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Publication NamePublication Description
2007-2011 Region 10 Strategy
Our Vision: A Healthy, Sustainable Environment for All
EPA 910-R-07-003
July 2007
Booklet, 16 pages
2006-2011 EPA Strategic Plan
Charting Our Course
EPA 190-R-06-001
September 2006
Book, 181 pages
37 Year Environmental Timeline
Chart showing the achievements of the EPA from 1970 through 2005
2008
Brochure / poster
A Citizen's Guide For Using Federal Environmental Laws To Secure Environmental Justice
A practical guide for community residents who want to know how the environmental laws can be used to promote environment justice in their communities.
Environmental Law Institute
2002
Report, 113 pages
A Guide to Waste Reduction at Shopping Centers
This guide was created to help shopping centers of all types and sizes assess their waste management practices.
EPA 530-R-04-031
December 2004
Booklet, 46 pages
An Invitation To a Healthy Yard
Invite Birds, Bats, and Butterflies to YOUR YARD
USDA NRCS
2006
Brochure, 2 sides
Audio/Visual List
List of videos available for loan.
Buying a Home? Here's What You Need to Know
Information to help you make the right decision for you and your family.
EPA 747-F-99-001
January 2000
Pamphlet, 6 pages
Chemicals in Schools – Community Partners,
What the community can do to help develop a school chemical cleanout program.
EPA 530-F-05-016
April 2006
Brochure; 6 pages
Chemicals in Schools – K-12 Schools,
Helping schools develop a chemical cleanout and prevention program.
EPA 530-F-05-012
April 2006
Brochure; 6 pages
Citizens Guide to Noxious Weeds
Explains what noxious weeds are, where they grow. Has any color photos for easy identification. Although it references King County, Washington , these weeds are wide spread.
King County Noxious Weed Control Program
2006
Booklet; 57 pages
Community Culture and the Environment
Addresses the social and cultural aspects of community-based environmental protection.
EPA 842-B-01-003
November 2002
Manual, 280 pages
Connecting With Communities
Place-Based Approach Archieves Results.
U.S. EPA Region 10
April 2003
Booklet, 16 pages
Developing and Implementing a Bird Migration Monitoring, Assessment, and Public Outreach Program for Your Community
The BirdCast Project. Technology transfer handbook for bird migration monitoring.
EPA 625-R-01-007
September 2001
Manual; 51 pages
English Ivy
Weed bulletin
King County Noxious Weed Control Program
June 2002
Bulletin, 4 pages
Environmental Justice for All
Ensuring environmental protection for all people. That's what the U.S. EPA stands for, and that's what environmental justice is all about.
EPA 300-F-02-004
November 2002
Brochure, 4 pages
Environmental Justice for All (Chinese)
Ensuring environmental protection for all people. That's what the U.S. EPA stands for, and that's what environmental justice is all about.
EPA 300-F-04-003
2004
Brochure, 6 pages
Environmental Justice for All (Spanish)
Ensuring environmental protection for all people. That's what the U.S. EPA stands for, and that's what environmental justice is all about.
EPA 300-F-04-002
2004
Brochure, 6 pages
Environmental Protection Begins with You
A guide to environmental community service.
EPA 530-K-001
July 2006
Pamphlet; 19 pages
EnviroStars Green Business Directory 2007, complete list of businesses certified with EnviroStars program Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Pierce and Whatcom Counties, Washington. King County Natural Resources & Parks
2007
Booklet; 32 pages
EPA's Web Site
Brings You a World of Environmental Information
EPA 260-F-00-001
July 2000
Pamphlet; 1 page
Facility Response Planning- Compliance Assistance Guide, To help owners and operators of facilities that store or use oil better understand the Federal Oil Pollution Prevention regulation.EPA 540-K-02-003d
August 2002
Guide; 18 pages
FY 2006 OECA Accomplishments Report, Reviews results of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, for 2006, which ranked among the top three years in the Agency's history.EPA 300-R-07-001
Spring 2007
Report; 29 pages
Getting to Smart Growth
100 Policies for Implementation
EPA 231-R-05-001
2005
Booklet, 97 pages
Getting to Smart Growth II
100 More Policies for Implementation
EPA 231-R-05-002
2005
Booklet, 114 pages
Got Your Driver's License?
You Can Make a Difference. Recycling your used motor oil helps the environment, and saves energy.
EPA 530-F-03-040
September 2003
Leaflet, 4 pages
Greenscapes:Environmentally Beneficial Landscaping
The U.S. EPA's Greenscapes program provides cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for large-scale landscaping.
EPA 530-K-03-003
July 2003
Brochure, 11 pages
GreenScaping, The Easy Way to a Greener, Healthier Yard
find out how to plant right for the site, conserve water, reduce yard waste, and use pesticides wisely.
EPA 530-K-06-002
June 2006
Brochure; 12 pages
Greenscaping Your Lawn and Garden
Landscaping Techniques
EPA 530-K-03-002
April 2002
Brochure, 6 pages
Growing Toward More Efficient Water Use: Linking development, infrastructure, and Drinking Water Policies.
Focuses on the nexus between water and growth.
EPA 230-R-06-001
January 2006
Report, 34 pages
Home Performance with Energy Star
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, a national program from the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE, offers a comprehensive, whole-house approach to improving energy efficiency and comfort at home, while helping to protect the environment.
430-F-06-002
2006
Brochure, 8 pages
Horton Tip Sheet
Now Hear This! Global Warming and YOU: What You Can Do at Home
Energy Star
Brochure, 4 pgs
January 2008
It's Easy Being Green!
Guide to planning and conducting environmentally aware meetings and events.
EPA 530-F-96-002
September 1996
Booklet; 8 pages,
Keep The West a Zero Zebra Zone
Five things you can do to stop the spread of invasive species.
Center for Lakes and Reservoirs - Portland State U
2004
Pamphlet, 6 pages
Lean and Green Supply Chain
Practical guide for materials managers and supply chain managers to reduce costs and improve environmental performance.
EPA 742-R-00-001
January 2000
Brochure; 48 pages
Moving Out, Moving In
This guide suggests environmentally safe alternatives to throwing away unwanted "junk" when moving and shows you how to purchase new items with the environment in mind.
EPA 530-K-04-002
February 2004
Brochure, 10 pages
National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
A plan developed by more than 50 leading organizations in pursuit of energy savings and environmental benefits through
electric and natural gas energy efficiency.
EPA 430-R-06-900
July 2006
Report, 182 pages
Neighborhood Bullies
Invasive weeds in urban lands.
King County Noxious Weed Control Program
Brochure, 4 pages
Overview and Summary of the Clean Air ActTaken from EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure; 8 pages
Overview and Summary of the Clean Water ActTaken from EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure, 8 pages
Overview and Summary of The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, & Liability Act (CERCLA)Taken From EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure; 7 pages
Overview and Summary of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Taken from EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure; 5 pages
Overview and Summary of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)Taken from EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure; 6 pages
Overview and Summary of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)Taken from EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure; 12 pages
Overview and Summary of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990Taken from EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure; 4 pages
Overview and Summary of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)Taken from EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure; 11 pages
Overview and Summary of the Safe Drinking Water Act
Regulation in brief
EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure, 5 pages
Overview and Summary of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)Taken from EPA 315-B-98-011
February 1999
Brochure; 10 pages
Parking Spaces / Community Places
Finding the balance through Smart Growth solutions.
EPA231-K-06-001
January , 2006
Booklet, 62 pages
Partnership Programs
Partnership programs are collaborative agreements between the EPA and all types of organizations to meet shared environmental goals.
EPA 910-K-08-007
September 2008
Pamphlet, 10 pages
Place-based Assignments: An Assesment of Their Effectiveness
Summarizes the results from on-site reviews in communities where EPA Region 10 has located a staff person.
EPA 910-R-00-009
September 2000
Booklet; 32 pages
Protect Children, Protect Our Future
Take action to protect children where they live, learn, and play.
EPA-100-F-03-002
2003
Protecting Water Resources with Higher-Density Development
Intended for state and regional planners grappling with protecting or enhancing their water resources while accommodating growing populations.
EPA 231-R-06-001
January 2006
Report, 38 pages
Protecting Water Resources with Smart Growth
For those already familiar with Smart Growth and seek specific ideas on how techniques for smarter growth can be used to protect their water resources.
EPA231-R-04-002
2004
Booklet, 116 pages
Publications List
Catalog of publications that are avalaible to residents of EPA Region 10 states, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
U.S. EPA Region 10
Fall/Winter 2005
Catalog, 136 pages
Recycling Guide For Native American Nations
How to set up a recycling program. Finding help and additional resources.
EPA 530-K-95-006
June 1995
Booklet, 17 pages
Recycle on the Go
Provides information on starting a recycling program in a public place. The information is organized by venue type.
EPA 530-F-06-021
October 2006
Brochure, 7 pages
Remembering the Past, Protect the Future
30 Years of Environmental Progress in the Pacific Northwest
US EPA Region 10
2000
Booklet; 29 pages
Reporting Environmental Violations
Violations to be reported and how to report them.
EPA 300-F-06-003
2006
Pamphlet, 6 pages
Research to Assess the Impacts of Global Change
Explains the Global Change Research Program.
EPA 600-F-07-007
May 2007
Leaflet, 6 pages
Schools for Successful Communities
An Element of Smart Growth
EPA 231-231-R-04-003
2004
Booklet, 52 pages
Selected Smart Growth Publications
These publication are listed to increase public understanding of how Smart Growth can further efforts to protect our environment.
EPA 231-R-02-001
2002
Booklet, 15 pages
State of the Sound 2007, Colorful booklet takes a scientific look at the health of Puget Sound.Puget Sound Action Team
May 2007
Booklet; 93 pages
Strategic Planning: A Hanbook dor Small Water Systems
One of the STEP Series. Presents basic concepts and explains how this process can improve technical, managerial, and financial capabilities.
EPA 816-R-03-015
September 2003
Guide, 27 pages
SunWise: A school program that radiates good ideas
Grades K-8. Consists of a variety of fun, developmentally appropriate activities that combine education about sun protection and the environment with other aspects of learning.
EPA 430-F-00-004
2000/2003
Folder
Supplemental Environmental Projects
SEP-an environmental project that a violator voluntarily agrees to perform as part of the settlement and how the public can become involved.
EPA 300-B-00-007
July 2000
Pamphlet, 4 pages
Take it Back Network
Recycle your unwanted electronics.
King County Dept. of Natural Resources & Parks
May 2004
Booklet, 8 pages
Terms of the Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms
Defines in non-technical language the more commonly used environmental terms appearing in EPA publications available to the general public.
EPA 175-B-97-001
December 1997
Booklet; 65 pages
The EPA Emergency Response and Removal Program
The goal of EPA's Emergency Response and Removal Program is to protect the public and the environment from immediate threats posed by the release or discharge of hazardous substances and oil.
EPA 540-K-00-002
July 2000
Booklet
The Noxious Weed Coloring Book
WA State Noxious Weed Control Board
Coloring Book, 16 pages
The Power of Change: Protecting the Environment for the Next Generation
Resources to explain how to reduce waste, conserve our natural resources, and save energy.
EPA 530-E-04-001
April 2004
Folder
US Environmental Protection Agency Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2005
Reviews EPA's programmatic and financial performance over the past year.
EPA 190-R-05-001
November 2005
Report, 431 pages
The United States EPA's Asian American and Pacific Islander Outreach Strategy
EPA developed the National Asian American and Pacific Islander Outreach Strategy to create a comprehensive framework for strengthening the Agency's relationship with the nation's diverse and growing APPI community.
EPA 202-K-01-003
2001
41 Pages
Using Smart Growth Techniques as Stormwater Best Management Practices
Reviews nine common smart growth techniques and examines how they can be used to prevent or manage stormwater runoff. This publication will help communities encourage smart growth and meet the new regulatory requirements.
EPA 231-B-05-001
December 2005
Guide, 108 pages
This is Smart Growth
Illustrates how communities can use smart growth techniques that improve the quality of development, features 40 localities around the country.
EPA 231-K-06-002
2006
Booklet
Tips To Protect Children From Environmental Threats
(Bilingual: English & Spanish)
EPA-100-F-00-008
2000
Fact Sheet; 1 page
Tools to Reduce Waste in Schools
Guide that provides schools, school districts and business officials with audience specific information for starting or expanding existing waste reduction programs.
EPA 530-K-07-002
February 2007
Booklet; 36 pages
Transportation Planning in the Northwest: Framework for Sustainability
Purpose is to fuel creative efforts of transportation agenices and the public to develop more sustainable solutions to transportation projects and the NEPA process.
EPA 910-F-00-001
2000
Pamphlet, 5 pages
U.S. EPA Performance and Accountability Report – 2006
Provides performance and financial information for fiscal year 2006 to assess the progress EPA is making in environmental results.
EPA 190-R-06-002
Report; 316 pages
November 2006
US EPA Region 10 Environmental Laboratory
The Manchester Environmental Laboratory provides high quality physical, chemical, biological and microbiological analyses in support of the following EPA programs: air, surface water, drinking water, Superfund, pesticides and hazardous materials.
Brochure, 6 pages
WasteWise Update - Building For The Future
Looks primarily at the materials efficiency aspects of green buildings, including the reduction, reuse, and recycling of construction and demolition (C&D) debris, and the use of recycled, reused, and otherwise "resource efficient" building products.
EPA 530-N-02-003
February 2002
Booklet, 16 pages
You Can Make Recycled Paper!
Here's how you can turn a paper grocery bag into a new piece of paper, too.
American Forest & Paper Association
2005
Flyer, 1 page
Your Responsibilities As EPA Employees Under The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Introduction to FOIA
EPA 100-F-98-012
July 1998
Pamphlet;4 pages

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