Skip common site navigation and headers
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Where You Live
Begin Hierarchical Links EPA Home > Where You Live> Concerned Citizens Resources> Environmental Emergencies > More Information on Environmental Emergencies End Hierarchical Links
EPA's Environmental Kids Club

 

More Information on Environmental Emergencies

National Response Center exit EPA - 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 exit EPA - 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) exit EPA - 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 exit EPA - 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) exit EPA - 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 | Global Warming | Region 1: New England States | Region 2: NJ, NY, PR, VI | Region 6: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
| Region 8: Northern/Mountain States


Concerned Citizens Home |Community Right To Know | At Home | Transportation | Thinking Globally | Acting Locally | At the Workplace | Protecting Our Children | Resources for Non-Profits | Environmental Violations | Environmental Emergencies

 

 
Begin Site Footer

EPA Home | Accessibility | Privacy and Security Notice | FOIA | Contact Us