AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
San Diego Bay (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1976, EPA HQ OWOW

This geospatial dataset depicts a sewage no-discharge zone established under Clean Water Act Section 312. The area(s) depicted are zones where the discharge of any sewage, treated or untreated, from vessels is prohibited. This layer was created using information from the corresponding Federal Register notice and is created for informational purposes, not to be used for enforcement.

Tags: 020:078, california, downloadable data, environment, marine, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mandatory Class 1 Federal Areas Web Service

This web service contains the following layers: Mandatory Class 1 Federal Area polygons and Mandatory Class 1 Federal Area labels in the United States. The polygon layer draws at all scales. The labels draw at scales greater than or equal to 1:3 million. Data used to create this web service are available as a separate download at the secondary linkage listed above. Full FGDC metadata are available by clicking the layer name in the web service table of contents and clicking the Full Metadata link in the layer description. This dataset was developed by EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) based on features originating from several data sources, including USEPA, USFS, USFWS, NPS and BIA.

Tags: air, alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, california, canada, colorado, compliance, environment, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, kentucky, louisiana, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, monitoring, montana, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, north dakota, oklahoma, oregon, quality, regulatory, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, united states, utah, vermont, virgin islands, virginia, washington, west virginia, wyoming
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Modeled change in the Seasonality between 1921-1930 and the 1971-2000 Normal period

Originators: US Environmental Protection Agency Publisher: US EPA Office of Research & Development (ORD) - National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) Publication place: Corvallis, OR Publication date: Time Period of Data: 1900-2010; Projected data for 2041-2070. Data location: GeoPlatform ("https://www.geoplatform.gov/") and EPA Environmental Dataset Gateway (https://edg.epa.gov/). Abstract: We apply the hydrologic landscapes (HL) concept to assess the hydrologic vulnerability of the western United States (U.S.) to projected climate conditions. Our goal is to understand the potential impacts for stakeholder-defined interests across large geographic areas. The basic assumption of the HL approach is that catchments that share similar physical and climatic characteristics are expected to have similar hydrologic characteristics. We map climate vulnerability by integrating the HL approach into a retrospective analysis of historical data to assess variability in future climate projections and hydrology, which includes temperature, precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, snow accumulation, climatic moisture, surplus water, and seasonality of water surplus. Projections that are not within two-standard deviations of the historical decadal average contribute to the vulnerability index for each metric. The resulting vulnerability maps show that temperature and potential evapotranspiration are consistently projected to have high vulnerability indices for the western U.S. Precipitation vulnerability is not as spatially-uniform as temperature. The highest elevation areas with snow are projected to experience significant changes in snow accumulation. The seasonality vulnerability map shows that specific mountainous areas in the West are most prone to changes in seasonality, whereas many transitional terrains are moderately susceptible. This paper illustrates how the HL approach can help assess climatic and hydrologic vulnerability across large spatial scales. By combining the HL concept and climate vulnerability analyses, we provide a planning approach that could allow resource managers to consider how future climate conditions may impact important economic and conservation resources. Purpose: These data were created in support of the US EPA’s ACE CIVA 2.3, Task Project (QAPP: E-WED-0030854). However, these climate data and hydrologic landscape summaries should have broad applicability for hydrological, geomorphic, or ecological modeling, management, and restoration.  This raster contains the modeled change in the seasonality of the month of maximum surplus precipitation between the target time period (in title) and the 1971-2000 Normal period (1 = same season, 0 = earlier season, 2 = later season).

Tags: 020:094, 1900 -2010, 2041-2070, climate, downloadable data, environment, united states, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OEM Emergency Response Information

The Office of Emergency Management retains records of all incident responses in which it participates. 

This data asset includes three major sources of information: (1) records maintained by the Regional Office On-Scene Coordinators, principally at the EPAOSC.org web site, (2) all records of incidents managed at the EPA National Response Center (NRC) at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC and (3) records of responses to oil spills under the Clean Water Act, for which EPA is the oil spill response lead for inland waters. 

Regional response information is available through EPAOSC.org, but may also be stored elsewhere if the incident is of national significance. EPAOSC.org is a resource for On-Scene Coordinators to access, track and share information with OSCs throughout the country, but it also contains information open to the public.

Incident-related environmental sampling data is maintained by the regional offices in the SCRIBE system.

NRC records have been maintained in the Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS). This information is available to the public through the Right to Know Network (RTKnet.ombwatch.org). Incidents reported to NRC range from minor to serious, from an oil-sheen on water to a release of thousands of gallons. NRC reports are extensive, but also known to be incomplete, as many incidents are never reported, and those that are reported generally are not subject to verification.

Tags: emergency incident, emergency operations center, emergency response. epaosc, environment, erns, national response center, on-scene coordinator, rtknet, sample, scribe, united states
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfields and Land Revitalization Programmatic Information

This asset contains resources provided by EPA's Brownfields and Land Revitalization program that can be used for the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfields sites and land revitalization activities. To help implement the program, EPA provides information on the Brownfields law, success stories from Brownfields grantees, technical information and resources to aid in the assessment and cleanup of brownfields properties, partnerships to promote the cleanup and reuse of Brownfields, and initiatives that explore sector-based solutions, enhance environmental quality, spur economic development, and revitalize communities. This asset includes fact sheets, success stories, training, policy, and guidance documents. Regulatory authority for the collection and use of this information is found in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002 ("the Brownfields Law"), which amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.

Tags: assessment, brownfields, brownfields grants, brownfields program, brownfields properties, brownfields sites, cleanup, environment, land revitalization, redevelopment, united states
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Modeled change in the average Feddema Moisture Index (multiplied by 1000) between 1921-1950 and the 1971-2000 Normal period.

Originators: US Environmental Protection Agency Publisher: US EPA Office of Research & Development (ORD) - National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) Publication place: Corvallis, OR Publication date: Time Period of Data: 1900-2010; Projected data for 2041-2070. Data location: GeoPlatform ("https://www.geoplatform.gov/") and EPA Environmental Dataset Gateway (https://edg.epa.gov/). Abstract: We apply the hydrologic landscapes (HL) concept to assess the hydrologic vulnerability of the western United States (U.S.) to projected climate conditions. Our goal is to understand the potential impacts for stakeholder-defined interests across large geographic areas. The basic assumption of the HL approach is that catchments that share similar physical and climatic characteristics are expected to have similar hydrologic characteristics. We map climate vulnerability by integrating the HL approach into a retrospective analysis of historical data to assess variability in future climate projections and hydrology, which includes temperature, precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, snow accumulation, climatic moisture, surplus water, and seasonality of water surplus. Projections that are not within two-standard deviations of the historical decadal average contribute to the vulnerability index for each metric. The resulting vulnerability maps show that temperature and potential evapotranspiration are consistently projected to have high vulnerability indices for the western U.S. Precipitation vulnerability is not as spatially-uniform as temperature. The highest elevation areas with snow are projected to experience significant changes in snow accumulation. The seasonality vulnerability map shows that specific mountainous areas in the West are most prone to changes in seasonality, whereas many transitional terrains are moderately susceptible. This paper illustrates how the HL approach can help assess climatic and hydrologic vulnerability across large spatial scales. By combining the HL concept and climate vulnerability analyses, we provide a planning approach that could allow resource managers to consider how future climate conditions may impact important economic and conservation resources. Purpose: These data were created in support of the US EPA’s ACE CIVA 2.3, Task Project (QAPP: E-WED-0030854). However, these climate data and hydrologic landscape summaries should have broad applicability for hydrological, geomorphic, or ecological modeling, management, and restoration.  This raster contains the modeled change in the average Feddema Moisture Index over 1921-1950 relative to the 1971-2000 Normal period.

Tags: 020:094, 1900 -2010, 2041-2070, climate, downloadable data, environment, united states, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Port Jefferson Harbor Complex (New York) sewage no-discharge zone, 2001, EPA HQ OWOW

This is a No Discharge Area (NDA) for Port Jefferson Harbor Complex, NY. The actual NDA areas/polygons were primarily created using narrative description from Federal Register notices and digitized against basemap data for hydrography and from recent aerial photography.

Tags: 020:078, downloadable data, environment, marine, new york, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Change in Summer Surface Water Temperatures of North American Lakes, 1985-2009

This map shows the total change in the average July–September surface water temperatures in 34 North American lakes from 1985 to 2009, as measured by satellites. Red circles represent warming; blue circles represent cooling. Larger circles indicate larger changes. Circles with black borders represent lakes where the trend was statistically significant.

Tags: 020:033, air, climate, united states, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
US EPA 2014 Ozone Season Review by City

This web service contains the following layer: OzoneReview35Cities_with2000to2014data. Full FGDC metadata records for each layer may be found by clicking the layer name at the web service endpoint (available through the online link provided above) and viewing the layer description.

Tags: air, alabama, alaska, american samoa, arizona, arkansas, california, canada, chesapeake bay, chesapeake bay watershed, climate, colorado, connecticut, delaware, environment, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, mexico, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, puerto rico, rhode island, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, united states, utah, vermont, virgin islands, virginia, washington, washington dc, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Change in Seasonal Temperature by State 1896-2023

Full Metadata These maps show the total change in the average seasonal temperature for each of the contiguous 48 states from 1896 to 2023, in degrees Fahrenheit. Total change in temperature was calculated from the long-term average rate of change. The three-month seasons are defined as follows: winter (December, January, February), spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August), and fall (September, October, November). For more information: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators

Tags: 020:072, air, climate, indicator, other documents, seasons, temperature, united states
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
RCRA Programmatic Information Policy and Guidance

This asset includes program policy and guidance documents that are used by the EPA regions, states, tribes and private parties to implement the hazardous waste management program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This asset does not contain facility-specific information (see RCRA Facility Information data asset). In addition to policy and guidance, included here are training materials, economic analysis, public information, and program performance and other management level data that feeds into the Performance Assessment Tool (see separate data asset). Much of the information in this asset is available through RCRA Online. The RCRA Online database is designed to enable users to locate documents, including publications and other outreach materials, that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and topics.

Tags: environment, guidance, program performance, rcra, rcra economic analysis, rcra guidance, rcra online, rcra outreach, rcra policy, rcra training, resource conservation and recovery act, united states
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dana Point Harbor (California) sewage no-discharge zone, 1976, EPA HQ OWOW

This geospatial dataset depicts a sewage no-discharge zone established under Clean Water Act Section 312. The area(s) depicted are zones where the discharge of any sewage, treated or untreated, from vessels is prohibited. This layer was created using information from the corresponding Federal Register notice and is created for informational purposes, not to be used for enforcement.

Tags: 020:078, california, downloadable data, environment, marine, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lake Champlain (New York) sewage no-discharge zone, 1976, EPA HQ OWOW

This is a No Discharge Area (NDA) for Lake Champlain, NY. The actual NDA areas/polygons were primarily created using narrative description from Federal Register notices and digitized against basemap data for hydrography and from recent aerial photography.

Tags: 020:078, downloadable data, environment, marine, new york, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfields Grants Information

This asset includes all types of information regarding Brownfields grant programs that subsidize/support Brownfield cleanup.  This includes EPA's Brownfields Program grant funding for brownfields assessment, cleanup, revolving loans, and environmental job training. Assessment grants provide funding for a grant recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites. Revolving Loan Fund Grants enable States, political subdivisions, and Indian tribes to make low interest loans to carryout cleanup activities at brownfields properties. Cleanup grants provide funding for a grant recipient to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants are designed to provide funding to eligible entities, including nonprofit organizations, to recruit, train, and place predominantly low-income and minority, unemployed and under-employed residents of solid and hazardous waste-impacted communities with the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field and in the assessment and cleanup work taking place in their communities. Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants provide funding to eligible organizations to provide training, research, and technical assistance to facilitate brownfields cleanup.  Regulatory authority for the collection and use of this information is found in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002 ("the Brownfields Law"), which amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.

Tags: acres, brownfields, brownfields grants, brownfields sites, environment, united states
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Office of Water (OW): NHDPlus v21+AK Beta Catchment Fabric Twelve-Digit Subwatersheds

This dataset contains twelve-digit hydrologic subwatershed units aggregated from the NHDPlus v21+AK Beta State Catchment Fabric. These units express the Catchment Crosswalk logic used to assign NHDPlus catchments to HUC12 units and are not representative of the Watershed Boundary Dataset or other hydrologic unit systems.

Tags: catchments, ecosystem, environment, estuary, ground water, land, management, monitoring, natural resources, regulatory, surface water, united states, water, watershed boundaries
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OECA Annual Report 2015 Map Service

This interactive map shows information on enforcement actions and cases from 2015. They include civil enforcement actions taken by EPA at facilities, criminal cases prosecuted by EPA under federal statutes and the U.S. Criminal Code, and cases in which EPA provided significant support to cases prosecuted under state criminal laws.

Tags: air, cleanup, compliance, contaminant, energy, waste, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA RE-Powering Mapper Region 9

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) Office of Communications, Partnerships and Analysis (OCPA) initiated the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative to demonstrate the enormous potential that contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites provide for developing renewable energy in the United States. EPA developed national level site screening criteria in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal facilities. While the screening criteria demonstrate the potential to reuse contaminated land for renewable energy facilities, the criteria and data are neither designed to identify the best sites for developing renewable energy nor all-inclusive. Therefore, more detailed, site-specific analysis is necessary to identify or prioritize the best sites for developing renewable energy facilities based on the technical and economic potential. Please note that these sites were only pre-screened for renewable energy potential. The sites were not evaluated for land use constraints or current on the ground conditions. Additional research and site-specific analysis are needed to verify viability for renewable energy potential at a given site.

Tags: cleanup, energy, environment, facilities, land, remediation, sites, united states, waste
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Modeled change in the Seasonality between the modeled 2041-2070 period (CCSM4 r4i1p1 model) and the 1971-2000 Normal period

Originators: US Environmental Protection Agency Publisher: US EPA Office of Research & Development (ORD) - National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) Publication place: Corvallis, OR Publication date: Time Period of Data: 1900-2010; Projected data for 2041-2070. Data location: GeoPlatform ("https://www.geoplatform.gov/") and EPA Environmental Dataset Gateway (https://edg.epa.gov/). Abstract: We apply the hydrologic landscapes (HL) concept to assess the hydrologic vulnerability of the western United States (U.S.) to projected climate conditions. Our goal is to understand the potential impacts for stakeholder-defined interests across large geographic areas. The basic assumption of the HL approach is that catchments that share similar physical and climatic characteristics are expected to have similar hydrologic characteristics. We map climate vulnerability by integrating the HL approach into a retrospective analysis of historical data to assess variability in future climate projections and hydrology, which includes temperature, precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, snow accumulation, climatic moisture, surplus water, and seasonality of water surplus. Projections that are not within two-standard deviations of the historical decadal average contribute to the vulnerability index for each metric. The resulting vulnerability maps show that temperature and potential evapotranspiration are consistently projected to have high vulnerability indices for the western U.S. Precipitation vulnerability is not as spatially-uniform as temperature. The highest elevation areas with snow are projected to experience significant changes in snow accumulation. The seasonality vulnerability map shows that specific mountainous areas in the West are most prone to changes in seasonality, whereas many transitional terrains are moderately susceptible. This paper illustrates how the HL approach can help assess climatic and hydrologic vulnerability across large spatial scales. By combining the HL concept and climate vulnerability analyses, we provide a planning approach that could allow resource managers to consider how future climate conditions may impact important economic and conservation resources. Purpose: These data were created in support of the US EPA’s ACE CIVA 2.3, Task Project (QAPP: E-WED-0030854). However, these climate data and hydrologic landscape summaries should have broad applicability for hydrological, geomorphic, or ecological modeling, management, and restoration.  This raster contains the modeled change in the seasonality of the month of maximum surplus precipitation between the target time period and model (in title) and the 1971-2000 Normal period (1 = same season, 0 = earlier season, 2 = later season).

Tags: 020:094, 1900 -2010, 2041-2070, climate, downloadable data, environment, united states, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Casco Bay (Maine) sewage no-discharge zone, 2006, EPA HQ OWOW

This dataset details No Discharge Zones (NDZ) for Casco Bay, ME. Boaters may not discharge waste into these areas. Boundaries were determined mostly by Federal Register Environmental Documents in coordination with EPA Region 1 Office of Ecosystem Protection (OEP) staff.

Tags: 020:078, downloadable data, marine, new hampshire, water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Change in Permafrost Temperatures in Alaska, 1978-2023

This map shows the change in permafrost temperature per decade for long-term borehole sites in Alaska. As the circles get larger, the rate of warming per decade increases. The blue circle represents a cooling trend. For more information: https://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators.

Tags: 020:033, alaska, climate, downloadable data, indicator, melt, permafrost, thaw
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency