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• National Priorities List (NPL)

  The NPL is a list of hazardous waste sites identified by EPA as warranting further investigation into the extent of the risk they pose and whether cleanup of the site under EPA’s Superfund Remedial program is warranted. NPL listing does not promise remedial action, only detailed investigation.

  • Last published: March 8, 2024

• Where can I find biomass emission limits for biomass burning in industry? I am looking for limits on particulate matter, SO2 and NOx.

  For information on EPA air emission standards for industrial sources, please visit this website. If you need additional help with specific questions, please use the contact us link on one of these pages to inquire further with staff in the emission standards program. New Source Performance Standards

  • Last published: November 4, 2024

• The FTP download is not working; what do I do?

  Option 1:  The FTP site is active, but some browsers are no longer supporting the ftp:// protocol.  You can access the same data by replacing “ ftp://newftp.epa.gov / ” with  “ https://gaftp.epa.gov/ ” and keep the rest of the URL the same.  The filenames you see will be shorter, but…

  • Last published: March 18, 2024

• The point source maps are not working on the NEI data tab. What do I do?

  The point source maps use a web service provided by Envirofacts. Please report your problem to the Envirofacts “Contact Us” page here .

  • Last published: May 1, 2024

• How do I download the data from the “Data Summaries” tab on the NEI data pages?

  On these pages after you run a query, there should be icons that at the top of the data table generated by your query. These icons look like this: COPY CSV EXCEL PDF PRINT If these icons do not appear, it is because Adobe Flash is being blocked by your…

  • Last published: May 1, 2024