More Information on Environmental
Emergencies
National Response Center
- The primary function of the National Response Center is to serve as
the sole national point of contact for reporting all oil, chemical, radiological,
biological, and etiological discharges into the environment anywhere in
the United States and its territories. In addition to gathering and distributing
spill data for Federal On-Scene Coordinators and serving as the communications
and operations center for the National Response Team, the NRC maintains
agreements with a variety of federal entities to make additional notifications
regarding incidents meeting established trigger criteria.
The Resource Recovery & Conservation Act (RCRA), Superfund, & Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know (EPCRA) Hotline - is a publicly accessible service that provides up-to-date information on several EPA programs including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Underground Storage Tank (UST) program, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund), The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) and section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
Chemicals in Your Community - This pamphlet provides basic information for the public on the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). The purpose is to provide a better understanding of roles for members of the community relative to EPCRA.
The National Response Team
- consists of 16 federal agencies with interests and expertise in various
aspects of emergency response to pollution incidents. The NRT is primarily
a national planning, policy and coordinating body and does not respond
directly to incidents.
The 1996 North American
Emergency Response Guidebook (NAERG96)
- It is primarily a guide to aid first responders in quickly identifying
the specific or generic hazards of the material(s) involved in the incident,
and protecting themselves and the general public during the initial response
phase of the incident.
RTK-Net
- A network funded by several philanthropic and government agencies (including
EPA) and jointly operated by two nonprofit organizations: Unison Institute
and OMB Watch. Includes information on many EPA programs, regulations
and tools and is the site for the RTK-Net LEPC/SERC Network.
Federal Emergency Management Administration
(FEMA)
- FEMA is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to
the President. It's mission is to reduce loss of life and property and
protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards
through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation,
preparedness, response and recovery.
Additional Concerned Citizens Web Resources
Water | Prevention,
Pesticides & Toxics | Pesticides
| Solid Waste | Chemical
Emergency | Superfund
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Warming |
Region 1: New England States | Region
2: NJ, NY, PR, VI | Region
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8: Northern/Mountain States
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