ADF |
Advance Disposal Fee |
AEL |
Acceptable Exposure Level |
AF |
Alternative Fuel |
AFV |
Alternative Fuel Vehicle |
API |
American Petroleum Institute |
AQMP |
Air Quality Management Plan |
ATU |
Allotment Trading Units |
AUM |
Animal Unit Months |
BAAQMD |
Bay Area Air Quality Management District |
BAT |
Best Available Technology Economically Achievable |
BCRP |
Beverage Container Recycling Program |
BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
BOD |
Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
BPT |
Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available |
Btu |
British Thermal Unit |
CAA |
Clean Air Act |
CAFE |
Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
CalCAP |
California Capital Access Program |
CARB |
California Air Resources Board |
CBEP |
Community-Based Environmental Protection |
CCAP |
Climate Change Action Plan |
CCTI |
Climate Change Technology Initiative |
CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
CEM |
Continuous Emission Monitoring |
CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality |
CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act |
CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbon |
CH4 |
Methane |
CLEAN |
California Loans for Environmental Assistance Now |
CLI |
Consumer Labeling Initiative |
CMA |
Chemical Manufacturers Association |
CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
CPCFA |
California Pollution Control Financing Authority |
CPTC |
California Private Transportation Company |
CRP |
Conservation Reserve Program |
CRS |
Congressional Research Service |
CSI |
Common Sense Initiative |
CWA |
Clean Water Act |
DACS |
Department of Agriculture and Community Services (Florida) |
DEM |
Division of Environmental Management |
DfE |
Design for the Environment |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
EAP |
Environmental Accounting Project |
EBI |
Environmental Benefits Index |
EER |
Energy Efficiency Rating |
EHS |
Environmental Health and Safety |
EIP |
Economic Incentive Program |
ELP |
Environmental Leadership Program |
EO |
Executive Order |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
EPCA |
Energy Policy and Conservation Act |
EPCRA |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act |
EQIP |
Environmental Quality Incentive Program |
ERC |
Emission (or Effluent) Reduction Credits |
ERMS |
Emission Reduction Market System |
EU |
European Union |
FGD |
Flue Gas Desulfurization |
FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
FWPCA |
Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GHG |
Greenhouse Gas |
GNP |
Gross National Product |
gpm |
Grams Per Mile |
HAP |
Hazardous Air Pollutant |
HEL |
Highly Erodible Land |
HFC |
Hydrofluorocarbon |
HON |
Hazardous Organic Chemical NESHAP |
IET |
International Emissions Trading |
IPTEP |
Industrial Property Tax Exemption Program |
IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
JI |
Joint Implementation |
kWh |
Kilowatt Hour |
LAER |
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate |
MACT |
Maximum Available Control Technology |
MMBtu |
Million Btus |
MMTCE |
Million Metric Tons of Carbon-Equivalent |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
mpg |
Miles Per Gallon |
MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
N2O |
Nitrogen Oxide |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
NESHAP |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
NFRC |
National Fenestration Rating Council |
NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
NLEV |
National Low Emission Vehicle |
NMOG |
Non-Methane Organic Gas |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOx |
Nitrogen Oxide |
NPDES |
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System |
NRDC |
Natural Resources Defense Council |
NSR |
New Source Review |
ODC |
Ozone-Depleting Chemical |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
OPA |
Oil Pollution Act |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OTC |
Ozone Transport Commission |
P2 |
Pollution Prevention |
P3 |
Public-Private Partnership |
PAH |
Poly-Nuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
PDR |
Purchase of Development Rights |
PET |
Polyethylene Terephthalate |
PFC |
Perfluorocarbon |
POTW |
Publicly Owned Treatment Work |
ppm |
Parts Per Million |
PRIA |
Public Rangelands Improvement Act |
PSD |
Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
RACT |
Reasonably Available Control Technology |
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
RECLAIM |
Regional Clean Air Incentives Market |
RIA |
Regulatory Impact Analysis |
RFF |
Resources for the Future |
ROG |
Reactive Organic Gases |
RTC |
RECLAIM Trading Credits |
RVP |
Reid Vapor Pressure |
SARA |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
SCAQMD |
South Coast Air Quality Management District |
SCS |
Scientific Certification Systems |
SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
SEP |
Supplemental Environmental Project |
SF6 |
Sulfur Hexafluoride |
SFI |
Sustainable Forestry Initiative |
SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
SIP |
State Implementation Plan |
SMCRA |
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act |
SOCMI |
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry |
SO2 |
Sulfur Dioxide |
SRF |
State Revolving Fund (Clean Water) |
STEP |
Strategies for Today’s Environmental Partnership (API) |
TSCA |
Toxic Substances Control Act |
TDR |
Transferable Development Rights |
TMDL |
Total Maximum Daily Load |
TNRCC |
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission |
TRI |
Toxics Release Inventory |
TSP |
Total Suspended Particulates |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
URVs |
Unit Risk Values |
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
USIJI |
United States Initiative on Joint Implementation |
VMT |
Vehicle Miles Traveled |
VOCs |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
VOM |
Volatile Organic Matter |
WAVE |
Water Alliance for Voluntary Efficiency |
WRAP |
Waste Reduction Awards Program |
WRP |
Wetlands Reserve Program |
WRI |
World Resources Institute |