"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
-- Native American Proverb
Cleanups in Jacksonville, FL There are many things you can do to assist the cleanup effort which benefits greatly when communities and individuals get involved.
Listed below is a cleanup in Jacksonville, FL.
Brownfields
EPA's Brownfields Program works in all 50 states and U.S. territories. Through its 10 Regional offices across the country, EPA makes brownfields information, assistance, and grant funding available regardless of location.
Federal Facilities
Federal Facility Site Information
Regional Emergency Management
Emergency management activities are coordinated between local organizations (including local fire departments), the ten EPA regional offices, and EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo)
Hazardous waste information is contained in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), a national program management and inventory system about hazardous waste handlers.
National Response Center
Spills of oil, gas, pipeline liquids and hazardous substances. The National Response System (NRS) is the government's mechanism for emergency response to discharges of oil and the release of chemicals into the navigable waters or environment of the United States and its territories.
Governor Asks Small Business Administration To Assist Flea Market Fire Victims
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Joe Manchin this week formally requested that the U.S. Small Business Administration issue a physical disaster declaration in response to the Sept. 10 fire that destroyed the Milton Flea Market in Cabell County. If the declaration is approved, it would allow the federal government ....
PROVINCE CELEBRATES EARTH DAY BY ACCELERATING PLANS TO PRODUCE HEAT, POWER FROM AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY BYPRODUCTS The province is providing $895,000 to programs that use crop and forestry byproducts as heat and power sources to reduce or eliminate the use of fossil fuels, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) Minister Rosann Wowchuk announced today in recognition of Earth Day.
