EPA Makes More Data Available and Adds New Online Search and Mapping Tools

From the EPA Connect Blog:

Today I’m excited to report that we’ve just added air pollution data from our various reporting programs, known as the Air Pollutant Report. When you run a facility search, ECHO now lets you view and compare air data from our National Emissions Inventory, Toxic Release Inventory, Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool and Acid Rain Program—along with facility compliance information—on a single, easy-to-use web page. Previously, in order to see the air pollution emissions for a given facility, you would have to search for it on four different websites and combine the data yourself. Now all of that information is presented on a single facility specific report.
The blog post goes on to mention several more recently added tools:

• Last month, we launched a new dashboard that allows users to search for information on facility compliance with pesticide regulations.

• In April, we launched a Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) dashboard, a user-friendly tool that presents data about violations and the compliance status of public water systems. Popular Clean Water Act data sets were reposted to ECHO last summer, making it easier to find data about water violations and inspections.

• A new mapping feature displaying the compliance status of EPA-regulated facilities lets users create customized maps using current data.

• ECHO now allows users to search which facilities have reported Risk Management Plans required under the Clean Air Act.

• In the spirit of the White House’s Digital Government Strategy, ECHO’s new technology also provides web services, widgets and other features allowing web developers to incorporate data and reports into their own websites.

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