Air & Waste Management Association
Technical conferences, bookstore, periodicals, job listings, member directory, buyers guide, and education center.

West[I1]  Michigan Chapter Website Listing

• West Michigan Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (www.wmawma.org)
• Engineering Society of Detroit (www.esd.org)
• Michigan Manufacturers Association (www.mma.org)

Government Websites

·        Code of Federal Regulations
Search the CFR at this site maintained by the US National Archives and Records Administration.

·        Department of Transportation Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
US transportation rules, regulations, standards, exemptions and emergency response.

·        Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable
GLRPPR provides pollution prevention and compliance information specific to the Great Lakes region. Features a topic and industry specific database (Topic Hubs) of process descriptions, documents, and contacts for assistance or more information.

·         Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity [I2] 

·        Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Includes links to Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC's)

·        Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
Rules, regulations, publications and programs.

·        Illinois State Fire Marshal
Regulates UST registration, removal, and accident preparedness.

·        Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Rules, regulations, publications and compliance assistance programs.

·        Indiana State Emergency Management Agency
Emergency preparedness and response, State Building Commissioner, State Fire Marshal, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board and Bureau of Elevator Safety.

·        Indiana Clean Manufacturing Technology Institute
Pollution prevention assistance and training.

·        Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Rules, regulations, compliance assistance and support programs.

·        Michigan Division of Emergency Management
Emergency preparedness and response.

·         Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources   

·        Small Business Environmental Home Page
Funded by the U.S. EPA Office of the Small Business Ombudsman, this web site features links to industry sector assistance, state and national news, state and national events, state contacts, and links to state and national publications.

·         US Environmental Protection Agency
News and information on programs, legislation, policy, rules, permits, partnerships, grants, contracts, assistance and enforcement.
US EPA Region V

·         US Fish and Wildlife Service
News and information on programs, legislation, policy, permits, partnerships, grants, contracts and enforcement.

·         University of Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

·         The IL Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) helps businesses and citizens reduce and manage solid and hazardous wastes released to air, water or land.

·        University of Wisconsin - Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center
Provides waste reduction and management services to businesses, institutions, and communities throughout Wisconsin and the nation.

·        Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Rules, regulations, licenses, Permits and Registrations, compliance assistance, programs, projects & partnerships

·        Wisconsin Emergency Management Agency
Emergency preparedness and response.

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Environmental Schools

·         Augustana College

·                     Aurora University

·                     Beloit College

·                     Benedictine University

·                     Bradley University

·                     Carthage College

·                     Chicago Kent College of Law, Program in Environmental and Energy Law

• City Colleges of Chicago, Earth & Atmospheric Technology Program

·                     DePaul University

·                     Dominican University

·                     Eastern Illinois University

·                     Elmhurst College

·                     Eureka College

·                     Governors State University

·                     Illinois College

·                     IIT Stuart School of Business Environmental Program

·                     Illinois Institute of Technology

·                     Illinois State University

·                     Illinois Wesleyan University

·                     Marquette University

·                     Michigan State University

·                     Michigan Technical University

·                     Milwaukee School of Engineering

·                     Northeastern Illinois University

·                     Northern Illinois University

·                     Northland College

·                     Northwestern University

·                     Ripon College

·                     St. Norbert College

·                     Southern Illinois University

·                     University of Illinois

·                     University of Illinois at Chicago  

·                     University of Michigan

·                     University of Wisconsin

 

Professional Resources
CHEMTREC® (Chemical Transportation Emergency Center)
A public service hotline for fire fighters, law enforcement, and other emergency responders to obtain information and assistance for emergency incidents involving chemicals and hazardous materials. CHEMTREC provides the required 24-hour emergency service to shippers of hazardous materials.

 

Technical Resources

 

US EPA Guidance on Subsurface Vapor Intrusion
Draft guidance for evaluating vapor intrusion to indoor air pathway from groundwater and soils (Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance). Provides current technical and policy recommendations on determining if the vapor intrusion pathway poses an unacceptable risk to human health at cleanup sites. Intended to aid in evaluating the potential for human exposure from this pathway given the state-of-the-science at this time.

 

Wisconsin Guidance on Subsurface Vapor Intrusion
Good general information on vapor intrusion from Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.

 

 

EPA Compliance Assistance Centers
The Office of Compliance, in partnership with industry, academic institutions, environmental groups, and other federal and state agencies, has established "virtual" (telecommunications-based) national Compliance Assistance Centers for specific industry sectors heavily populated with small businesses and entities that face substantial federal regulation.

·        Printers National Environmental Assistance Center
Offers training, state regulatory compliance guides, and two e-mail discussion groups on technical and regulatory issues for the printing industry.

·        Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR®) - GreenLink
Helps the automotive service and repair community identify flexible, common sense ways to comply with environmental requirements.

·        Paints & Coatings Resource Center
Provides regulatory compliance and pollution prevention information to organic coating facilities, industry vendors and suppliers, and others.

·        National Metal Finishing Resource Center
Provides comprehensive environmental compliance, technical assistance, and pollution prevention information to the metal finishing industry.

·        ChemAlliance
Provides innovative Web site features to direct chemical manufacturers to information resources and plain-language compliance assistance material.

·        Printed Wiring Board Resource Center
Provides regulatory compliance and pollution prevention information to organic coating facilities, industry vendors and suppliers, and others.

·        Local Government Environmental Assistance Network
Serves as a "first-stop-shop" by providing environmental management, planning, and regulatory information for local government officials, managers, and staff.

·        National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center (Ag Center)
Offers comprehensive easy-to-understand information on environmentally protective and agriculturally sound approaches to compliance.

·        Transportation Environmental Resource Center
Provides compliance assistance information for each mode of transportation - air, shipping and barging, rail, and trucking.