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• CAA Section 105 - General Air Quality Program Grants
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• USEPA TribalAir Home Page:
  Contains links to various TribalAir programs and partners, and to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: tribal air monitoring, TAR, policies and initiatives, and more.
  www.epa.gov/oar/tribal/
  
  
• NTEC - Tribal Air Organization:
  Contains listing of the Table of Contents and links to those sections of the document, as well as links to the rest of the NTEC site. Topics include: TAR, jurisdiction, regional haze, WRAP, attainment, functions and actions of a tribal air quality organization (or program).
  www.ntec.org/air.htm

• Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Training:
  Contains listings of all current fiscal year trainings, plus links to download the Course Catalog, and the rest of the ITEP web site. Topics include: education, training, air quality, monitoring, emissions inventory, permitting, Quality Assurance Project Plans, Tribal air quality management, and more.
  www4.nau.edu/itep/trainings/
  
  
• USEPA Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI):
  Contains information on the Institute, and links to course materials, information, contacts and the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: distance learning, specialized training, university-based training. Tribal employees can register for these courses free of charge.
  www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/eog/apti.html
  
  
• USEPA APTI – Area and Specialized Training Centers:
  Contains contact information for APTI's Area and Specialized Training Centers, plus links to the rest of the APTI and EPA pages. Topics include: www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/eog/atcacad.html
  
  
• CARB Air Pollution Training Program:
  Contains information on training programs and registration, as well as links to the rest of the CARB site. Topics include: training in air pollution issues, enforcement, compliance and inspection.
  www.arb.ca.gov/training/training.htm
  
  
• Southwest Environmental Education Training (SWEET) Center:
  Contains overview information, and links to course schedules and descriptions, news, contact information and related websites. Topics include: asbestos, lead, hazardous materials, pollution control devices, regulatory compliance, pollution prevention, environmental auditing, site assessment, remote sensing, atmospheric dispersion modeling, continuous emissions monitoring, and more.
  www.uta.edu/sweetcenter/
  
  

• USEPA Office of Air and Radiation Publications:
  Contains links to several OAR documents and other publications, as well as links to topic-specific sites (OAQPS, Global Warming, Indoor Air, Ozone Depletion), plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: Annual Reports, health, toxics, haze, ozone, NOx, UV Index, indoor air quality, CAA, radon, smog, risk assessment, and much more.
  www.epa.gov/oar/oarpubs.html
  
  
• STAPPA-ALAPCO Home:
  Contains contact information as well as links to participating state and local agencies, news, references/publications, and glossary. Topics include: air-related agency contacts, regulations, CAA, climate change, enforcement, pollution prevention, ozone, toxics, and more.
  www.4cleanair.org/

• National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP-NTN):
  Contains links to contact information, NADP maps and data, current and up-coming events, NADP networks Topics include: history and overview of NADP, collaborating agencies, quality assurance information, isopleth maps, NADP data access, publications, atmospheric trends and monitoring, mercury, contacts, a search page, and other information.
  http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/
  
  
• USGS Acid Rain and Data Reports:
  Contains links to the NADP/NTN, recent presentations and reports, and additional information. Topics include: NADP, precipitation and surface water chemistry, mercury deposition, air quality management, effects of acid rain on ecosystems and man-made structures, monitoring, education and other topics.
  http://bqs.usgs.gov/acidrain/

• Asbestos in the Home:
  Contains a fact sheet on the hazards and cautions of household asbestos, as well as links to the rest of the LA DEQ site. Topics include: asbestos, indoor air quality, health, and more.
  http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=2251
  
  
• Asbestos Information:
  Contains fact sheet on asbestos. Topics include: asbestos, health, and more.
  www.scdhec.net/eqc/baq/html/asb_gen.html

• USEPA HAPs List:
  Contains list of 189 official HAPs and their code numbers. Topics include: HAPs.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/orig189.html
  
  
• Environmental Benzene Exposure:
  Contains a graph of different activities and their associated exposure to benzene, plus links to other parts of the NCDENR site. Topics include: benzene, indoor air, outdoor air, passive smoke, etc.
  http://daq.state.nc.us/quick/asphalt/benz_graph.shtml

• Aerias Home Page:
  Contains information on and links to IAQ and health in various environments (home, office, school, etc.), and news/updates. Links to environments take the user to interactive, point-and-click information on several indoor air concerns. Topics include: asthma, sick building syndrome, indoor pollutants, pollution testing and investigation, and many others.
  www.aerias.org/
  
  
• Environmental Health Center Air Quality Program:
  Contains links to fact sheets and educational materials about mobile sources emissions, radon, and indoor air quality. Topics in these pages include: motor vehicle/mobile source emissions, ozone, alternative fuel, radon, indoor air, asbestos, carbon monoxide, environmental tobacco smoke, lead, pesticides, sick building syndrome, and more.
  www.nsc.org/ehc/airqual.htm
  
  
• Health House Home Page:
  Contains information on, and links to, indoor air quality, healthy home building, news and contact information. Topics include: indoor air quality, indoor air pollutants, radon, sick building syndrome, tip sheets on subjects of concern (back drafting, basement moisture, carbon monoxide, furnace filters, mold, pesticides, secondhand smoke, humidifiers, etc.), and more.
  www.healthhouse.org/
  
  
• MSU Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes:
  Contains information on and links to resources and tools about indoor air quality, as well as links to EPA, MSU, and USDA sites. Topics include: indoor air quality, building science, indoor air hazards and pollutants, health, sick building syndrome, asthma, secondhand smoke, and more.
  www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/
  
  
• EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ):
  Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their health but many do not know that indoor air pollution can also have significant health effects. Environmental Protection Agency studies of human exposure to air pollutants indicate that indoor levels of pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasionally more than 100 times, higher than outdoor levels.
  www.epa.gov/iaq/

• Environmental and Health Effects of Mercury:
  Contains fact sheet on different types of mercury and their effects on human and environmental health, plus links to the rest of the MN PCA site. Topics include: mercury, fish consumption, health, and more.
  www.pca.state.mn.us/air/mercury-effects.html
  
  
• Environmental Mercury:
  Contains fact sheet about mercury, plus links to related subjects and the rest of the MN PCA site. Topics include: mercury, bioaccumulation, fish consumption, emissions, and more.
  www.pca.state.mn.us/air/mercury-about.html
  
  
• Preventing Environmental Mercury Contamination:
  Contains fact sheet on environmental contamination of mercury, plus links to related sites and the rest of the MN PCA site. Topics include: mercury, pollution, hazardous waste, fish consumption, and more. www.pca.state.mn.us/air/mercury-prevent.html

• Integrated Mapping Assessment Project – Air Quality:
  Contains links to maps and other information on annual global and regional emissions of various pollutants. Topics include: ozone, particulates, acid deposition, toxic substances, and more.
  www.utoronto.ca/imap/collections/air_quality.htm
  
  
• USEPA Nonattainment Areas for Criteria Pollutants:
  Contains links to information on the criteria pollutants, areas of nonattainment for each (or all) criteria pollutants. Links can be followed to maps and text files of nonattainment areas, and related information. Topics include: nonattainment, criteria pollutants, ozone, particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and lead.
  www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/greenbk/

• Health and Environmental Effects of Ground-Level Ozone:
  Contains answers to frequently asked questions about ground-level ozone, and links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: ground-level ozone, ozone standards, asthma, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/naaqsfin/o3health.html
  
  
• Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) Home Page:
  Contains links to OTAG executive summaries, technical reports, data sets and animations, other OTAG activities, contacts and member links, and a discussion forum. Topics include: ozone, meteorology, NAAQS, ambient air quality monitoring and modeling, and other topics.
  http://capita.wustl.edu/OTAG/
  
  
• Rethinking the Ozone Problem in Urban and Regional Air Pollution (1992):
  Contains a linked Table of Contents for the book. Topics include: ozone, pollution trends, pollution reduction strategies, atmospheric chemistry, VOC and NOx relationship to ozone, emissions inventory data, modeling, pollution controls, alternative fuels, and others.
  http://books.nap.edu/books/0309046319/html/index.html

• NRDC Particulate Pollution FAQ:
  Contains FAQs and links to the answers, plus links to the rest of the NRDC site. Topics include: particulates, health, pollution prevention, and more.
  www.nrdc.org/air/pollution/qbreath.asp

• LA Radon Information:
  Contains answers to frequently asked questions about radon, plus links to related pages and the rest of the ALA site. Topics include: radon, health, indoor air quality, risk assessment, radon control, and more.
  www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35420

• IMPROVE (Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments) Home Page:
  Contains overview information on the IMPROVE program, plus links to data, analysis tools, publications and studies, educational materials and resources such as maps, photos, databases, etc. Topics include IMPROVE, visibility, haze, and more.
  http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/improve/
  
  
• IMPROVE Special Studies:
  Contains links to information collected for the studies, including data, reports, related websites, plus links to the rest of the IMPROVE and CSU pages. Study areas/subjects include: Big Bend NP, Southeastern US (Smoky Mtns.), Southwestern US (Mohave Power Plant), Pacific NW, Grand Canyon NP/Navajo Generating Station, Mt. Zirkel Wilderness.
  http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/improve/Studies/Specialstudies.htm

• CFDA 66.600 - Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants Program Support:
  Contains information on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities. Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information, and more.
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=66.600
  
  
• CFDA 66.604 - Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups:
  Contains information on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities. Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information, and more.
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=66.604
  
  
• CFDA 66.609 - Children's Health Protection:
  Contains information on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities. Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information, and more.
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=66.609
  
  
• CFDA 66.708 - Pollution Prevention Grants Program:
  Contains information on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities. Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information, and more.
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=66.708
  
  
• CFDA 66.709 - Capacity Building Grants and Cooperative Agreements for States and Tribes:
  Contains information on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities. Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information, and more.
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=66.709

• CFDA 66.001 - Air Pollution Control Program Support:
  Contains information on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities. Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information, and more.
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=66.001

• CFDA 66.926 - Indian Environmental General Assistance Program:
  Contains information funding for various tribal environmental activities. Topics include: objectives, uses and restrictions, eligibility, application and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information, and more.
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=66.926
  
  
• GSA Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992:
  Contains full text of the Act, plus 1993 amendments. Topics include: tribal environmental regulatory programs, granting procedures, and other items within the Act.
  http://www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_BASIC/Indian%20Environmental%20General%20Assistance%20Program%20Act%20of%201992_R2F-a8-t_0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.txt
  
  
• GSAUSEPA Guidelines on the Award and Management of General Assistance Agreements for Indian Tribes:
  Contains text of the guidance on IGAP grants. Topics include: IGAP purpose, management, and information.
  www.epa.gov/indian/pdfs/gap2000.pdf

• CFDA 66.605 - Performance Partnership Grants:
  Contains information on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities. Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information, and more.
  http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=66.605
  
  
• USEPA Performance Partnership Grants for State and Tribal Environmental Programs: Revised Interim Guidance:
  Contains information on PPGs, and links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: PPGs, eligibility, application process, funding and cost share principles, EPA regional implementation, and more.
  www.epa.gov/OW/PPG/ppgguide.html

• USEPA Grants Administration Division:
  Contains links to information on acquiring federal funding, plus links to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, and the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: grant application packages, grant management, grant writing, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ogdunix1/grants/how_to_apply.htm

• Human Health Hazards of Trash and Wood Burning:
  Contains information on the health effects of burning. Topics include: trash burning, wood burning for residential heating, related health problems, pollution control, and more.
  www.dhfs.state.wi.us/eh/HlthHaz/fs/WoodBrn.htm
  
  
• USEPA Information on Agricultural Burning:
  Contains information on burning for agricultural purposes, plus links to the rest of the AgCenter pages and the EPA site. Topics include: Title I of the CAA, emissions from agricultural practices, prescribed burning, particulates, federal, regional and state contacts, and more.
  www.epa.gov/agriculture/tburn.html

• Exhausted by Diesel:
  Contains links to topics and sections of the report, and links to the rest of the NRDC site. Topics include: diesel, health effects, regulation, alternative fuels, and more.
  www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/ebd/ebdinx.asp
  
  
• Information on Diesel Exhaust:
  Contains information on diesel exhaust and links to the rest of the AFSCME site. Topics include: pollution from diesel exhaust, health effects, pollution control, OSHA standards, and more.
  www.afscme.org/issues/1352.cfm
  
  
• Nonroad Engines and Air Pollution:
  Contains overview information and links to related documents and reports. Topics include: nonroad and off-road sources, pollutants of concern, emission controls, and more.
  www.epa.gov/otaq/nonroad.htm
  
  
• Smoginator's Lawn and Garden Tools:
  Contains information about pollution from various motorized yard care tools, plus links to the rest of the LA DEQ site. Topics include: smog, lawn and garden tools, and more.
  www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2017/Default.aspx
  
  
• Stationary Sources: Emissions from Factories and Industry:
  Contains text on the report about stationary source pollution, and links to the rest of the AMS site. Topics include: PSD, new and existing sources, emissions trading, pollutants of concern, and more.
  www.ametsoc.org/AMS/sloan/cleanair/cleanairstationary.html
  
  
• The Clean Air Act Cleans Up Old Power Plants:
  Contains information on the pollution of older power plants, plus links to the rest of the Sierra Club site. Topics include: power plants, New Source Review, health effects, environmental effects, and more.
  www.sierraclub.org/cleanair/factsheets/factsheet7-01.asp
  
  
• USEPA Automobile Emissions An Overview:
  Contains an overview of air emissions from automobiles, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: sources of emissions, combustion processes exhaust emissions, evaporative emissions, emission controls, and more.
  www.epa.gov/otaq/transport.htm
  
  

• Fugitive Dust from Nonpoint Sources:
  Contains text of the report on fugitive dusts, plus links to the rest of the MU Extension site. Topics include: fugitive dust pollution, particulates, regulations, agricultural dust, unpaved road dust, construction dust, control strategies, and more.
  www.muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/agengin/g01885.htm

• ALA Air Quality Information:
  Contains information about air quality's effect on human health, and links to news and updates, contact information, and other ALA programs. Topics include: asthma, environmental tobacco, occupational health, and indoor and outdoor air quality.
  www.lungusa.org/air/
  
  
• Ask NOAH About Environmental Health:
  Contains links to information related to air quality and environmental health, legal, environmental and other resources, as well as links to the rest of the NOAH site. Topics include: asbestos, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, indoor air quality and pollution, VOCs, ozone, radon, secondhand smoke, sick building syndrome, lead, radiation, toxics and pesticides, and more.
  www.noah-health.org/en/environemental/
  
  
• Environmental Building News Home Page:
  Contains overview and contact information, as well as links to current and back issues of the newsletter, resources, discussion forums, other news, and related links and information. Topics include: sustainable development, indoor air quality, health, energy efficiency, and a variety of current and feature issues.
  www.buildinggreen.com/
  
  
• Health Effects of Air Pollution on Children:
  Contains interactive animations, FAQs, and links on smog-related health concerns, particularly for children who spend more time outdoors. Topics include: smog, health, air quality index, asthma, and others.
  www.aqmd.gov/forstudents/
  
  
• Have a Buring Question?
  Contains general information and a tool for estimating health effects by visual assessment of the pollution, as well as links to the rest of the OR DEQ site. Topics include: wildfires, health, visibility, and more.
  www.deq.state.or.us/aq/burning/index.HTM

• Alaska Traditional Knowledge and Native Foods Project Home Page:
  Contains information about and contacts for the project, plus logins for users (do not need to be registered; can log in as a student if you do not want to input your name and email). Topics include: grants and other resources for tribes, Alaska traditional knowledge and food, Native concerns, and more.
  www.nativeknowledge.org/login.asp
  
  
• Guide to EPA Programs in Indian Country:
  Contains basic information on the management of environmental programs in Indian Country, including program and policy overviews, funding options, and contact information. Topics include: water, air, waste, toxics, and more.
  www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6pd/pd-u-sw/guide98.pdf
  
  
• NEJAC Guide on Consultation and Collaboration with Indian Tribal Governments and the Public Participation of Indigenous Groups and Tribal Members in the Environmental Decision Making:
  Contains overview of the document and links to sections of the document text. Topics include: environmental justice, tribal participation in environmental decision making, public participation in Indian Country, sovereignty, and more.
  www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/ej/ips_consultation_guide.pdf
  
  
• Sample Tribal Environmental Agreements:
  Contains sample documents for guidance to tribes developing TEAs with the EPA. Topics include: TEA.
  www.nativeknowledge.org/db/files/tribagre.htm
  
  
• USEPA EPA-Tribal Environmental Agreements Template:
  Contains text of memorandum from the AIEO Director, plus a draft Tribal Environmental Agreement Template. Topics include: Tribal Environmental Agreements (TEAs), action plans, planning and budget cycles, and more.
  www.epa.gov/indian/agree.htm
  
  
• USEPA AIEO Resource Guide - Working with Tribes:
  Contains links to the three chapters of the document, as well as the rest of the EPA site; in Chapter 3, there are links to various documents and references regarding federal-Indian government relations and environmental management. Topics include: demographics, culture and history, communities, history of federal Indian law, tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction, Federal-Indian relationships, distinctive tribal rights, federal and EPA Indian policies, Indian programs in the EPA and other government agencies.
  www.epa.gov/indian/resource/resource.htm
  
  

• USEPA CAA and Amendments Information:
  Contains links to view or download the text of the CAA, its Amendments, and related documents, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: CAA, 1990 CAAA.
  www.epa.gov/oar/oaq_caa.html

• Indian Tribes Air Quality Planning and Management (TAR):
  Contains full text of the final ruling (1998), and links to related documents and websites. Topics include: TAR final rule.
  www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2000/January/Day-10/a486.htm
  
  
• TAR Litigation:
  Contains full text of the case presented to the US Court of Appeals. Topics include: TAR, sovereignty, and more.
  http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/200005/98-1196a.txt
  
  
• USEPA AIEO Information on Treatment as a State:
  Contains a summary of the regulations and issues surrounding TAS determination, and changes to the existing process, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: TAS with respect to the CAA, CWA, and SDWA.
  www.epa.gov/indian/treatst.htm
  
  
• USEPA TIP Information:
  Contains information on, and a link to downloading the Draft Tribal Implementation Plan guidance. Topics include: TIP.
  www.epa.gov/oar/tribal/tip2.html

• Promulgating NAAQS:
  Contains a report on promulgating NAAQS (re)designations. Topics include: NAAQS (re)designation, administrative rule-making, judicial review, NAAQS regulatory timeline, and other related topics.
  http://cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Air/air-21.cfm
  
  
• Yavapai-Apache Class I Redesignation:
  Contains overview information and links to explanatory documents and the full text of the notice of approval, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: NAAQS, PSD, Class I redesignation, map of Class I areas in Arizona, map of Tribal lands in Arizona, Federal Register notice approving redesignation, Federal Register notice of dispute resolution.
  www.epa.gov/region09/air/yavapai/
  

• USEPA OAQPS Home Page:
  Contains overview information and links to air quality, air toxics, visibility, emissions, technical information, permits, education, news, projects and publications. Topics include: CAA, NAAQS, monitoring, HAPs, visibility, regional haze, emissions trends, modeling, software, discussion forums, acid deposition, enforcement, Title V, permits, and many others.
  www.epa.gov/air/oaqps/
  
  
• LANL Air Quality Group Home Page
  Contains overview information about the Group, as well as links to other agencies, monitoring, the Cerro Grande Fire, quality assurance, permitting, and others. Topics include: air quality during the CG Fire, radioactive and non-radioactive emissions from LANL, monitoring (ambient air quality, meteorology, radiation, etc.), air pollution, and more.
  http://www.airquality.lanl.gov/index.shtml

• CenRAP Home Page:
  Contains general information, and links to CenSARA, OTC, WRAP, and Midwest RPO, and other contact information. CenRAP covers the areas within NE, KS, OK, TX, MN, IA, MO, AR, and LA. Topics include: Requests For Proposals, Best Available Retrofit Technology, current events, presentations, and more.
  www.cenrap.org/
  
  
• CenSARA Home Page:
  Contains general information, and links to training schedules, CenRAP, member states websites, and other sites. CenSARA covers the areas within NE, KS, OK, TX, MN, IA, MO, AR, and LA. Topics include: Requests For Proposals, training, and contact information.
  www.censara.org/
  
  
• Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) Home Page:
  Contains links to training, news, technical activities, contacts, and other resources. LADCO covers the areas within IL, IN, MI, and WI. Topics include: emissions modeling, photochemical modeling, monitoring, data analysis, air toxics, and more.
  www.ladco.org/
  
  
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association (MARAMA) Home Page:
  Contains information on and links to MARAMA contacts, news, resources, etc. MARAMA covers the areas within Washington DC, DE, MD, NJ, NC, PA, VA, and WV. Topics include: ozone, regional haze, emissions inventories, Requests for Proposals, and more.
  www.marama.org/
  
  
• Midwest Regional Planning Organization (Midwest RPO):
  Contains links to training, news, technical activities, contacts, and other resources. Midwest RPO covers the areas within IL, IN, MI, OH and WI. Topics include: regional haze, modeling, visibility, and more.
  www.ladco.org/
  
  
• Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) Home Page:
  Contains links to resources, programs, partners, contact information, news, etc. NESCAUM covers the areas within NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, and ME. Topics include: regional haze, criteria pollutants, acid deposition, smog, CAA, and many more.
  www.nescaum.org/
  
  
• Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) Home Page:
  Contains links to news, contacts, members, Requests for Proposals, and other activities of the OTC. The OTC covers areas within Washington DC, VA, MD, DE, NJ, PA, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, and ME. Topics include: ozone, NOx, VOC, regional haze, and more.
  www.otcair.org/
  
  
• Tribal Data Development Working Group (TDDWG):
  Contains information about the TDDWG, links to meeting minutes, reports, and the rest of the WRAP site. Topics include: WRAP, tribal air quality data, and more.
  www.wrapair.org/forums/tddwg/index.html
  
  
• USEPA Regional Planning Organizations Information:
  Contains a map and links to RPOs. Topics include: visibility, air quality management and planning, regional haze, etc.
  www.epa.gov/air/visibility/regional.html
  
  
• Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) Home Page:
  Contains general information and links to news, resources, tools, policy, contacts and committees. WRAP covers the areas within WA OR, ID, MT, WY, ND, SD, CA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, and NM. Topics include: monitoring, smoke management, emissions, modeling, regional haze, and much more.
  www.wrapair.org/
  
  
• Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR) Home Page:
  Contains links to information about WESTAR programs, activities, documents and reports, training, committees and work groups, member states and related websites. Topics include: air pollution training, and more.
  www.westar.org
  
  

• Penobscot Air Quality Management Program:
  Contains overview of program and links to various tribal and air related websites. Topics include: monitoring, tribal air quality, CAA, emissions, Penobscot air, and more.
  www.penobscotnation.org/DNR/air/airhome.html
  
  
• Sandia Pueblo Environmental Department:
  Contains program overviews and a link to the Sandia Pueblo home page. Topics include: water quality, air quality, GIS, waste water, restoration projects, recycling, education, and more.
  www.sandiapueblo.nsn.us/environment_department.html
  
  
• Walker River Paiute Tribe Air Program Home Page:
  Contains information about the tribe's air program activities, plus links to air quality topics and contact information. Topics include: pollen, meteorology, tribal air programs.
  www.wrpt.org/
  
  
• Wampanoag Air Quality Program:
  Contains overview of the program activities and links to the rest of the Wampanoag Tribe website. Topics include: IMPROVE, air quality assessment, and more.
  http://www.wampanoagtribe.net/Pages/Wampanoag_NatResource/S004DB3FC
  
  
• Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Environmental Program:
  Contains overview information on various tribal environmental programs as well as links to related websites and contact information. Topics include: IGAP, water rights, GIS/GPS, air, water and solid waste.
  www.wichita.nsn.us/wdep.htm
  
  

• USEPA Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emissions Factors (CHIEF) Home Page:
  Contains links to emissions inventory related tools, resources, contacts, listservs, news, etc., plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: emissions inventories, NEI, air toxics, source codes, emissions factors, software (CHIEF, TANKS, FIRE, etc.), emissions modeling, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/
  
  
• USEPA Facility Information Query Form:
  Contains search criteria fields for locating facilities registered with the Facility Registry System (FRS), and associated permit, emissions, and industry code information; also contains links to the Facility Information pages, and the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: FRS, AirData, emissions, and more.
  www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html

• USEPA Ambient Air Monitoring Program:
  Contains overview of the ambient air monitoring program, maps of SLAMS, NAMS, and PAMS stations, and links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: purposes and uses of air monitoring, SLAMS, NAMS, PAMS, NAAQS, and more.
  www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/qa/monprog.html
  
  
• USEPA Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center (AMTIC) Home Page:
  Contains links to information on monitoring programs, monitoring methods, documents and articles, trends and non-attainment, and regulations; also provides links to the rest of the TTN and EPA pages. Topics include: air toxics (HAPs), PM 2.5, PAMS, QA/QC GEMS/AIR, Criteria Pollutants, Air Quality Index, non-attainment, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/

• WRAP Regional Modeling Center:
  Contains overview of the goals and activities of the Center, plus links to documents, sample modeling files, model outputs, data, and training information. Topics include: modeling, regional air quality.
  http://pah.cert.ucr.edu/rmc/
  
  
• USEPA Support Center for Regulatory Air Models (SCRAM) Home Page:
  Contains information and links to pages that offer guidance, tools, resources, contacts, and other information related to air modeling, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: air modeling, dispersion modeling, meteorological modeling, Regional Modeling Center, and more.
  www.epa.gov/scram001/

• USEPA CASTNET Website:
  Contains information on and links to maps, data, monitoring sites, data collection methods, reports, and contacts. Topics include: acid deposition, acid deposition monitoring, rural ozone, and other information.
  www.epa.gov/castnet/

• Guidance for Siting Ambient Air Monitors Around Stationary Lead Sources:
  Contains guidance on the issue of monitoring for lead emissions from stationary sources. Topics include: lead, monitoring, site selection, case studies, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/files/ambient/criteria/reldocs/pbgde997.pdf
  
  
• Guideline on Ozone Monitoring Site Selection:
  Contains guidance on ground-level ozone monitoring and site selection. Topics include: ozone formation, monitoring and network design, site selection, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/files/ambient/criteria/reldocs/r-98-002.pdf
  
  
• Designated EPA Reference and Equivalent Methods for Criteria Pollutants:
  Contains links to view monitoring reference methods for individual pollutants, a link to download the document for all pollutants in pdf format, and links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: monitoring, criteria pollutants, reference methods.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/criteria.html

• Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems, Volume II: Part I, Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Program Quality System Development:
  Contains full text of volume II, part I of the handbook. Topics include: Data Quality Objectives (DQOs), sampling methods, Chain-of-Custody, analytical methods, quality control, equipment maintenance, calibration, information management, assessment and corrective action, data validation, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/files/ambient/qaqc/redbook.pdf
  
  
• USEPA OAQPS Monitoring QA:
  Contains overview of OAQPS QA team and their activities, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: National Performance Audit Program, Precision and Accuracy Data Assessment, Technical Systems Audit Oversight, Guidance Documents, PAMS QA Program, Standard Reference Photometer Program, and Ambient Air Quality Assurance Training.
  www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/qa/index.html

• USEPA Information on Visibility Monitoring:
  Contains overview information and links to various resources on visibility monitoring, monitoring photos, regulations, reports, and related sites. Topics include: IMPROVE, monitoring equipment, regional haze, standard operating procedures of different sampling methods, and more.
  www.epa.gov/air/visibility/monitor.html

• Quality Assurance-Quality Control:
  Contains overview of the importance of QA-QC procedures with respect to environmental sampling. Topics include: Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
  www.epa.gov/Region10/offices/oea/ieu/manual/inspct09.htm

• USEPA Quality System Information:
  Contains links to FAQs, tools, resources, contact information, documents, training, and the rest of the EPA site. Topics in the linked pages include: Quality Assurance Project Plans, Data Quality Assessments and Objectives, Standard Operating Procedures, Audits, Data Validation and Verification, Laboratory Quality Systems, guidance on EPA policy and procedure for QAPPs, DQOs, SOPs and other plans, and more.
  www.epa.gov/quality1/
  
  
• USEPA Requirements for QAPPs:
  Contains bookmarks to contents and full text of the document. Topics include: QAPPs.
  www.epa.gov/quality1/qs-docs/r5-final.pdf

• Code of Federal Regulations Home Page:
  Contains links to information about the CFR and related issues, plus a searchable database of Federal Register titles, sections and rules. Topics include: Code of Federal Regulations.
  www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

• USEPA Compliance and Enforcement Tribal Branch:
  Contains general information on the scope of duties related to Tribal enforcement and compliance assurance issues, as well as links to various related programs, contacts, and other information. Topics include: publications, policy, grants, training, inspection assistance, enforcement data, and numerous tribal and governmental contact interfaces.
  http://www.epa.gov/compliance/tribal/

• Environmental Regulations on Indian Lands:
  Contains full text of the article by L.H. Slade and W.E. Stern. Topics include: tribal jurisdiction, federal delegation, water quality, air quality, drinking water, and related issues.
  www.abanet.org/genpractice/f95regs.html
  
  
• Tribal Environmental Law:
  Contains links and information on resources about tribal environmental laws and regulations, as well as links around the rest of the site, which focuses on tribal codes and constitutions. Topics include: tribal environmental websites, federal-tribal websites, FAQs, tribal environmental codes (from EnviroText website), and more.
  www.tribal-institute.org/lists/environ.htm
  
  
• USEPA Policy for the Administration of Environmental Programs on Indian Reservations:
  Contains text of the policy as well as links to the rest of the AIEO and EPA pages. Topics include: government-to-government relations, tribal environmental management, inter-agency cooperation, and more.
  www.epa.gov/indian/1984.htm

• USEPA Frequently Asked Questions About Air Permits:
  Contains list of FAQs and links to the answers, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: construction and operating permits.
  www.epa.gov/region09/air/permit/pmfaq.htm

• USEPA New Source Review (NSR) Information:
  Contains links to information on EPA's NSR program, program updates, the NSR & PSD Database, contacts, and links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: NSR, permitting, and more.
  www.epa.gov/nsr/
  
  
• USEPA New Source Review and Prevention of Significant Deterioration Policy and Guidance Database:
  Contains information on the database, and links and instructions for using or downloading it, plus links to the rest of the Region 7 site. Topics include: New Source Review (NSR) and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD).
  www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/nsr/nsrpg.htm

• NYPIRG Title V Information:
  Contains links to news, publications and resources, contact information, petitions and comment letters, and related Title V websites. Topics include: Title V, CAA, and more.
  www.titlev.org/
  
  
• USEPA Forms for Part 71 Permits:
  Contains general information on form use, and links to download individual forms, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: Title V, permits, compliance, emissions, and more.
  www.epa.gov/air/oaqps/permits/p71forms.html
  
  
• USEPA Operating Permits Program:
  Contains an overview of operating permits, and links to Title V, the CAA, 40 CFR Part 70, FAQs, and the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: Title V, operating permits, CAA, permitting in Indian country, enforcement, and more.
  www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/permits/
  
  
• USEPA Part 71 Final Rule: Federal Operating Permits on Indian Lands:
  Contains full text of the rule. Topics include: Title V, permits, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t5/fr_notices/indrule.pdf
  
  
• USEPA Title IV (Acid Deposition) Information:
  Contains links to relevant Federal Register documents, other reports and memos, and a fact sheet, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: acid deposition, permitting sources of pollution that contribute to acid rain, and more, and more.
  www.epa.gov/ttncaaa1/t4main.html
  
  
• USEPA Title V Policy and Guidance Database:
  Contains information on, and links to, downloading the Database, or to using it online, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: Title V. There are some documents relating to Title V in Indian Country.
  www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/title5pg.htm

• Clean Air Council Home Page:
  Contains news and update information, and links to the council's programs and contacts. Topics include: the Clean Air Bank, indoor air, mercury, incinerators, energy, transportation, climate change, risk management, diesel fuel, waste reduction, and others.
  www.cleanair.org/
  
  
• NPS Air Resource Publications:
  Contains information on and links to various youth educational tools, plus links to the rest of the NPS site.
  www1.nature.nps.gov/publications/Pubs2.cfm?ID=6
  
  
• Regional Approaches to Improving Air Quality:
  Contains information on ways to control air pollution on a regional level. Topics include: pollution transport, ground-level ozone, particulate matter, acid rain, air toxics, regional haze, RPOs, and more.
  www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/claritgw?op-Display&document=clserv:OAR:0915;&rank=4&template=epa
  
  
• The KNOW-OZONE Quiz:
  Contains a 12-question quiz on ozone related subjects, plus a link to the page containing answers. Topics include: ozone.
  www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/1984/Default.aspx
  
  
• TNRCC Air Quality Lesson Plans and Data:
  Contains links to a number of lessons and activities for teaching K-12 students about air quality. Topics include: acid rain, air pollution control, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, ozone, particulates, meteorology, and more.
  www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/air/monops/lessons/lesson_plans.html
  
  
• What You Can Do to Reduce Air Pollution: A Citizens Guide to What Individuals and Communities can do to Help Meet the Goals of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990:
  Contains basic facts and information about air quality and ways individuals can be involved in reducing their contribution to air pollution. Topics include: sources of air pollution, health effects, CAA, air pollution control and prevention, and more.
  www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/claritgw?op-Display&document=clserv:OAR:0910;&rank=4&template=epa

• ITEP's Environmental Education and Outreach Program Home Page:
  Contains overview of program and links to various program activities, partnerships, contacts, fact sheets, news, and related websites. Topics include: Uranium and Radiation Education, Global Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE), summer programs, Project WET, GIS, and more.
  www.nau.edu/eeop/
  
  
• NOAA Research - Education and Outreach:
  Contains links to various programs, activities, and information and other materials for students and educators. Topics include: science, climate, oceans and coasts, weather and atmosphere, environment.
  www.oar.noaa.gov/education/
  
  
• Scorecard Home Page:
  Contains overview information, plus links and searches to information about pollution on county and state levels. Topics include: criteria pollutants, HAPs, Lead, land and water pollution (including Superfund sites), and much more. Find your home and see what other in-depth reports are available on local pollution and polluters.
  www.scorecard.org/
  
  
• USEPA Explorers Club:
  Contains interactive graphic providing links to various activities, games, and information for kids. Topics include: plants and animals, garbage and recycling, air, water, you and your environment, art, games, science, and more.
  www.epa.gov/kids/

• Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Home Page:
  Contains links to AITC's programs, services, news and events, contact information, etc. Topics include: environment, technology, state-tribal relations, tribal subsistence rights, and more.
  www.aitc.org/
  
  
• Alaska Native Science Commission Home Page:
  Contains information about the ANSC, plus links to key contacts and the Native Knowledge database. Topics include: science and research empowerment for Alaska Natives, environmental health, survival of Native cultures and traditions, and more.
  www.ankn.uaf.edu/ansc.html
  
  
• Aleutian-Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. Home Page:
  Contains information on the APIAI and links to their services, products, news, etc. Topics include: culture and history, health and human services, and more.
  www.apiai.com/
  
  
• Association of Village Council Presidents, Inc. Home Page:
  Contains information about the AVCP, plus links to their programs, services, contact information, member tribes, and news. Topics include: natural resources, social services, and more.
  www.avcp.org/
  
  
• Maniilaq Association Home Page:
  Contains links to offered programs and services, plus background, staff and contact information. Topics include: health services, cultural and native services, family resources, environmental health and protection, and more.
  www.maniilaq.org/home.html
  
  
• Building Environmental Aboriginal Human Resources (BEAHR):
  In addition to upgrading their website, BEAHR is in the process of adding several new, and exciting, programs. One of these programs, the BEAHR Employers Guide, serves as a resource for the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal people in environmental careers. A second new program is the Aboriginal EnviroCareers, which is aimed at increasing awareness of the many Aboriginal people working in the environment sector.
  www.beahr.com

• International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management (IIIRM) Home Page:
  Contains information on the programs and activities of IIIRM, plus links to further information on specific programs, conferences, publications, news, etc. Topics include: education, environmental issues, resource management, and more.
  www.iiirm.org/
  
  
• Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (ITEC):
  Contains information on ITEC, and links to information on member tribes, ITEC staff, ITEC programs, training, and related links. Topics include: air quality, GAP grants, solid waste, hazardous waste, Superfund, GIS/GPS, and more.
  www.itecmembers.org/
  
  
• Intertribal Timber Council Home Page:
  Contains information about ITC and links to contacts, programs and related information. Topics include: forestry, air quality and fire, fish habitat, and more.
  www.itcnet.org/
  
  
• National Tribal Environmental Council Home Page:
  Contains overviews and links to information on NTEC contacts, news, events, projects, programs, etc. Topics include: air quality, superfund, Alaska, tribal environments, and lots more.
  www.ntec.org/

• Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) Home Page:
  Contains links to programs, member tribe and affiliates, staff information Topics include: radon, water quality, pesticides, health, and more.
  www.itcaonline.com/
  
  
• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan (ITCM):
  Contains contact information and links to services and programs. Topics include: education, health, and more.
  www.itcmi.org/
  
  
• Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada Network Home Page:
  Contains links to contact information, member tribes, services and programs of the ITCN. Topics include: education, language, health and human services, and more.
  http://itcn.org/
  
  
• National Congress of American Indians Home Page:
  Contains information about NCAI and links to news, events, contacts, etc. Topics include: tribal legislative and legal issues, sovereignty and tribal governance, community development, human and environmental resources, and more.
  www.ncai.org/
  
  
• Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Home Page:
  Contains overview of NARF and links to its programs, news, contacts, publications, National Indian Law Library, etc. Topics include: Native American laws, treaties, rights, etc., tribal sovereignty, self-determination, plus various case study examples, and more.
  www.narf.org/

• Native Americans and the Environment Clearinghouse:
  Contains links to navigate through documents and other resources in their clearinghouse, as well as tribal case studies, relevant Internet links, and a searchable database of resources. Topics include: Agriculture and ranching, culture and history, energy, environmental education, environmental justice, forestry, fishing, treaty rights, toxic and nuclear waste, and other issues and resources.
  http://cnie.org/NAE/
  
  
• Peaks to Prairies Pollution Prevention Information Center:
  Contains overview information, plus links to pollution prevention information, online library resources, news, funding information, and contacts. Topics include: industry standards for pollution prevention, air quality, water quality, waste water treatment, hazardous materials, waste management, sustainable development, etc.
  http://peakstoprairies.org/
  
  
• Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange Home Page:
  Contains links to news, contacts, and information databases, plus search boxes for regional and topical issues. Topics include: pollution prevention.
  www.p2rx.org/
  
  
• Resources For the Future Home Page:
  Contains links to topics in a searchable library. Topics include: air, water, climate, solid waste, hazardous waste, policy, natural resources, and many more.
  www.rff.org/
  
  
• USEPA National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse (NCAC):
  Contains links to pre-defined and user-defined searches, EPA related sites, discussion forums, news, and other sites. Search tabs branch out into many topics related to compliance. For example: click on the Environmental Focus tab to find information about air quality, or the Industry and Government tab to locate fact sheets and other documents regarding industry-related compliance issues. Topics include: environmental compliance and enforcement.
  http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/

• Air Pollution Glossary:
  Contains a glossary of terms related to air quality and air pollution, plus links to the rest of the BAAQMD site. Topics include: air pollution.
  www.baaqmd.gov/dst/glossary.htm
  
  
• Plain English Guide to the CAA:
  Contains links to the contents of the document, plus links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: CAA, acid rain, mobile sources, permits, enforcement, criteria pollutants, and more.
  www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/peg_caa/pegcaain.html
  
  
• Terms of the Environment:
  Contains links to alphabetical lists and definitions of the various terms, acronyms and abbreviations commonly used in EPA publications, news releases, and other documents (these are not necessarily legal definitions - follow Introduction link). Topics include: environment.
  www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/