The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a political agency, and so I suspect you probably approve or disapprove of its policies depending on what you think of whatever administration happens to be in power.
But regardless of your politics, its website contains a great deal of useful, practical, and non-controversial information.
Here are the four main menus in www.epa.gov’s header and their contents:
LEARN THE ISSUES
- Chemicals and toxics
- Climate change
- Green living
- Health and safety
- Land and cleanup
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Air [i.e. Air Science—not the same selection of links as above]
- Climate change
- Land, waste, and cleanup
- Substances and toxics
- Sustainable practices
LAWS & REGULATIONS
- By sector
- By topic
- Laws and executive orders
- Policy and guidance
ABOUT EPA [largely a directory of administration, offices, research centers, etc.]
Sample menu search
The header of epa.gov also includes an A-Z index. This index, the header menus, and a simple search box all lead to articles about very specific topics. Suppose, for example, you want to know more about indoor air quality. You can find a link to that article from the item in the first menu above, through the index, or with the search box.
That article also links to the various reasons why you might be concerned about indoor air quality in the first place, including radon, mold, secondhand smoke, wood smoke, and asthma triggers. There are separate articles for indoor air quality in homes, large buildings, and schools.
The home page has plenty of other links, which ultimately lead to the same articles. The site is well designed and user-friendly that way. You visit the site with a particular concern and can navigate to the specific information that addresses your concern by multiple paths.
There is one possible problem with those articles. Whether you live in Maine, Texas, or Alaska, you will find the same article about indoor air quality or anything else you search. As specific as they may be, these Environmental Protection Agency articles might not answer your local concerns.
So near the bottom of the home page, you can enter your ZIP code for strictly local information. That search will yield local maps, local air and water quality, energy statistics and usage usage, health concerns, and more.
This part of the EPA site is also interactive. If you know of good local environmental news, you can give it a shoutout, which the agency will post for subsequent visitors.
Take a look at the menu items again. Perhaps not every issue touches you immediately, but some do. Some touch you in your home, your work place, your children’s schools, where you shop, where you go for recreation. If you seriously need information on any environmental issue, you need to consult multiple sources; http://www.epa.gov ought to be one of them.
Shirika la Ulinzi wa Mazingira (EPA) ni shirika la kisiasa, na kwa hivyo nina shaka unaweza kukubali au kupinga sera zake kulingana na kile unachofikiria juu ya utawala wowote unaotokea kuwa madarakani. Lakini bila kujali siasa yako, tovuti yake ina habari nyingi zenye manufaa, zenye kutumika, na zisizo na ubishi. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika ukurasa wa kwanza wa tovuti ya EPA, ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani"" na ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani"" na ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani"" na ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani"" na ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani"" na ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani"" na ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani"" na ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani"" na ""Kijani"" ni ""Kijani.""" Sayansi ya hewa - si uteuzi sawa wa viungo kama hapo juu] - Mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa - Ardhi, taka, na kusafisha - Vitu na sumu - Mazoea endelevu Sheria na kanuni - Kwa sekta - Kwa mada - Sheria na maagizo ya mtendaji - Sera na mwongozo Kuhusu EPA [kwa kiasi kikubwa orodha ya utawala, ofisi, vituo vya utafiti, nk.] Mfano wa utafutaji wa menyu Kichwa cha epa.gov pia ni pamoja na faharisi ya A-Z. Kiorodhesho hiki, orodha za vichwa vya habari, na sanduku rahisi la utafutaji vyote huongoza kwenye makala kuhusu mada hususa sana. Kwa mfano, fikiria kwamba unataka kujua zaidi kuhusu hali ya hewa ya ndani ya nyumba. Unaweza kupata kiungo cha makala hiyo kutoka kwa kitu katika orodha ya kwanza hapo juu, kupitia faharisi, au kwa kutumia sanduku la utafutaji. Kwa mfano, unaweza kuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu hali ya hewa ndani ya nyumba, kama vile radoni, kuvu, moshi wa moshi, na sababu za ugonjwa wa pumu. Kuna makala tofauti kwa ajili ya ubora wa hewa ndani ya nyumba, majengo makubwa, na shule. Ukurasa wa nyumbani una viungo vingi vingine, ambavyo hatimaye vinaongoza kwenye makala zilezile. Tovuti hiyo imebuniwa vizuri na ni rahisi kutumia. Unatembelea tovuti na wasiwasi maalum na unaweza kusafiri kwa habari maalum ambayo inashughulikia wasiwasi wako kwa njia nyingi. Kuna tatizo moja linalowezekana katika makala hizo. Ikiwa unaishi Maine, Texas, au Alaska, utapata makala sawa kuhusu ubora wa hewa ya ndani au kitu kingine chochote unachotafuta. Kama maalum kama wanaweza kuwa, makala hizi Shirika la Ulinzi wa Mazingira inaweza si kujibu wasiwasi wako wa ndani. Karibu na sehemu ya chini ya ukurasa wa nyumbani, unaweza kuingia nambari yako ya posta kwa habari ya ndani. Utafutaji huo utatoa ramani za eneo, ubora wa hewa na maji, takwimu za nishati na matumizi, wasiwasi wa afya, na zaidi. Sehemu hii ya tovuti ya EPA pia ni maingiliano. Ikiwa unajua habari nzuri za mazingira za ndani, unaweza kutoa sauti, ambayo shirika litapeleka kwa wageni wa baadaye. Angalia tena orodha ya vyakula. Huenda si kila jambo linakugusa mara moja, lakini kuna mambo fulani unayoweza kufanya. Baadhi ya watu wanakuathiri nyumbani, mahali pa kazi, shule za watoto wako, mahali unapoenda kununua vitu, mahali unapoenda kujifurahisha. Ikiwa unahitaji habari juu ya suala lolote la mazingira, unahitaji kushauriana na vyanzo vingi; http: www.epa.gov inapaswa kuwa moja yao.