Social Media at EPA
EPA uses social media technologies and tools to share information for everyone to gain a better understanding of environmental conditions and solutions. We make every effort to observe requirements related to federal activities, such as transparency, public process, or privacy. EPA doesn't endorse any particular social media site or technique.
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- Blogs and Discussion Forums
Blogs:
- EPA Connect - EPA's official leadership blog
- It's Our Environment - EPA's blog about our world
- It All Starts With Science - about EPA's environmental science and scientists
- Environmental Justice in Action - efforts to achieve environmental justice in overburdened communities
- The Energy Star Current - sharing ideas for saving energy
- Greening the Apple - environmental protection in and around New York City (EPA's Region 2)
- Healthy Waters for EPA's Mid-Atlantic Region - protecting waters along the central eastern seaboard (EPA's Region 3)
- The Big Blue Thread - a blog for spatial science and the environment in America's heartland
- Conversando acerca de nuestro medio ambiente - discutirán temas de interés para la comunidad hispanohablante (discussing topics of interest to the Hispanic community)
- Data and Developer Forum – a place for people to comment about environmental data and Data Finder, a single place to find EPA’s data sources
- Data in Action – a place to discuss using the Toxics Release Inventory
- Data Finder Forum - a place for people to comment on Data Finder, a single place to find EPA's data sources
- Coming Together for Clean Water - discussions from 2010 and 2011 about water strategy to address problems and best use our resources
- TRI Reporting and Metal Mining - discussions from 2009 and 2010 about considering modifying TRI reporting requirements that apply to metal mining operations
- Drinking Water Strategy - discussions from 2010 and 2011 about EPA's Drinking Water Strategy
- Identifying Priority Chemicals for Review and Assessment - discussions from 2011 about EPA's chemicals management program
- Electronic Reporting of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Data - discussions from 2011 about electronic reporting of TRI data
- TRI Reporting for Facilities in Indian Country - discussions from 2011 with tribal representatives about TRI reporting
- Uranium-Thorium Mill Tailings Standards - this discussion forum to ensure an open and transparent process as we review 40 CFR Part 192, Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings Standards to determine if revisions are needed
- Acid Rain 20th Anniversary - discussion to celebrate the significant progress its Acid Rain Program has made to reduce emissions of harmful pollutants from the electric power industry
- Health and Effects Models - share your comments and feedback about DEEM-FCID (a dietary exposure analysis system for performing chronic and acute exposure assessments)
- Residential Wood Smoke Information Exchange - discussion between federal, state, local, and tribal air quality agencies about wood smoke issues
- Enable the Label - share your ideas about the Label Review Manual
- Solid Waste and Emergency Response - EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response wants to know what we can do to better meet our goal of protecting human health and the environment
- Challenge.gov
- Facebook
National
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - our main account
- Administrator Gina McCarthy - from the EPA Administrator
- Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos - en español
- EPA Water Is Worth It - water news, activities, opportunities and resources
- AIRNow - provides easy access to national air quality information
- U.S. EPA Research - news and information about EPA's science and research
- Energy Star - save energy and protect the environment
- EPA WaterSense - water-efficient products and services
- EPA American Indian Environmental Office
- EPA Safer Choice - helping you find cleaning and other chemical products that are safer for people and the environment
- EPA Clean Air Markets - market-based regulatory programs designed to improve air quality
- Indoor airPLUS - Indoor airPLUS helps builders meet the growing consumer preference for homes with improved indoor air quality
- EPA Burn Wise- emphasizes burning the right wood, the right way, in the right wood-burning appliance to protect your home, health, and air
- EPA Clean Up Technology (CLU-IN) - providing information about innovative treatment and site characterization technologies to the hazardous waste remediation community
- U.S. EPA Scientific Diving Program (EPA Divers) - EPA divers study and collect vital information about our underwater environmental challenges
- U.S. EPA - New England Region - related to CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT and 10 Tribal Nations
- U.S. EPA Housatonic River - highlights information related to ongoing clean up issues for the Housatonic River in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2 - related to NJ, NY, PR, VI, and 8 Tribal Nations
- Gowanus Canal, NY group - share information about ongoing clean up issues for the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY
- Pompton Lakes, NJ group - share information about ongoing clean up issues for the DuPont Pompton Lakes Works site in Pompton Lakes, NJ
- U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region - related to DE, DC, MD, PA, VA and WV
- U.S. EPA Watson Johnson Landfill Superfund Site – news and information about the Watson Johnson Landfill Site in Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 (Southeast Region) - related to AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, and 6 Tribal Nations
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 - related to AR, LA, NM, OK, TX, and 66 Tribal Nations
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 - relates to IA, KS, MO, NE, and 9 Tribal Nations
- U.S. EPA Region 8 - relates to CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY, and 27 Tribal Nations
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Pacific Southwest - related to CA, AZ, NV, HI, Pacific, and 147 Tribal Nations
- U.S. EPA - Selma Superfund Site - highlights information related to ongoing clean up issues for the Selma Pressure Treating site south of Fresno, CA
- U.S. EPA, Region 10 – relates to AK, ID, OR, WA, and 271 Tribal Nations
- US EPA Coeur d'Alene Basin - highlights information related to the Coeur d'Alene Basin Superfund site / Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Site cleanup
- US-Mexico Border Waste Forum - a U.S.-Mexico program to improve the environment and protect the health of border residents
- Flickr
- Foursquare
- Google+
- Medium
- Podcasts
A podcast is an audio recording, usually on one particular topic, ranging anywhere from several minutes to an half-hour or more. EPA provides podcasts and audio files (and transcripts) of useful or engaging information as a way to help the public understand and share information. More about EPA podcasts | General information about podcasts
- RSS Feeds
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It's an easy way for users to have news and information updated on their own web sites or other device, instead of just linking to that information. Such information delivered this way is called a "feed." EPA provides RSS feeds for its news releases. More about EPA news feeds | General information about RSS feeds
- Storify
- Thunderclap
We're trying a new tool called Thunderclap. It's a way that you can help us get the word out about events, special alerts, tips or other special messages. You help by allowing us to send a message to your social media followers through Thunderclap. How does Thunderclap work? When you sign up in Thunderclap, you let the Thunderclap system post our message to your Twitter, FB, or Tumblr accounts. It's like a virtual flash mob - the messages will go out on everyone's walls and feeds at the same time. Note that you're only agreeing to each message at a time, not to all our future thunderclaps. General information about Thunderclap. Exit
- Twitter
National
- EPA - our main account (note: we simplified our main account name to just twitter.com/EPA)
- GinaEPA - from the EPA Administrator
- EPAespanol - en español
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EPAblog - blog posts from EPA
- EPAlive - live tweeting
- EPAjobs - job announcements
- EPAwater - water news, activities, opportunities and resources
- AIRNow - provides easy access to national air quality information
- EPAresearch - research and development
- Energy Star - save energy and protect the environment
- EnergyStarHomes - lower utility bills, greater comfort, enhanced durability while protecting the environment
- EnergyStarBldgs - help make our buildings more energy efficient
- EPAWaterSense - water-efficient products and services
- EPAiaplus - Indoor airPLUS helps builders meet the growing consumer preference for homes with improved indoor air quality
- EPAairmarkets - clean air markets include various market-based regulatory programs designed to improve air quality
- EPAsmartgrowth - SmarthGrowth communities
- EPAgreenbldg - Green Building tips, guidance, and news
- EPAburnwise - emphasizes burning the right wood, the right way, in the right wood-burning appliance to protect your home, health, and air
- EPACleanUpTech - providing information about innovative treatment and site characterization technologies to the hazardous waste remediation community
- EPAgreenchill - information and news from EPA's GreenChill Partnership which helps food retailers reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease the industry's impact on the ozone layer and climate change
- EPAclimatectr - information and news from EPA's Center for Corporate Climate Leadership which helps organizations looking to expand their work in GHG measurement and management
- EPAallnations - information and news from EPA's Office of International and Tribal Affairs
- EPAjustice - information and news from EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
- EPAnewengland - related to CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, and 10 Tribal Nations
- EPAregion2 - related to NJ, NY, PR, VI, and 8 Tribal Nations
- EPAregion3 - related to DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV
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EPASoutheast - related to AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, and 6 Tribal Nations
- CameronDavisEPA - senior advisor to EPA Administrator
- EPAGreatLakes - related to IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, WI, and 35 Tribal Nations
- EPAregion6 - related to AR, LA, NM, OK, TX, and 66 Tribal Nations
- EPAregion7 - related to IA, KS, MI, NE, and 9 Tribal Nations
- EPAregion8 - related to CO, MT, ND, SD, UT,and the Tribal Nations
- EPAregion9 - related to CA, AZ, NV, HI, Pacific, and 147 Tribal Nations
- EPAnorthwest - related to AK, ID, OR, WA, and 271 Tribal Nations
- EPAcolumbia - from Columbia River Coordinator
- Widgets
A gadget or a widget is a small piece of web programming code that makes something interesting appear on your blog, wiki, or web page. More about EPA widgets | General information about widgets
- Wikis
- Watershed Central Wiki - where you can share tools, case studies, data sets, and any other watershed related resource you have found invaluable
- YouTube