide assessments (http://www.epa.gov/care/).
School Air Toxics Monitoring Initiative. EPA. Assessment of outdoor air concentrations of pollutants across the United States. This program provides information on how to measure pollutant concentrations and assess the potential impacts of these pollutants. http://www.epa.gov/schoolair/
EPA Smart Growth Grants. EPA. The EPA Smart Growth program sometimes offers grants to support activities that improve the quality of development and protect human health and the environment. http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/grants/index.htm
EPA Environnemental Justice Grants. EPA. 2009. This website provides guidelines and eligibility requirements for both the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program and the Environmental Small Grants Program. These grant programs provide funding for local environmental and/or public health issues. http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/index.html
School Modernization. U.S. Department of Education. 2009. http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/modernization/index.html
Ensuring Healthy Communities: Results of the 2006 State Environmental Health Directors Survey. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). 2007. The survey results are intended to provide a snapshot of the environmental public health programs and activities that are administered by the states, to provide an understanding of typical state environmental health programs and to obtain a baseline to monitor how programs change over time. http://www.astho.org/Display/AssetDisplay.aspx?id=2552
Improving Community Health: Brownfields and Health Monitoring. Laurel Berman, Deborah Orr, Tina Forrester. Environmental Practice 11 (3) September 2009. This commentary highlights efforts to promote health monitoring in brownfields communities. ATSDR and the U.S. EPA are working together to build internal as well as community capacity to monitor community health through redevelopment activities. ABSTRACT: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=6383484&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S146604660999024X
ATSDR Brownfield/Land Reuse Site Tool. EPA. This tool is a rapid site screening and multiple chemical exposure dose calculating tool that allows users to assess sites by past/future use, institutional controls, sensitive populations, and suspected or confirmed contamination. http://www.epa.gov/region5brownfields/pdf/bf-sitetool-flyer-072109.pdf
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE). EPA. EPA competitive grant program that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in its local environment. http://www.epa.gov/care/
Community Based Risk Assessment (CBRA). EPA. Different communities face different exposures to chemical and non-chemical stressors. Some communities may be more vulnerable to such stressors, due to genetics, social or other environmental factors. For many years, the environmental justice movement and local communities have been asking EPA to assess cumulative exposures. Therefore, CBRA is an attempt to address exposures and environmental health risks in real world contexts. http://www.epa.gov/ncer/cbra/about.html
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities Resource Lists. NCEF. Extensive compilation of resource lists related to all aspects of school facilities, including school siting, financing and building capacity. http://edfacilities.org/rl/index.cfm
U.S. EPA Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN). The Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) Website provides information and online webinars/training about innovative treatment and site characterization technologies regarding hazardous waste remediation, as well as information on common contaminants found at hazardous waste sites. It describes programs, organizations, publications and other tools developed by the U.S. EPA, but are intended as a forum for all waste remediation stakeholders. http://www.clu-in.org/
U.S. EPA Office of Brownfield and Land Revitalization All Appropriate Inquires. The EPA published a final rule setting federal standards for the conduct of all appropriate inquiries. The final rule establishes specific regulatory requirements for conducting all appropriate inquiries into the previous ownership, uses and environmental conditions of a property for the purposes of qualifying for certain landowner liability protections under CERCLA. The final rule went into effect on November 1, 2006, one year following the date of publication. This website provides the final rule and preamble as well as a fact sheet and text of a public listening session conducted on March 17, 2010. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/aai/
U.S. EPA Office of Water Capacity Building Resources. This website is designed to assist groups in developing knowledge by providing a compendium of Web-based and printed resources and tools. http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/outreach/capacity_index.cfm
U.S. EPA Superfund Community Involvement Publications. This section contains EPA publications for community members at Superfund sites. These publications include information about how EPA determines the risk at a site, how to get detailed reports about the site in your area, and how EPA supports reuse of sites after they have been cleaned up. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/publications.htm
U.S. EPA/CDC/ATSDR Federal Grants Guide for Community Environmental and Public Health Activities. EPA, CDC and ATSDR developed this federal grants guide to provide information on current funding opportunities that are available nationwide and are related to meeting environmental and public health goals. The guide is targeted to community groups, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, state and local governments and tribes that are working on projects related to identifying, monitoring and cleaning up toxics in their communities.http://www.epa.gov/air/care/documents/EPA_CDC_ATSDR_Grants_Guide_web_061708.pdf
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU). PEHSUs form a respected network of experts in children's environmental health; created to ensure that children and communities have access to, often at no cost, special medical knowledge and resources for children faced with a health risk due to a natural or human-made environmental hazard. PEHSUs can also provide training and case studies on environmental health issues. http://www.aoec.org/PEHSU.htm
Community Planning and Development Technical Assistance. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CPD Technical Assistance program provides front-end assistance to help grass roots organizations successfully access and utilize HUD's programs and resources. These resources will enable neighborhoods and communities that have the greatest need to achieve the highest level of performance and results in a variety of community development program areas. http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/cpdta/
Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Technical Assistance. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/faith_based/technical_assistance
- Organizational Development (board development, tax status, etc.)
- Strategic Planning Basics
- Financial Management Basics
- Evolution Strategies and Logic Model
- The Science of Finding & Applying for Grants
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. The U.S. Institute's mission is to help resolve environmental disputes that involve the federal government, by providing mediation, training and related services. Even if your issue does not involve a federal government interest, the Institute also offers an online roster of qualified environmental conflict resolution practitioners across the country as well as a list of training opportunities. http://www.ecr.gov/HowWeWork/HowWeWork.aspx
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE). EPA competitive grant program that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in its local environment. This website also provides the CARE Resource Guide, a tool to help you find information related to community-based environmental protection, and listing of other documents that provide information about, and are relevant to the CARE program. http://www.epa.gov/care/
EPA Brownfields Program. EPA's Brownfields Program provides direct funding for brownfields assessment, cleanup, revolving loans and environmental job training. To facilitate the leveraging of public resources, EPA's Brownfields Program collaborates with other EPA programs, other federal partners, and state agencies to identify and make available resources that can be used for brownfields activities. In addition to direct brownfields funding, EPA also provides technical information on brownfields financing matters. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/grant_info/index.htm
National Public Health Training Centers Network (PHTC). The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded Public Health Training Centers (PHTC) are partnerships between accredited schools of public health, related academic institutions and public health agencies and organizations. The PHTC Program has an online training database with courses that address basic core competencies in public health, epidemiology, health communication, cultural competency and health disparities, to name a few. Most training is online and free of charge. http://www.asph.org/phtc/search-new.cfm
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
EPA Public Involvement Policy. http://www.epa.gov/publicinvolvement/policy2003/index.htm
For Generations to Come: A leadership Guide to Renewing Public School Buildings. 21st Century School Fund. http://www.21csf.org/csf-home/Documents/Organizing_Manual.pdf
Superfund Community Involvement Web Site. EPA. The goal of Superfund community involvement is to advocate and strengthen early and meaningful community participation during Superfund cleanups. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/
Superfund Community Involvement Tool Kit. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/toolkit.htm
The Model Plan for Public Participation. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC). Document link
http://www.epa.gov/projctxl/nejac.htm
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (Also see Capacity Building)
Technical Assistance Service for Communities (TASC). EPA. Program provides technical assistance to communities with Superfund or RCRA regulated sites. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tasc/
Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB). EPA. EPA has funded four centers that communities may call on to better understand the brownfields program, the grant application process as well as the activities needed to assess and cleanup sites. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/tools/tab_bifold.pdf
Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs). EPA. Provides money for activities that help your community participate in decision making at eligible Superfund sites. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tag/
National Clean Diesel Campaign. EPA. Provides grants and training for reduction of air pollutant emissions from diesel school buses, including retrofits and anti-idling. http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/ Specific grant information can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/grantfund.htm.
Community Based Air Toxic Projects. EPA. EPA provides grants for communities to assess impacts from air toxics. These grants can be for focused community projects (http://www.epa.gov/air/toxicair/community/) or community wide assessments (http://www.epa.gov/care/).
School Air Toxics Monitoring Initiative. EPA. Assessment of outdoor air concentrations of pollutants across the United States. This program provides information on how to measure pollutant concentrations and assess the potential impacts of these pollutants. http://www.epa.gov/schoolair/
EPA Smart Growth Grants. The EPA Smart Growth program sometimes offers grants to support activities that improve the quality of development and protect human health and the environment. http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/grants/index.htm
U.S. EPA Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN). The Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) website provides information and online webinars/training about innovative treatment and site characterization technologies regarding hazardous waste remediation, as well as information on common contaminants found at hazardous waste sites. It describes programs, organizations, publications, and other tools developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but is intended as a forum for all waste remediation stakeholders. http://www.clu-in.org/
U.S. EPA Office of Brownfield and Land Revitalization All Appropriate Inquires. The EPA published a final rule setting federal standards for the conduct of all appropriate inquiries. The final rule establishes specific regulatory requirements for conducting all appropriate inquiries into the previous ownership, uses and environmental conditions of a property for the purposes of qualifying for certain landowner liability protections under CERCLA. The final rule went into effect on November 1, 2006, one year following the date of publication. This website provides the final rule and preamble as well as a fact sheet and text of a public listening session conducted on March 17, 2010. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/aai/
U.S. EPA Office of Water Capacity Building Resources. This website is designed to assist groups in developing knowledge by providing a compendium of Web-based and printed resources and tools. http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/outreach/capacity_index.cfm
U.S. EPA Superfund Community Involvement Publications. This section contains EPA publications for community members at Superfund sites. These publications include information about how EPA determines the risk at a site, how to get detailed reports about the site in your area, and how EPA supports reuse of sites after they have been cleaned up. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/publications.htm
U.S. EPA/CDC/ATSDR Federal Grants Guide for Community Environmental and Public Health Activities. EPA, CDC and ATSDR developed this federal grants guide to provide information on current funding opportunities that are available nationwide and are related to meeting environmental and public health goals. The guide is targeted to community groups, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, state and local governments and tribes that are working on projects related to identifying, monitoring and cleaning up toxics in their communities.http://www.epa.gov/air/care/documents/EPA_CDC_ATSDR_Grants_Guide_web_061708.pdf
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU). PEHSUs form a respected network of experts in children's environmental health; created to ensure that children and communities have access to, often at no cost, special medical knowledge and resources for children faced with a health risk due to a natural or human-made environmental hazard. PEHSUs can also provide training and case studies on environmental health issues. http://www.aoec.org/PEHSU.htm
National Public Health Training Centers Network (PHTC). The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded Public Health Training Centers (PHTC) are partnerships between accredited schools of public health, related academic institutions and public health agencies and organizations. The PHTC Program has an online training database with courses that address basic core competencies in public health, epidemiology, health communication, cultural competency and health disparities, to name a few. Most training is online and free of charge. http://www.asph.org/phtc/search-new.cfm
Community Planning and Development Technical Assistance. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CPD Technical Assistance program provides front-end assistance to help grass roots organizations successfully access and utilize HUD's programs and resources. These resources will enable neighborhoods and communities that have the greatest need to achieve the highest level of performance and results in a variety of community development program areas. http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/cpdta/
Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Technical Assistance. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/faith_based/technical_assistance
The Center works with HUD field and program offices to offer over 40 organizational capacity building workshops annually around the country. These one- and two-day trainings are designed for smaller grassroots non-profits seeking to strengthen their effectiveness by covering the following topics:
- Organizational Development (board development, tax status, etc.)
- Strategic Planning Basics
- Financial Management Basics
- Evolution Strategies and Logic Model
- The Science of Finding & Applying for Grants
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. The U.S. Institute's mission is to help resolve environmental disputes that involve the federal government, by providing mediation, training and related services. Even if your issue does not involve a federal government interest, the Institute also offers an online roster of qualified environmental conflict resolution practitioners across the country as well as a list of training opportunities. http://www.ecr.gov/HowWeWork/HowWeWork.aspx
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE). EPA. EPA competitive grant program that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in its local environment. This website also provides the CARE Resource Guide, a tool to help you find information related to community-based environmental protection, and listing of other documents that provide information about, and are relevant to the CARE program. http://www.epa.gov/care/
EPA Brownfields Program. EPA's Brownfields Program provides direct funding for brownfields assessment, cleanup, revolving loans and environmental job training. To facilitate the leveraging of public resources, EPA's Brownfields Program collaborates with other EPA programs, other federal partners, and state agencies to identify and make available resources that can be used for brownfields activities. In addition to direct brownfields funding, EPA also provides technical information on brownfields financing matters. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/grant_info/index.htm
World Health Organization, Health Impact Assessment page. http://www.who.int/hia/en/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Impact Assessment page. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/hia.htm
RISK COMMUNICATION
Risk Communication in Action: the tools of message mapping. EPA. 2007. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs/625r06012/625r06012.pdf
Center for Risk Communication. http://www.centerforriskcommunication.com/
ENERGY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY STAR for Schools. http://www.energystar.gov/K-12
Design to Earn the ENERGY STAR. http://www.energystar.gov/newbuildingdesign
HYDRO POWER
Hydropower Dams. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. http://www.ferc.gov/industries/industries.asp
RENEWABLE ENERGY
EPA Maps for Renewable Energy Generation. (With Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - Maps for Energy Generation (Solar, Wind, etc.) http://www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland/maps_incentives.htm
EPA Green Power Partnership. The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that supports the organizational procurement of green power by offering expert advice, technical support, tools and resources. http://www.epa.gov/grnpower/index.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
DISPARITIES (See Environmental Justice)
CLEANUP REGULATIONS AND PROCESSES
Federal Cleanup Programs. EPA. Laws and regulatory authorities governing cleanup of contaminated sites. http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/
State Agency Waste Management Program Links. Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). Easy access to the waste management websites for each of the 50 states, by topic. http://www.astswmo.org/Pages/Resources/State_Agency_Links.htm
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. EPA. Provides general information regarding all of EPA's land cleanup programs as well as the laws, policy and technical information regarding risks of hazardous wastes and community outreach tools to involve communities in the cleanup process. http://www.epa.gov/oswer/index.htm
Land Revitalization Website. EPA. Information on EPA land revitalization issues across EPA land cleanup program boundaries. http://www.epa.gov/landrevitalization/index.htm
Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization. EPA. Contains a wide range of information on brownfields, including links to grant funding, laws, regulations, and success stories. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
Superfund community involvement website. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/ webpage
State laws and regulations. http://www.envcap.org/statetools/
Tribal Brownfield Programs. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/state_tribal/tribe_progs.htm
Federal Environmental Laws and Regulations for Tribal Programs. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/tribal/
Superfund site characterization guidance. EPA.http://www.epa.gov/superfund/cleanup/schar.htm
Superfund program risk assessment process. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/superfund_toxicity.htm
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (RCRA) Cleanup Program. EPA.http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/correctiveaction/index.htm
Office of Superfund. EPA. http://epa.gov/superfund
Office of Underground Storage Tanks. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/
Preliminary Remediation Goals. Preliminary remediation goals (PRGs) generally are chemical-specific concentration goals for specific media (e.g., soil, sediment, water and air) and land use combinations at CERCLA sites. They are intended to serve as a point of departure in the remedy selection process and generally are used as a target in conjunction with site-specific information (e.g., exposure frequency) during the initial development, analysis, and selection of cleanup alternatives. As discussed in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) (40 CFR 300.430(e)(2)(i)) preliminary remediation goals are typically developed from readily available information. Preliminary remediation goals should be modified, as necessary, when more site-specific information becomes available (e.g., exposure frequency). Draft Recommended Interim Preliminary Remediation Goals for Dioxin in Soil at CERCLA and RCRA Sites. Federal Register: January 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 4, Page 984-986) http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-16.htm
AEHS Foundation 2003 Survey of States' Soil and Ground water Cleanup Standards. http://www.aehsfoundation.org/State--Surveys.aspx
Cleanups in My Community. EPA. http://iaspub.epa.gov/Cleanups/.
CERCLA Response Actions. EPA Guidance on Conducting Non-Time Critical Removal Actions under CERCLA. 1993. Removal responses are common at Superfund Sites when the contamination poses an immediate threat to human health and the environment. Removals are classified as either time-critical or non-time-critical depending on the extent and type of contamination. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/sfremedy/overview/removal.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
Tribal Schools Compliance Assistance Notebook. Developed under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Indian Country Initiative, this website links to information designed to help all schools understand how to comply with major environmental requirements that apply to schools. http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/TRIBAL.NSF/Programs/Tribal+Schools
Campus Environnemental Resource Center (Campus ERC). Compliance Assistance Center designed for educational facilities. Provides information about environmental responsibilities, such as waste management, asbestos removal, and drinking water and requirements related to chemistry laboratories or dining halls, and how best to meet them. http://www.campuserc.org . Find all the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sponsored Compliance Assistance Centers at http://www.assistancecenters.net .
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network. Compliance Assistance Center for local government operations. Provides information about environmental responsibilities, such as waste management, air issues, drinking water, and financing. http://www.lgean.org/ . Find all the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sponsored Compliance Assistance Centers at http://www.assistancecenters.net.
Financing for Environmental Compliance. EPA Office of Compliance. Step-by-step financial planning process to help communities determine capital asset technical and financial needs and find specific resources to meet their compliance goals. This website is designed to help municipalities maintain their environmental compliance or return to compliance. http://www.epa.gov/compliance/assistance/financing/index.html
COMPASS Compliance Assistance Newsletter: Educational Facilities Edition. EPA, Office of Compliance, 2006. Summarizes various topics related to improving environmental compliance and performance at educational facilities with links and contacts for additional information. http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/newsletters/assistance/cacompassvol2no2.pdf
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Growth and Disparity: A Decade of Public School Construction. Building Educational Success Together (BEST). 2006. This document highlights inequalities in public education infrastructure and provides empirical data for construction disparities due to family income, community income as well as race and ethnicity. http://www.21csf.org/csf-home/publications/BEST-Growth-Disparity-2006.pdf
Healthy Schools: A Major Front in the Fight for Environmental Justice. Daria Neal. Environmental Law. March 22, 2008. http://www.elawreview.org/elaw/382/healthy_schols_a_major_front.html
EPA Environmental Justice Grants. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2009. This website provides guidelines and eligibility requirements for both the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program and the Environmental Small Grants Program. These grant programs provide funding for local environmental and/or public health issues. http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/index.html
Environmental Justice in Waste Programs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2009. This website provides U.S. EPA's definition of environmental justice and an overview of U.S. EPA's documentation on environmental justice. http://www.epa.gov/oswer/ej/index.html
State Policies and School Facilities: How States Can Support or Undermine Neighborhood Schools and Community Preservation. Constance E. Beaumont, National Trust for Historic Preservation, May 2003, page 12. http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools/additional-resources/schools_state_policies.pdf
Enterprise Schools and Communities. The Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. http://www.enterprisecommunity.org/resources/schools_and_communities/default.asp
ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL
Guide to Selecting a Consultant. June 2001. California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SiteCleanup/Brownfields/upload/PUB_SMP_Guide-to-Selecting-a-Consultant.pdf
All Appropriate Inquiries Rule: Definition Of Environmental Professional. EPA's CERCLA regulations define the qualifications of an "environmental professional" engaged to perform "All Appropriate Inquiries" studies (40 CFR 312.10(b)). http://epa.gov/brownfields/aai/ep_deffactsheet.pdf
Massachusetts Licensed site professional program: http://www.mass.gov/dep/cleanup/licensed.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS (Also see All Appropriate Inquiry Standard)
ASTM E 1527-05 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process. http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1527.htm
ASTM E 1903-11 (2002) Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process. http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1903.htm
ASTM E 1528-06 Standard Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process. http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1528.htm
California Site Review Process. California Department Of Education. Information that relates to the Education Code sections that define the criteria that new school sites and new construction and modernization plans funded by the state are required to meet to be approved. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/sitereview.asp
California School Site Selection and Approval Guide. California Department Of Education. The primary purpose of this guide is to help school districts make the wisest school site selection possible. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/schoolsiteguide.asp
California Brownfields Reuse. California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SiteCleanup/Brownfields/index
LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP
Long-term Stewardship Task Force Report and the Development of Implementation Options for the Task Force Recommendations. EPA. Long-term stewardship applies to sites and properties where long-term management of contaminated environmental media is necessary to protect human health and the environment over time. EPA formed the long-term stewardship Task Force in 2004 to evaluate the state of long-term stewardship across its various waste cleanup programs. The Task Force released this report to address a variety of challenges facing EPA and its partners responsible for ensuring long-term stewardship. http://www.epa.gov/landrecycling/ltstf_report/index.htm
Citizen's Guide to Understanding Institutional Controls. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/pdf/ic_ctzns_guide.pdf
RISK ASSESSMENT
EPA Risk Assessment Portal. http://www.epa.gov/riskassessment/
Superfund program risk assessment process. http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/superfund_toxicity.htm
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Information on the effects of specific chemicals on human health. http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/index.cfm?fuseaction=iris.showSubstanceList
Guidance for Assessing Exposures and Health Risks at Existing and Proposed School Sites. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Evaluation. California Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.oehha.ca.gov/public_info/public/kids/schools2604.html
Guidance for School Site Risk Assessment Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 901(f). February 2004. Integrated Risk Assessment Section. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. California Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.oehha.ca.gov/public_info/public/kids/pdf/SchoolscreenFinal.pdf
California Air Resources Board Air Quality and Land Use Handbook. 2005. http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/handbook.pdf
Air Quality Issues in School Site Selection Guidance Document. June 2005 (revised May 2007). South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). http://www.aqmd.gov/prdas/aqguide/doc/School_Guidance.pdf
ATSDR Brownfield/Land Reuse Site Tool. This tool is a rapid site screening and multiple chemical exposure dose calculating tool that allows users to assess sites by past/future use, institutional controls, sensitive populations and suspected or confirmed contamination. http://www.epa.gov/region5brownfields/pdf/bf-sitetool-flyer-072109.pdf
Railyards Health Risk Assessment and Mitigation Measures. California Air Resources Board (CARB). http://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/hra/hra.htm
Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST). C-FERST is intended to assist communities with the challenge of identifying and prioritizing community environmental health issues, incorporating the latest research on the science of estimating human exposure to toxic substances in the environment. http://www.epa.gov/heasd/c-ferst/
Community Based Risk Assessment (CBRA). Different communities face different exposures to chemical and non-chemical stressors. Some communities may be more vulnerable to such stressors due to genetics, social or other environmental factors. For many years, the environmental justice movement and local communities have been asking EPA to assess cumulative exposures. Therefore, CBRA is an attempt to address exposures and environmental health risks in real world contexts. http://www.epa.gov/ncer/cbra/about.html
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool (RVAT). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Coastal Services Center. Helps communities identify risks of injury, damage or loss from natural hazards. http://www.csc.noaa.gov/rvat/
Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Guidance Manual for Preparation of Health Risk Assessments. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Guidelines for conducting health risk assessments under the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program (CA Health and Safety Code Section 44360 (b) (2)). http://oehha.ca.gov/air/hot_spots/HRAguidefinal.html
Risk Screening Environmental Indicators Tool (RSEI). EPA. RSEI is computer-based screening tool developed by EPA that analyzes risk factors to put Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) release data into a chronic health context. http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/rsei/
SAMPLING (Also see Vapor Intrusion/VOCs, All Appropriate Inquiry Standard, Cleanup Regulations and Processes)
Interim Guidance Evaluation of School Sites with Potential Soil Contamination as a Result of Lead from Lead-based Paint, Organochlorine Pesticides from Termiticides, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls from Electrical Transformers. California EPA. Revised June 9, 06. Guidance on limited lead-based paint, pesticide, and poly-chlorinated biphenyl sampling. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Schools/upload/Guidance_Lead_Contamination_060912.pdf
SITE CHARACTERIZATION (Also see Vapor Intrusion/VOCs, All Appropriate Inquiry Standard, Cleanup Regulations and Processes)
EPA hazardous waste site characterization guidance. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/cleanup/schar.htm
Superfund program risk assessment process. http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/superfund_toxicity.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
AIR POLLUTION (See also Roads, Risk Assessment, Maps and Mapping)
California Air Resources Board Air Quality and Land Use Handbook (2005). Reference guide for evaluating and reducing air pollution impacts associated with new projects that go through the land use decision-making process. http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/landuse.htm
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Air Quality Issues in School Site Selection Guidance Document. June 2005 (revised May 2007). Provides suggested policies that school districts can use to prevent or reduce potential air pollution impacts and protect the health of their students and staff. http://www.aqmd.gov/prdas/aqguide/doc/School_Guidance.pdf
Recommended Protocol for Evaluating the Location of Sensitive Land Uses Adjacent to Major Roadways. Version 3, January 2010. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. http://www.airquality.org/ceqa/RoadwayProtocol.shtml
National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA). EPA. Provides information on air toxics related sources and emissions. http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/natamain/
AirData: Access to Air Pollutant Data. EPA. The AirData website gives you access to both air monitoring and emissions inventory air pollution data for both criteria air pollutants as well as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) for the entire United States, producing reports and maps of air pollution data based on criteria that users specify. http://www.epa.gov/air/data/index.html
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). EPA. TRI is a publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and waste management activities reported annually by certain industries as well as federal facilities. http://www.epa.gov/tri/
EPA AirNow. Local air quality conditions and forecasts. http://www.airnow.gov/
EPA Human Exposure Model (HEM). Used primarily for performing risk assessments for major point sources (usually producers or large users of specified chemicals) of air toxics. The HEM only addresses the inhalation pathway of exposure, and is designed to predict risks associated with emitted chemicals in the ambient air (i.e., in the vicinity of an emitting facility but beyond the facility's property boundary). http://www.epa.gov/ttn/fera/human_hem.html
EPA Community Air Screening How-To Manual. This how-to manual was written for use by a community partnership committee that includes both non-technical community residents and leaders as well as technical experts. The manual describes a process that utilizes input from a wide variety of community stakeholders. It is organized into two parts; a general overview for all members of the partnership and a technical guide with detailed information for the experts who will be carrying out technical aspects of the screening, such as air dispersion modeling. http://www.epa.gov/oppt/cahp/pubs/howto.htm
Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Guidance Manual for Preparation of Health Risk Assessments. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Guidelines for conducting health risk assessments under the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program (CA Health and Safety Code Section 44360 (b) (2)). http://oehha.ca.gov/air/hot_spots/HRAguidefinal.html
ARSENIC
Safewater: Private Drinking Water Wells. EPA.EPA regulates public water systems; it does not have the authority to regulate private drinking water wells. Approximately 15 percent of Americans, as well as a similar percentage of schools, rely on their own private drinking water supplies, and these supplies are not subject to EPA standards, although some state and local governments do set rules to protect users of these wells. http://www.epa.gov/safewater/privatewells/index2.html
Arsenic in Drinking Water. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic/index.html
Private Drinking Water Wells. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/safewater/privatewells/index2.html
Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (TEACH), Chemical Summary for Arsenic. EPA. This TEACH Chemical Summary is a compilation of information derived primarily from U.S. EPA and ATSDR resources, and the TEACH Database. The TEACH Database contains summaries of research studies pertaining to developmental exposure and/or health effects for each chemical or chemical group. http://www.epa.gov/teach/chem_summ/Arsenic_summary.pdf
ATSDR ToxFAQs Arsenic. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions (FAQs) about arsenic. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts2.html#bookmark05
ASTM D2972 - 08 Standard Test Methods for Arsenic in Water. ASTM International. This test method covers the determination of dissolved and total recoverable arsenic in most waters and waste waters in the range from 5 to 250 g/L of arsenic. http://www.astm.org/Standards/D2972.htm
ASBESTOS (Also see Natural Hazards)
EPA Asbestos in Schools. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/asbestos_in_schools.html
CHEMICALS IN SCHOOLS
The SC3 Tool Kit. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/sc3/toolkit.htm
SC3 Resources Page. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/sc3/resources.htm
The SC3 Workbook. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/sc3/pdfs/workbk.pdf
The SC3 Fact Sheet. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/sc3/pdfs/sc3.pdf
SC3's Green Cleaning Fact Sheet. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/sc3/pdfs/green-clean.pdf
Pollution Prevention Measures for Safer School Laboratories, a toolkit developed by EPA R8 and Roche Colorado. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/region8/humanhealth/children/pdf/1PreventiveMeasuresToolKit.pdf
CPSC and NIOSH School Chemistry Laboratory Safety Guide. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-107/pdfs/2007-107.pdf
Chemical Management Resource Guide for School Administrators. http://www.epa.gov/oppt/pubs/chemmgmt/index.html
Guidelines for Apply the School Prohibited and Restricted Chemicals List. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/cp/Institutions/schools/ChemsInSchools/GuideanceSchoolProhibit_RestrictLists.pdf
Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/cp/
State Board of Health Governing Schools: Appendix A and Appendix B. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/regulations/consumer/101006schools.pdf
LEAD
Addressing Lead at Superfund Sites Guidance. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/health/contaminants/lead/guidance.htm
Toxicological Profile for Lead. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2007. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp13.pdf
Memorandum: OSWER Directive: Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/health/contaminants/lead/products/oswerdir.pdf
Residential Lead Hazard Standards - TSCA Section 403. EPA. 2001. http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadhaz.htm
EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm
Lead in Schools and Drinking Water. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ne/eco/drinkwater/schoolsnh2o.html
3 Ts Program for Lead Testing in Drinking Water in your School. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/schools/guidance.html
Testing Schools and Child Care Facilities for Lead in Drinking Water. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/lead/testing.htm
MERCURY
Mercury Web Page. EPA. http://epa.gov/mercury
Mercury Regulations and Standards. EPA. Incorporates number of sources that highlight guidelines regulating mercury. http://www.epa.gov/hg/regs.htm#regs
Mercury in Schools Case Studies. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/mercury/casestudies.htm
MOLD
EPA Mold Page. http://www.epa.gov/mold/index.html
Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/mold/mold_remediation.html
PCBS (POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS)
Proper Maintenance, Removal, and Disposal of PCB-Containing Fluorescent Light Ballasts. EPA. 2011. http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/ballasts.htm
PCBs in Building Caulk. EPA. 2009. http://www.epa.gov/pcbsincaulk
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Site Revitalization Guidance. EPA. 2005. http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/pcb-guid3-06.pdf
Guidance on Remedial Actions for Superfund Sites with PCB Contamination. EPA. 1990. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/remedy/pdf/540g-90007-s.pdf
PCB Q and A Manual. EPA.http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/qacombined.pdf
Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2000.http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp17.html
PESTICIDES
Pesticides: Health and Safety, Protecting Children. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/children.htm
Spray Drift and Volatilization of Pesticides. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/factsheets/spraydrift.htm
Soil Fumigant Toolbox. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/reregistration/soil_fumigants/
Pesticide Drift. California Department of Pesticide Regulations. http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/dept/comguide/drift_excerpt.pdf
Kern County, CA School Buffer Zone Restrictions for Agricultural Spraying. Effective January 1, 2010. http://www.kernag.com/dept/news/2009/school-buffer-notice-10-29-09.pdf
New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC), Pesticide Control Regulations. 7:30-10.2(k) states that community or areawide pesticide applications for the control of gypsy moths must not occur during normal student commuting times, as determined by the local school district, within two miles of a school including part or all of grades K through 8 and within two and one-half miles of a school including part or all of grades 9 through 12. NJAC 7:30-10.6(q) restricts aerial applications 300 horizontal feet around any school property when people are on school property. http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-regs.htm
U.S. Geological Survey, Pesticide National Synthesis Report. http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/pnsp/usage/maps/
RADON
Radon in Schools. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/index.html#schools
Map of Radon Zones. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap.html
Radon Web Site. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/radon/index.html
VAPOR INTRUSION/VOCs
Brownfields Technology Primer: Vapor Intrusion Considerations for Redevelopment. http://www.brownfieldstsc.org/pdfs/BTSC%20Vapor%20Intrusion%20Considerations%20for%20Redevelopment%20EPA%20542-R-08-0011.pdf
ASTM E2600 - 08 Standard Practice for Assessment of Vapor Intrusion into Structures on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions. http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2600.htm
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council. Vapor Intrusion guidance documents address investigating and evaluating the vapor intrusion pathway, data evaluation and mitigation. http://www.itrcweb.org/guidancedocument.asp?TID=49
Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Practical Guideline. January 2007. Provides a generalized framework for evaluating the vapor intrusion pathway and describes the various tools available for investigation, data evaluation and mitigation. http://www.itrcweb.org/Documents/VI-1.pdf
Vapor Intrusion Pathway: Investigative Approaches for Typical Scenarios. A Supplement to VI-1. January 2007. Describes applicable approaches for evaluating the vapor intrusion pathway in six typical scenarios. http://www.itrcweb.org/Documents/VI-1A.pdf
User's Guide for Evaluating Subsurface Vapor Intrusion into Buildings. EPA. December 2004. http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/airmodel/pdf/2004_0222_3phase_users_guide.pdf
Guidance for the Evaluation and Mitigation of Subsurface Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air. California Department of Toxic Substances Control. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/assessingrisk/upload/herd_pol_eval_subsurface_vapor_intrusion_interim_final.pdf
HEALTH
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
California Air Resources Board Air Quality and Land Use Handbook. (2005). http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/handbook.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health. CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) promotes the health and well-being of children and adolescents to enable them to become healthy and productive adults. http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/
EPA Office of Children's Health Protection. http://www.epa.gov/children
EPA Children's Health, Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (TEACH). http://www.epa.gov/teach/
EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/index.cfm
National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Children's Health. http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/population/children/index.cfm
American Academy of Pediatrics. http://www.aap.org/
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU). PEHSUs form a respected network of experts in children's environmental health; created to ensure that children and communities have access to, often at no cost, special medical knowledge and resources for children faced with a health risk due to a natural or human-made environmental hazard. http://www.aoec.org/PEHSU.htm
National Policy & Legal Analysis Network (NPLAN) to Prevent Childhood Obesity. http://www.nplanonline.org/nplan/schools
National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 19, 2007/ 56(SS08); 1-14; 18-54, http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5608a1.htm
HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
CDC health impact assessment web page. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/hia.htm
Health Impact Assessment Clearinghouse. UCLA. Information clearinghouse on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for practitioners, public health, planning and environmental professionals, public officials and community members. http://www.hiaguide.org/
Health Impact Assessment. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/hia/en/
Health Impact Assessment. National Association of City and County Health Officials. NACCHO has compiled a list of links that pertain to HIA. Some of these websites have a thorough resource database on HIAs with toolkits, research, and proven examples of HIA, while others may contain only a single report on HIA or a bibliography with references to other documents on HIA. http://www.naccho.org/topics/environmental/landuseplanning/HIA.cfm
LAND USES
AGRICULTURAL GROWING AREAS (See Pesticides)
AIRPORTS
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Noise Exposure Maps (NEMS). The Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108-176) required FAA to "make noise exposure and land use information from noise exposure maps [prepared under 14 CFR part 150] available to the public via the Internet on its website in an appropriate format. http://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/airport_noise/noise_exposure_maps/
Airport Noise Compatibility Planning Toolkit. Federal Aviation Administration. http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/noise_emissions/planning_toolkit/
Control of Air Pollution from Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission Standards and Test Procedures. (published November 17, 2005) Emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) for new commercial aircraft engines. These standards are equivalent to the NOx emission standards of the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). http://www.epa.gov/otaq/aviation.htm
School Site Evaluation Criteria. CA Code of Regulations Title 21 Division 2.5 Chapter 2.1. California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/planning/aeronaut/documents/Regs_School_Site_Eval_Criteria.pdf
BROWNFIELDS (Also see Cleanup Regulations and Processes)
Land Revitalization Web Site. EPA. Information on EPA land revitalization issues across EPA land cleanup program boundaries. http://www.epa.gov/landrevitalization/index.htm
Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization. EPA. Contains a wide range of information on brownfields, including links to grant funding, laws, regulations and success stories. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB). EPA. EPA has funded four centers that communities may call on to better understand the brownfields program, the grant application process as well as the activities needed to assess and cleanup sites. http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/tools/tab_bifold.pdf
ATSDR Brownfield/Land Reuse Site Tool. EPA. This tool is a rapid site screening and multiple chemical exposure dose calculating tool that allows users to assess sites by past/future use, institutional controls, sensitive populations, and suspected or confirmed contamination. http://www.epa.gov/region5brownfields/pdf/bf-sitetool-flyer-072109.pdf
California Brownfields Reuse. California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SiteCleanup/Brownfields/index.cfm
CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
EPA National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Rules for Animal Feeding Operations. http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=7
EPA Regulatory Definition of Large, Medium and Small CAFOs. http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/sector_table.pdf
The Swine Farm Siting Act. North Carolina, NCGS 106 803(a)(2). Statute requires that swine houses or lagoons holding animal waste shall be located at least 2500 ft from any school, hospital, or church. http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/wq/sfzn/PDFNorthCarolina/PDFNCPollutionStatutesandCode/SwineFarmSitingAct.PDF
Asthma Symptoms Among Adolescents Who Attend Public Schools That Are Located Near Confined Swine Feeding Operations. Mirabelli et al., (2006). Study showed that children living or attending schools within half a mile of a CAFO have increased prevalence of asthma. See Pediatrics. 2006 Jul;118(1):e66-75. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/118/1/e66.pdf
Wyoming Law, Enrolled Act 49, 1997 Wyoming Legislature, also WS 35-11-302. Waste and manure management plans to prevent pollution of waters of the state, to minimize odors for public health concerns, pathogens and vectors capable of transporting infectious diseases and to specify land application requirements; (C) Setback requirements which will restrict the location and operation of structures housing swine and lagoons within: (II) One (1) mile of a public or private school without the consent of the school's board of trustees or board of directors. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title35/Title35.htm
Madera County (CA) Planning Department Interim Dairy Development Standard. 2005. http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1129914227_Document_interimdairydevelopmentstandardsapril2005.pdf
FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES (FUDS)
Inventory of Formerly Used Defense Sites.. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. https://environment.usace.army.mil/what_we_do/fuds/inventory/
Department of Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report to Congress. Department of Defense cleanup site locations, cleanup activities. http://deparc.xservices.com/deparc/do/home
HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC
Recommended Protocol for Evaluating the Location of Sensitive Land Uses Adjacent to Major Roadways. Version 3. January 2010. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. http://www.airquality.org/ceqa/RoadwayProtocol.shtml
California Air Resources Board Air Quality and Land Use Handbook (2005). Reference guide for evaluating and reducing air pollution impacts associated with new projects that go through the land use decision-making process. http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/landuse.htm
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Air Quality Issues in School Site Selection Guidance Document. June 2005 (revised May 2007). Provides suggested policies that school districts can use to prevent or reduce potential air pollution impacts and protect the health of their students and staff. http://www.aqmd.gov/prdas/aqguide/doc/School_Guidance.pdf
Traffic-Related Air Pollution: A Critical Review of the Literature on Emissions, Exposure, and Health Effects; Special Report 17.Health Effects Institute. A Special Report of the Institute's Panel on the Health Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution. This report is the most comprehensive and systematic review to date of the scientific literature on emissions, exposure, and health effects from traffic-related air pollution. It includes conclusions about the populations exposed around major roads, the associations between exposure to air pollution from traffic and human health, and important remaining data gaps. http://pubs.healtheffects.org/view.php?id=334
Sample Resolution: School District Governing Board Determinations and One Quarter Mile/500 Foot Findings for School Site Acquisition. California Department of Education, Education Code, Section 17213 and Public Resources Code Section 21151.8). http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/resolution17213.asp
Mobile Source Air Toxics Rule. EPA. Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Mobile Sources; 72 FR 8428, February 26, 2007. Regulatory Impact Analysis Chapter 3, Air Quality and Resulting Health and Welfare Effects of Air Pollution from Mobile Sources. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/toxics/420r07002.pdf
Clean School Bus USA's National Idle-Reduction Campaign. EPA. Public information campaign that recognizes the important role of the school bus driver as a professional who is responsible for the safety and security of children. http://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/antiidling.htm
2007 Highway Diesel Rule. EPA. In 2000, EPA moved forward on schedule with its rule to make heavy-duty trucks and buses run cleaner, and the Highway Diesel Rule (the "2007 Highway Rule"), was finalized in January 2001. Beginning with the 2007 model year, the harmful pollution from heavy-duty highway vehicles will be reduced by more than 90 percent. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/highway-diesel/index.htm
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised December 10, 2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
Linking Air Quality and Human Health. EPA, Office of Research and Development. Fact sheet on near-road research. http://epa.gov/airscience/pdf/ca-factsheet-roads.pdf
Summary of near-road pollutant gradients and factors affecting these concentrations. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/AMD/peer/handbook/J_Chapter_8.pdf
Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES). EPA. This new emission modeling system will estimate emissions for mobile sources covering a broad range of pollutants and allow multiple scale analysis. MOVES currently estimates emissions from cars, trucks and motorcycles. http://www.epa.gov/oms/models/moves/index.htm
Transportation Conformity Guidance for Qualitative Hot-spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Non-attainment and Maintenance Areas. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/oms/stateresources/transconf/policy/420b06902.pdf
Role of Vegetation in Mitigating Air Quality Impacts from Traffic Emissions. EPA. Proceedings of an April 27-28, 2010 workshop brought together representatives from government agencies, academia, state and local agencies, and environmental advocacy groups with expertise in air quality, urban forestry, and policy to review the current science and identify future activities in evaluating the potential role of vegetation in mitigating near-road air pollutant concentrations. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/appcd/nearroadway/workshop.html
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory. http://www.epa.gov/tri/
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), State Emergency Response Commissions. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/epcra/serc_contacts.htm
Cameo/MARPLOT: Suite of four separate, integrated software applications. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/cameo/what.htm
EPA Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health, Chemical Summary for Trichloroethylene. http://www.epa.gov/teach/chem_summ/TCE_summary.pdf
California Air Resources Board Air Quality and Land Use Handbook. 2005. http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/landuse.htm
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised December 10, 2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
Design for the Environment Automotive Refinishing Partnership. EPA. The Design for the Environment (DfE) Program works in partnership with the auto refinishing (collision repair) industry and career/technical schools to encourage best practices and cost-effective technologies that reduce air toxics in the workplace and surrounding community. http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/auto/
LANDFILLS AND SUPERFUND SITES (Also see Cleanup Regulations and Processes)
Rhode Island School Construction Regulations, Sec. 1.05-2(4). http://www.ride.ri.gov/finance/funding/construction/Documents/FY08%20Housing%20Aid/Prior%20to%20May%2031%20Updates/School_Constr_Regs_FINAL.pdf
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised December 10, 2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
MAPS AND MAPPING
MyEnvironment. EPA. The MyEnvironment search application is designed to provide a cross-section of environmental information based on the user's location. http://www.epa.gov/myenvironment/
Cleanups in My Community. EPA. http://iaspub.epa.gov/Cleanups/
Cleanup Sites Map Service. Terradex Inc. Working prototype of an environmental cleanup site finder which reads state and federal cleanup site data stores, and distills those sites with land use restrictions. http://support.csms.terradex.com/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Community Environmental Health. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/communityhealth/
AirExplorer. EPA. Air Explorer is a collection of user-friendly visualization tools for air quality analysts. The tools generate maps, graphs, and data tables dynamically. Currently, the tools access ambient criteria pollutant concentration data from EPA's Air Quality System (AQS) Data Mart. http://www.epa.gov/airexplorer/
AirData. EPA. The AirData website gives you access to air pollution data for the entire United States. AirData produces reports and maps of air pollution data based on criteria that you specify. http://www.epa.gov/air/data/
Non-Attainment Area Maps. Criteria Air Pollutants. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/air/data/nonat.html?us~USA~United%20States
Envirofacts. EPA. Envirofacts is a single point of access to select U.S. EPA environmental data. This website provides access to several EPA databases to provide you with information about environmental activities that may affect air, water and land anywhere in the United States. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/
EPA Map of Radon Zones. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap.html
Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Data and Mapping Homepage. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/owow/data.html
Department of Defense Cleanup site locations and activities. U.S. Department of Defense. http://deparc.xservices.com/deparc/do/home
Maps for Renewable Energy Generation. EPAand U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Maps for Energy Generation (Solar, Wind, etc.) http://www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland/maps_incentives.htm
U.S. Geological Survey, Pesticide National Synthesis Report. http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/pnsp/usage/maps/
Mapcruzin. Free and open source GIS software applications, geography maps, geospatial data and shapefiles, tutorials and resources for students, cartographers, geographers, GIS professionals, neogeographers and neocartographers. http://www.mapcruzin.com/
MapEcos. MapEcos is a map of United States facilities with information on pollution and improvement efforts. http://mapecos.org/map
School Attendance Boundary Information System. William and Mary University. The SABINS data infrastructure project is the first comprehensive effort to assemble, unify and disseminate digital GIS data of elementary, middle and high school catchment areas contained within school districts throughout the country. http://www.wm.edu/as/sabins/
Surf Your Watershed. EPA. http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
TRI Tools. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/tri/tritools/
Google Earth. http://earth.google.com/
Microsoft Virtual Earth. http://www.microsoft.com/maps/
MINING/MINE TAILINGS
U.S. Geological Survey. Minerals Information. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/
U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Surface Mining. http://www.osmre.gov/
Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Abandoned Mine Lands. http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/Abandoned_Mine_Lands.html
PIPELINES
Guidance Protocol, School Site Pipeline Risk. California Department of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov/LS/fa/sf/protocol07.asp
U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA). http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/
Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance. Pipeline and Hazardous Materiasl Safety Administration initiated and is supporting a collaborative effort by land use planning and pipeline safety stakeholders to consider and develop recommended practices related to protecting communities, protecting transmission pipelines, and communicating among stakeholders. http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/PIPA.htm?nocache=2916=2916
We are all Safer. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). 1998. Contains recommendations for improving safety across all modes of transportation. Report Number SR-98 -01. http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/1998/sr9801.pdf
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and Oil pipelines and Terminals. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. http://www.ferc.gov/industries/industries.asp
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised December 10, 2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
PORTS
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised December 10, 2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
EPA Clean Ports USA Program. http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/ports/index.htm
EPA Health Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust. http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=29060
Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Locomotives and Marine Compression-Ignition Engines Less Than 30 Liters per Cylinder. May 6, 2008. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/marine.htm
RAIL YARDS AND RAIL LINES
California School Facilities Construction Standards. Title 5, California Code of Regulations. Standards for Site Selection, Section 14010. http://www.cde.ca.gov/LS/fa/sf/title5regs.asp
California School Facilities Construction Standards. Title 5, California Code of Regulations. Standards for School Facilities Construction. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/title5regs.asp
Railyards Health Risk Assessment and Mitigation Measures. California Air Resources Board (CARB). http://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/hra/hra.htm
Safe Kids. http://www.usa.safekids.org/rail/
Hazardous Substances Released During Rail Transit - 18 States, 2002-2007. Centers for Disease Control. MMWR June 8, 2007 / 56(22); 553-556 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5622a2.htm
Public Health Consequences from Hazardous Substances Acutely Released During Rail Transit --- South Carolina. Centers for Disease Control. 2005. Selected States, 1999-2004 MMWR January 28, 2005 / 54(03); 64-67 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5403a2.htm
Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Locomotives and Marine Compression-Ignition Engines Less Than 30 Liters per Cylinder. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/locomotives.htm (published May 6, 2008)
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised December 10, 2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
ROADS (See Highways and Traffic, Air Pollution)
PLANNING
COMMUNITY PLANNING
An Appraisal Guide for Older and Historic School Facilities.Council of Educational Facility Planners International. 2005. http://www.cefpi.org/i4a/ams/amsstore/category.cfm?category_id=9
Barriers to Children Walking To and From School: United States, 2004. Martin S and Carlson S. Journal of the American Medical Association, 294(17): 2160?2162, 2005. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5438a2.htm
Creating Connections: The CEFPI Guide for Educational Facility Planning. Council of Education Facility Planners International. 2004. http://www.cefpi.org/i4a/ams/amsstore/category.cfm?product_id=90
Enterprise Schools and Communities. The Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. http://www.enterprisecommunity.org/resources/schools_and_communities/default.asp
Getting Started Locally. Safe Routes to School National Partnership. This website provides guidance for creating and sustaining a Safe Routes to School program that will get more kids walking and bicycling to and from schools in your community. http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/local/4191
Growth and Disparity: A Decade of U.S. Public School Construction 1995-2004. Building Educational Success Together (BEST). 2006. http://www.21csf.org/csf-home/publications/BEST-Growth-Disparity-2006.pdf
Hard Lessons: Causes and Consequences of Michigan's School Construction Boom. Beulah, MI.: Michigan Land Use Institute, 2004. Noreen C. McDonald. Active transportation to school - trends among US schoolchildren, 1969-2001. Am J Prev Med. 2007;32(6):509-16. http://mlui.org/downloads/hardlessons.pdf
Healthy People 2010, Volume II (second edition), Objective 22, Health and Fitness. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport, 2001. This document provides empirical data linking school siting to increased proportions of trips made by walking by school aged children. http://www.healthypeople.gov/Document/HTML/Volume2/22Physical.htm
Helping Johnny Walk to School. National Trust for Historic Preservation. http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools/helping-johnny-walk-to-school/
How Do They Get There? A Spatial Analysis of a "Sprawl School" in Oregon. Schlossberg, Marc; Phillips, Page; Johnson, Bethany; Parker, Bob <ISBN>Planning, Practice and Research; v20 n2 , p147-162 ; May 2005. http://www.uoregon.edu/~schlossb/articles/schlossberg_sprawl_school_ppr.pdf
Integrating Schools Into Healthy Community Design. National Governors Association.http://www.nga.org/cms/home/nga-center-for-best-practices/center-publications/page-eet-publications/col2-content/main-content-list/integrating-schools-into-healthy.html
Kids Walk-to-School. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008. This website provides information and links to additional information on state public health outreach and the promotion of walking and biking to school. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/resources.htm
Kids Walk-to-School: Then and Now-Barrier and Solutions. Centers for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/then_and_now.htm
LEED for Neighborhood Development. The LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national system for neighborhood design. http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=148
Local Governments and Schools: A Community-Oriented Approach. International City/County Management Association. 2008. Provides local government managers with an understanding of the connections between school facility planning and local government management issues, with particular attention to avoiding the creation of large schools remotely sited from the community they serve. It offers multiple strategies for local governments and schools to bring their respective planning efforts together to take a more community-oriented approach to schools and reach multiple community goals: educational, environmental, economic, social and fiscal. Eight case studies illustrate how communities across the United States have already succeeded in collaborating to create more community-oriented schools. Includes 95 references and an extensive list of additional online resources. 40p. http://icma.org/documents/SGNReport.pdf
National Clearinghouse for Education Facilities Site Selection for Schools Resource List. http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/site_selection.cfm
National Center for Safe Routes to School. National Center for Safe Routes to School. This website promotes children walking and biking to school by assisting communities and providing tools and resources to develop successful Safe Routes to School strategies. http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/
National Clearinghouse for Education Facilities Site Selection for Schools Resource List. http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/site_selection.cfm
National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity. Joint use agreement materials, model agreements, review of state laws, etc. http://www.nplanonline.org/nplan/focus/schools
Pedestrian Facilities Guidebook: Incorporating Pedestrians into Washington's Transportation System. Washington State Department of Transportation, September 1997. ftp://ftp.wsdot.wa.gov/dotshare/LocalPrograms/Walk/PedFacilityGB.pdf
Policies That Work: Educational Governors' Institute on Community Design. February 2009. This article details the value and benefits of making a school the center of a community. http://www.govinstitute.org/policyguide/Education/
Public Engagement and School Facilities. Knowledgeworks Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.
Provides a workbook to assist community groups in engaging the public concerning school facilities. Meeting guidelines help organize the phases of the discussion, provide questions, and assist the facilitating of open, inclusive and fair dialogue. Worksheets help organize the results of the meetings. Steps for organizing the meeting are detailed, including recruitment of leaders and participants, troubleshooting problematic situations, siting the meeting, and setting up the room. 28p. TO ORDER: Harwood Online, 4915 St. Elmo Ave Suite 402, Bethesda, MD 20814; Tel: 301-656-3669. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/index.php
Public Health in Land Use Planning and Community Design. National Association of County and City Health Officials. http://professional.captus.com/Planning/hia/pdf/NACCHO%20screening%20checklist_Mod%204.pdf
Renovate or Replace? The Case for Restoring and Reusing Older School Buildings. Save Our Land, Save Our Town, 2006. http://www.solsot.org/renovate.html
Safe Routes to School: Practice and Promise. U.S. Department of Transportation. This document provides guidance on successfully implementing a Safe Routes to Schools program and achieving sustainable success. www.nhtsa.dot.gov/People/Injury/Pedbimot/Bike/Safe-Routes-2004/Index.html
Safe Routes To School. U.S. Department of Transportation. http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/saferoutes/
Safe Routes to School National Partnership. http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/state/5638/5652
School Attendance Boundary Information System. William and Mary University. The SABINS data infrastructure project is the first comprehensive effort to assemble, unify and disseminate digital GIS data of elementary, middle and high school catchment areas contained within school districts throughout the country. http://www.wm.edu/as/sabins/
Schools for Successful Communities: An Element of Smart Growth. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Council of Educational Facility Planners International, 2004. This document explores the relationship between smart growth principles and community-centered schools. http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-02/documents/smartgrowth_schools_pub.pdf
School Modernization. U.S. Department of Education. 2009. http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/modernization/index.html
School Transportation Modes-Georgia 2000. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002. This article examines the relationship between school proximity and transportation habits among school-aged children in Georgia. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5132a2.htm
Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Smart Growth Areas. Maryland Senate Bill, 1997. Maryland Senate Bill 389 provides legislative guidance to preserve existing neighborhoods as well as to maintain agricultural, natural, and rural resources. http://mlis.state.md.us/1997rs/billfile/SB0389.htm
Smart Growth and Schools. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/schools.htm
State Policies and School Facilities. C Beaumont.National Trust for Historic Preservation. 2003. http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools/additional-resources/schools_state_policies.pdf
Travel and Environmental Implications of School Siting. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2003. This document evaluates the relationship between school location, travel choices and the environment. http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/school_travel.htm
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE
Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). December 2003. http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/rms/rmsp428
Educational Facilities Disaster and Crisis Management Guidebook. Florida Department of Education. 2007. http://www.ncef.org/pubs/edfacilities-disaster-management-guidebook-2007.pdf
Earthquakes and Schools. National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. http://www.ncef.org/pubs/earthquakes.pdf
Emergency Planning. U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/index.html
Office of Emergency Management. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/er_cleanup.htm
Vulnerability Zones. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). EPA. http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/vzis.htm
State Emergency Response Commissions. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/epcra/serc_contacts.htm
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Local Emergency Planning Requirements. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/epcra/epcra_plan.htm#SERC
GREEN/HIGH PERFORMANCE/SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS
ENERGY STAR for Schools. http://www.energystar.gov/K-12
Design to Earn the ENERGY STAR. http://www.energystar.gov/newbuildingdesign
Greening America's Schools Costs and Benefits. Gregory Kats, 2006. This report documents the financial, environmental, and additional benefits of using green technologies in school construction. http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=2908
Collaborative for High Performance Schools. This website provides a comprehensive overview on the Collaborative for High Performance Schools program including free resources supporting the design, construction, maintenance and operations of high performance schools. http://chps.net
Build Green Schools. U.S. Green Building Council. This website provides information on local, state, and federal green schools initiatives and LEED for Schools guidelines. www.buildgreenschools.org/
Green Schools. Global Green, USA. http://www.globalgreen.org/greenurbanism/schools/
Indoor Air Quality Design Tools for Schools (DTfS). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2008. This EPA program website provides detailed guidance and links to resources to aid in the design of new schools as well as the repair, renovation and maintenance of existing facilities. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schooldesign/
The Sustainable Sites Initiative Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks. Draft 2008. http://www.sustainablesites.org/report
EPA Green Building Web Portal. Links to EPA and other green building resources. http://epa.gov/greenbuilding
NY-CHPS High Performance Schools Guidelines. http://neep.org/uploads/NEEPResources/id24/NY-CHPS-20September2007.pdf
RENOVATION/EXISTING BUILDING RESOURCES
Wastes - Resource Conservation - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Construction and Demolition Materials. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/imr/cdm/index.htm
EPA Green Building Web Portal. Links to EPA and other green building resources. http://epa.gov/greenbuilding
Community-Centered Schools. National Trust for Historic Preservation. http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools/
Addressing Lead at Superfund Sites Guidance. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/health/contaminants/lead/guidance.htm
Toxicological Profile for Lead. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2007. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp13.pdf
Memorandum: OSWER Directive: Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/health/contaminants/lead/products/oswerdir.pdf
Residential Lead Hazard Standards - TSCA Section 403. EPA. 2001. http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadhaz.htm
EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm
Lead in Schools and Drinking Water. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ne/eco/drinkwater/schoolsnh2o.html
3 Ts Program for Lead Testing in Drinking Water in your School. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/schools/guidance.html
Testing Schools and Child Care Facilities for Lead in Drinking Water. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/lead/testing.htm
EPA Asbestos in Schools. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/asbestos_in_schools.html
Proper Maintenance, Removal, and Disposal of PCB-Containing Fluorescent Light Ballasts. EPA. 2011. http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/ballasts.htm
PCBs in Building Caulk. EPA. 2009. http://www.epa.gov/pcbsincaulk
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Site Revitalization Guidance. EPA. 2005. http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/pcb-guid3-06.pdf
Guidance on Remedial Actions for Superfund Sites with PCB Contamination. EPA. 1990. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/remedy/pdf/540g-90007-s.pdf
PCB Q and A Manual. EPA.http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/qacombined.pdf
Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2000.http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp17.html
SELECT STUDIES ON SCHOOL SEGREGATION
National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) - Resources for achieving healthy, equitable, walkable schools. http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools/additional-resources/school_study_roadmap.pdf
Public Health Law & Policy, Policy Package - Model School Siting Policies for School Districts. 2011. http://www.nplanonline.org/nplan/healthy-school-siting
Achieving Educational Excellence for All: A Guide to Diversity-Related Policy Strategies for School Districts, a joint report by the National School Boards Association, the College Board, and EducationCounsel. http://www.nsba.org/EducationExcellenceForAll
Sharp M. Local Governments and Schools: A Community-Oriented Approach. International City/County Management Association, 2008. http://icma.org/en/icma/knowledge_network/documents/kn/Document/5753/Local_Governments_and_Schools_A_
CommunityOriented_Approach
Historic Reversals, Accelerating Resegregation, and the Need for New Integration Strategies. http://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/k-12-education/integration-and-diversity/historic-reversals-accelerating-resegregation-and-the-need-for-new-integration-strategies-1/
STATES
Active Living Research. http://www.activelivingresearch.org/node/9888
Safe Routes to School Partnership. http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/state/5638/5652
Smart Growth America. http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/policy-work/smart-growth-at-the-state-and-local-level/education/help-communities-coordinate-school-siting-and-land-use-planning/
South Coast Air Quality Management's Guidance on Air Quality Issues in School Site Selection: http://www.aqmd.gov/prdas/aqguide/doc/School_Guidance.pdf
State Agency Waste Management Program Links. Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). Easy access to the waste management websites for each of the 50 states, by topic. http://www.astswmo.org/Pages/Resources/State_Agency_Links.htm
State laws and regulations. http://www.envcap.org/statetools/
50 State Survey of School Siting Policies. Rhode Island Legal Services. Childproofing Our Communities. Center for Health, Environment, and Justice. http://www.childproofing.org/school_siting_50_state.htm
Alabama
Alabama Environmental Regulations and Laws. http://www.adem.state.al.us/alEnviroReglaws/default.cntAlaska
Completing Environmental Review in Alaska. http://www.hud.gov/local/shared/working/r10/environment/alaska.cfm?state=ak#ejArizona
Title 18. Environmental Quality. http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/title_18/18-05.htmCalifornia
California School Site Selection And Approval Guide. California Department of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/schoolsiteguide.asp
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised December 10, 2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
Reference California ARB's Landuse Handbook. http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/handbook.pdf
California Department of Education's School Site Selection Guide. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/schoolsiteguide.asp
LAUSD School Siting Distance Criteria. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdfColorado
Colorado Department of Public Health Office of Environmental Integration & Sustainability. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/oeis/selfaudit/audithom.htmlFlorida
Division of Housing and Community Development. http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fhcd/cdbg/Environmental.cfmIllinois
State and Local Government Roles in Review New Facilities. http://www.epa.state.il.us/citizens/state-local-government.htmlLouisiana
Section 9 Environmental Review. http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/dr/manual/ver3/Section9-Ver3.0.pdfMassachusetts
310 CMR 70.00: Environmental Results Program Certification. http://www.mass.gov/dep/service/regulations/310cmr70.pdfMichigan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Environmental Review. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12141_12168-30516--,00.htmlNevada
Chapter 278- Planning and Zoning. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-278.htmlNew Hampshire
Environmental Management Systems Program Overview. http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/p2au/pis/emsp/categories/overview.htmNew Jersey
New Jersey School Development Authority Real Estate Practices Manual. http://www.njsda.gov/business/Doc_Form/PDFsForms/RE_Manual.pdf
New Jersey School Development Authority 21st Century Design Manual. http://www.njsda.gov/business/Doc_Form/PDFsForms/DM.pdf
New Jersey Environmental Guidance for Licensing of Proposed Childcare Centers. http://www.nj.gov/dep/dccrequest/nfa.htm
N.J.A.C. 7:26E Technical Requirements for Site Remediation (Tech Rule). http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/regs/techrule/
New Schools, New Sites-in Older Cities: School Siting Practices in New Jersey. Robert Hersh. Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO). Worcester Polytechnic Institute. http://www.cpeo.org/pubs/NJSchools.pdfNew Mexico
New Mexico Construction Programs Bureau State Environmental Review Process. http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/cpb/cpbtop.html#SERPNorth Carolina
Good Schools, Good Neighborhoods: The Impacts of State and Local School Board Policies on the Design and Location of Schools in North Carolina. http://curs.unc.edu/curs-pdf-downloads/recentlyreleased/goodschoolsreport.pdfOregon
Planning for Schools and Livable Communities: The Oregon School Siting Handbook. http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/docs/schoolsitinghandbook.pdfRhode Island
Rhode Island Division of Planning and Department. http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bpoladm/plandev/index.htm
Rhode Island School Construction Regulations, Sec. 1.05-2(4). http://www.ride.ri.gov/finance/funding/construction/Documents/FY08%20Housing%20Aid/Prior%20to%20May%2031%20Updates/School_Constr_Regs_FINAL.pdfTexas
Environmental Clearance Process Documents and Forms. http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/program-services/environmental/docs.htmUtah
Utah Housing & Community Development Environmental Review. http://housing.utah.gov/environmentalreview/index.htmlVermont
Vermont Department of Housing & Community Affairs Statutes and Rules. http://www.dhca.state.vt.us/Planning/StatutesAndRules.htmWyoming
Wyoming Law, Enrolled Act 49, 1997 Wyoming Legislature, also WS 35-11-302. Waste and manure management plans to prevent pollution of waters of the state, to minimize odors for public health concerns, pathogens and vectors capable of transporting infectious diseases and to specify land application requirements; (C) Setback requirements which will restrict the location and operation of structures housing swine and lagoons within: (II) One (1) mile of a public or private school without the consent of the school's board of trustees or board of directors. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title35/Title35.htm
TRIBES
Federal Environmental Laws and Regulations for Tribal Programs. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/tribal/
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Tribal Programs. EPA. EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) has created this website to improve outreach, consultation and communication efforts with tribes by providing relevant information about our programs and current efforts. http://www.epa.gov/oswer/tribal/index.html
STORAGE TANKS
ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS
EPA Oil Spill Links. http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/spcc.htm
Aboveground Oil Tanks regulated under the Oil Pollution Prevention section of the Clean Water Act. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/osweroe1/content/lawsregs/opprover.htm
Heating Oil Tanks. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/oust/faqs/heatoil.htm
Home Heating Oil Tanks. InspectAPedia.com. Online encyclopedia of building & environmental inspection, testing, diagnosis, repair, & problem prevention advice - illustrated, detailed, in-depth research on finding, diagnosing, testing, correcting, & preventing building defects, energy conservation, & indoor environmental hazards. http://www.inspectapedia.com/oiltanks/tanks.htm
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Office of Underground Storage Tanks. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/OUST/index.htm
NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools--Underground Storage Tanks. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-101/chklists/n63ust~1.htm
Home Heating Oil Tanks. InspectAPedia.com. Online encyclopedia of building and environmental inspection, testing, diagnosis, repair, and problem prevention advice - illustrated, detailed, in-depth research on finding, diagnosing, testing, correcting, and preventing building defects, energy conservation, and indoor environmental hazards. http://www.inspectapedia.com/oiltanks/tanks.htm
TRAINING
TOXICOLOGY RELATED TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/teach/
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. http://www.oehha.ca.gov/public_info/TDKids.html
U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK45480/
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
HUD Environmental Review Requirements. http://www.frbsf.org/community/resources/mortgage_approval_process/pdf/Andrea_Dunyon_ERR.pdf
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/integ/resources_training.asp
Environmental Review Training. http://environmentalreviewfw2011.eventbrite.com/
Comprehensive Environmental Review Process. http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/docs/CERPmanual.pdf
Comprehensive Environmental Assessment and U.S. EPA Nanomaterial Case Studies. http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=194803
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
United Nations Environment Programme Environmental Impact Assessment Training Resource Manual. http://www.iaia.org/publicdocuments/EIA/ManualContents/Intro_manual.PDF
Update on Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for School Sites; All Appropriate Inquiries. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Schools/upload/Environmental_Site_Assessment_FS_10-03-06.pdf
U.S. Green Building Council Schools. http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1586
Urban Environmental Management. http://www.gdrc.org/uem/iso14001/info-25.html
ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
National Parks Service Environmental Site Assessment Guidance. http://www.nps.gov/policy/dorders/esaguidance.pdf
Department of Toxic Substances Control Environmental Site Assessment Advisory. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Schools/upload/SMP_REP_Schools_Phase1Advisory.pdf
Environmental Site Assessments. http://www.spillcleanup.com/Environmental%20Site%20Assessments.htm
ASTM International. http://www.astm.org/TRAIN/filtrexx40.cgi?-P+ID+47+/usr6/htdocs/astm.org/TRAIN/traindetail.frm
LOCAL AIR AND WATER QUALITY
South Coast Air Quality Management District. http://www.aqmd.gov/prdas/aqguide/doc/School_Guidance.pdf
WATER
DRINKING WATER
Lead in Schools and Drinking Water. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ne/eco/drinkwater/schoolsnh2o.html
3 Ts Program for Lead Testing in Drinking Water in your School. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/schools/guidance.html
Testing Schools and Child Care Facilities for Lead in Drinking Water. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/lead/testing.htm
WATERSHEDS AND WASTEWATER
Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Data and Mapping Homepage. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/owow/data.html
U.S. Geological Survey, Pesticide National Synthesis Report. http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/pnsp/usage/maps/
Supplemental Risk Management Program Guidance for Wastewater Treatment Plants. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/OEM/docs/chem/Appendix-F1.pdf
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ALL APPROPRIATE INQUIRY STANDARD
All Appropriate Inquiries Standard 40 CFR Part 312. National Archives and Records Administration. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr312_main_02.tpl
EPA Fact Sheet: All Appropriate Inquiries Rule: Definition of Environmental Professional. EPA.Defines an environmental professional and the relevant certification and license requirements for individuals conducting all appropriate inquiries under the rule. http://epa.gov/brownfields/aai/ep_deffactsheet.pdf
CELLULAR PHONE TOWERS (See Electromagnetic Fields)
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
A Local Government Official's Guide to Transmitting Antenna RF Emission Safety: Rules, Procedures, and Practical Guidance. Federal Communication Commission (FCC). June 2000. http://wireless.fcc.gov/siting/FCC_LSGAC_RF_Guide.pdf
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Policy on Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields. http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions (NARUC). http://www.naruc.org
California School Facilities Construction Standards. Title 5, California Code of Regulations. Standards for Site Selection,Section 14010. http://www.cde.ca.gov/LS/fa/sf/title5regs.asp
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised 12/10/2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
Power Line Setback Exemption Guidance (2006). California Department of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/powerlinesetback.asp
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Electric and Magnetic Fields website. After reviewing more than two decades of research in this area, NIEHS scientists have concluded that the overall pattern of results suggests a weak association between increasing exposure to EMFs and an increased risk of childhood leukemia. http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/
California Dept. of Health Services: Electric and Magnetic Fields. http://www.ehib.org/cma/topic.jsp?topic_key=7
Connecticut Siting Council Best Management Practices. http://www.ct.gov/csc/lib/csc/emf_bmp/emf_bmp_12-14-07.doc
Electromagnetic Fields. World Health Organization http://www.who.int/peh-emf/en/
NATURAL HAZARDS (Also see Radon)
U.S. Geological Survey Natural Hazards home page. http://www.usgs.gov/hazards/
Distance Criteria for School Siting. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Revised December 10, 2008. http://www.lausd-oehs.org/docs/Misc/DistanceCriteriaTable%20Rev12_10_08.pdf
Building Science Resources. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/buildingscience/index.shtm
NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS (NOA)
Naturally Occurring Asbestos Web Site. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/clean.html
Naturally Occurring Asbestos: Approaches for Reducing Exposure. EPA. The fact sheet describes existing work practices and engineering and institutional controls that have been implemented at the state or local level to reduce exposures to NOA. The fact sheet is intended to serve as a practical starting point for state and local government leaders addressing NOA issues in their localities. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/health/contaminants/asbestos/pdfs/noa_factsheet.pdf
Reported Historic Asbestos Mines, Historic Asbestos Prospects, and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in the Eastern United States. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). July 1, 2005. Contains a regional map and an associated database that includes 324 locations where naturally occurring asbestos has been historically identified in the Eastern United States. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1189/ Read the news release .
Naturally Occurring Asbestos in California. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/
El Dorado Hills NOA Report. May 2005. Report of a comprehensive investigation to assess the potential for exposure from naturally occurring asbestos in El Dorado County, California. http://www.epa.gov/region09/toxic/noa/eldorado/index.html
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan Template, Naturally Occurring Asbestos Response Actions at Schools. DTSC. California 2005. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Schools/upload/NOA_OM_Plan_Template_101105.pdf
NOISE
Acoustical and Noise Control Criteria and Guidelines for Building Design and Operations. J. Evans, C. Himmel. JEAcoustics. November 2009. http://www.jeacoustics.com/library/pdf/ICEBO-09_JEA_Acoustics_18Nov09.pdf
Classroom Acoustics Resource List. National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/acoustics.cfm
Noise Pollution. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/air/noise.html
POWER LINES (See Electromagnetic Fields)
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Greening America's Schools Costs and Benefits. Gregory Kats, 2006. This report documents the financial, environmental and additional benefits of using green technologies in school construction. http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=2908
LAUSD School Facilities and Academic Performance. J. Buckley, M. Schneider, and Y. Shang. Department of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, Boston College. This report studies the relationship between the extent to which schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) comply with health and safety regulations and academic performance, as measured by California's API. http://www.edfacilities.org/pubs/LAUSD%20Report.pdf
Indoor Air Quality and Student Performance. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/student_performance/index.html
Green Schools: Attributes for Health and Learning. Committee to Review and Assess the Health and Productivity Benefits of Green Schools, National Research Council, 2006. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11756
Do indoor pollutants and thermal conditions in schools influence student performance? A critical review of the literature. M. J. Mendell and G. A. Heath, Indoor Air 2005; 15: 27;52. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118657753/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
The association between school based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/health_and_academics/pdf/pa-pe_paper.pdf