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  • Remediation Resources and Guidance

    • ITRC Green and Sustainable Remediation
      Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
    • Clu-In Green Remediation
      Contaminated Site Cleanup Information
    • Superfund and Green Remediation
      Green remediation information as it relates to the Superfund statutory and regulatory framework
    • DTSC Green Remediation Initiative
      Cal/EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • FRTR Publications
      Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable publications (and publications of FRTR member agencies)
    • Greener Cleanups – How to Maximize the Environmental Benefits of Site Remediation
      Matrix prepared by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    • NAVFAC Sustainable Environmental Remediation
      Fact Sheet from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
    • CL:AIRE Guidance Bulletins
      Guidance bulletins and documents describing the characterisation, monitoring, or remediation of contaminated soil or groundwater
    • Strategies for Addressing Cumulative Impacts in Environmental Justice Communities
      March 2009 report prepared by the Environmental Justice Advisory Council for the NJDEP
    • SUBR:IM Research Bulletins
      Documents summarizing the key research finds of SUBR:IM, published in association with CL:AIRE
  • EPA Documents and Guidance

    • EPA Green Remediation Primer
      Green Remediation: Incorporating Sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites
    • Superfund Green Remediation Strategy (August 2009 Public Review Version)
      EPA OSWER strategy and recommendations to promote greener cleanups
    • Principles for Greener Cleanups
      EPA OSWER principles for green remediation
    • Green Remediation Best Management Practices: Site Investigation
      EPA Quick Reference Fact Sheet
    • Green Remediation Best Management Practices: Pump and Treat Technologies
      EPA Quick Reference Fact Sheet
    • Clean and Green Policy
      EPA Region 2 green cleanup policy
    • Greener Cleanup and Sustainable Reuse Policy
      EPA Region 3 Greener Cleanup and Sustainable Reuse Policy
    • Greener Cleanup Interim Policy
      EPA Region 5 Greener Cleanup Interim Policy
    • Green Cleanup Policy
      Interim EPA Region 7 Green Cleanup Policy
    • Greener Cleanups Policy
      EPA Region 9 Region 9 Greener Cleanups Policy
    • Clean and Green Policy
      EPA Region 10 green cleanup policy
    • Introduction to Energy Conservation and Production at Waste Cleanup Sites
      EPA Engineering Forum Issue Paper, Michael Gill (Region IX) and Katarina Mahutova (Region X)
    • EPA Smart Energy Resource Guide
      Catalog of practices and technologies to reduce emissions due to energy use at remediation sites
    • Green Remediation and the Use of Renewable Energy Sources for Remediation Projects
      2007 report prepared for the EPA by Amanda D. Dellens, National Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellow, Case Western Reserve University
  • Life-Cycle Analysis Documents and Guidance

    • Life-Cycle Case Study Comparison of Permeable Reactive Barrier versus Pump-and-Treat Remediation
      November 2009 Environmental Science and Technology article by Monica R. Higgins and Terese M. Olson
    • Life Cycle Assessment of Active and Passive Groundwater Remediation Technologies
      February 2006 Journal of Contaminant Hydrology article by Peter Bayer and Michael Finkel
    • Guidelines for Social Life-Cycle Assessment of Products
      Framework and best-practices for assessing the social and socio-economic impacts of product life cycles
    • Framework for Responsible Environmental Decision-Making Using LCA
      2000 report prepared by the EPA Office of Research and Development
    • The Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and Other Environmental Impacts
      2003 Journal of Industrial Ecology article describing the EPA's TRACI computer program for LCA
    • Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) software tool
      Developed by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), BEES measures the environmental performance of building products by using LCA approach specified in ISO 14040
  • Climate Change and Sustainability Reports

    • The Economics of 350: The Benefits and Costs of Climate Stabilization
      October 2009 study published by the Economics for Equity and the Environment network
    • Reducing Abrupt Climate Change Risk Using the Montreal Protocol and Other Regulatory Actions to Complement Cuts in CO2 Emissions
      October 2009 paper by Mario Molinaa, Durwood Zaelkeb, K. Madhava Sarmac, Stephen O. Andersend, Veerabhadran Ramanathane, and Donald Kaniaruf
    • The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
      2009 report sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program
    • Indicators of Climate Change in California
      April 2009 report by Cal-EPA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
    • Understanding and Responding to Climate Change
      2008 highlights of National Academies reports
    • Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the US
      2008 report by the US Climate Change Science Program, USDA
    • 2009 Synthesis Report
      Synthesis report based on the discussions at and outcomes of the IARU International Scientific Congress Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions
    • Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report
      Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
    • 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index
      Benchmarking National Environmental Stewardship, Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network
    • The Great Transition: Navigating Social, Economic, Ecological Change in Turbulent Times
      October 2009 paper by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance examines the theoretical transition from a globalised growth economy to a federation of decentralised, social, and ecological economies
    • Stabilization Wedges
      Introduction to the concept of wedges, from the Carbon Mitigation Initiative (a joint project of Princeton University, BP, and Ford)
  • Other Resources, Reports, and Information

    • Proceedings of the GreenRemediation Conference
      GreenRemediation: Incorporating Sustainable Approaches in Site Remediation - International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 9-10, 2009
    • GHG Reporting Protocol
      General greenhouse gas reporting protocol from the Climate Registry
    • Alternative Energy Glossary and Reference Guide
      Definitions of key terms and federal laws applicable to the alternative and renewable energy industry, published by Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
    • Mastering carbon management: Balancing trade-offs to optimize supply chain efficiencies
      2008 IBM report discusses optimizing products, processes, information, and cash flow with respect to four main factors: cost, service, quality, and carbon emissions
  • SURF Affiliates

    • SURF UK
      United Kingdom’s Sustainable Remediation Forum
  • Regulatory Agencies & Related Organizations

    • EPA
      United States Environmental Protection Agency
    • Cal/EPA
      California Environmental Protection Agency
    • Delaware DNREC
      Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
    • Illinois EPA
      Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    • NJDEP
      New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
    • WISC
      Wisconsin Initiative for Sustainable Cleanups
    • ASTSWMO
      Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
  • Regulator/Stakeholder Coalitions

    • ITRC
      Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
    • CL:AIRE
      Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments
    • NICOLE
      Network for Industrially Contaminated Land in Europe
  • Standards and Certification Organizations

    • ASTM International
      American Society for Testing and Materials
    • LEED
      Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
  • RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

    • SUBR:IM
      Sustainable Urban Brownfield Regeneration: Integrated Management
    • The National Academies
      Four organizations (the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council) serving pro bono to give critical advice to the US government and the public
  • Industry and Professional Associations

    • ACS
      American Chemical Society
    • API
      American Petroleum Institute
    • ASCE
      American Society of Civil Engineers
    • GRA
      Groundwater Resources Association of California
    • NBA
      National Brownfield Associations
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