Briefing Book

Right to Know Information and Other Information Sources

• Envirofacts The Envirofacts Warehouse allows information retrieval from EPA databases on Air, Chemicals, Facility Information, Grants/Funding, Hazardous Waste, Risk Management Plans, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and Water Permits and Drinking Water.

• EPA's Enviromapper This tool maps various types of environmental information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites.

• AIRNOW Provides real-time air quality for over 100 cities across the U.S., and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality websites.

• Air Toxics

• Toxics Release Inventory

• Index of Watershed Indicators A compilation of information on the "health" of aquatic resources in the United States.

• Local Drinking Water Information

• Integrated Risk Information System [IRIS] EPA's Human Health Effects Data Base

• Consumption Advisories for Fish and Wildlife

• Pesticides and Food What You and Your Family Need to Know

• Superfund Sites The National Priorities List

Other Sources of Online Information at EPA

• Electronic Reading Room under the Freedom of Information Act

• National Library Network

• Online Data Bases

• Homepage on Information Resources

• Listserves

Non-profit Information Sources

• The Right-to-Know Network

• Know Your Watershed