September 22, 2006—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says its Web-based Compliance Assistance Centers are celebrating ten years of helping regulated facilities, particularly small businesses and local governments, understand and meet environmental regulations.
In a decade, the number of centers has grown from 3 to 14, and together they attract more than one million visitors a year. In a recent centers’ survey, 78 percent of regulated businesses and governments said they had improved their environmental management practices as a result of using the critical information provided by the centers.
The original centers supported the printing, metal finishing, and automotive service and repair sectors. EPA has since funded centers for chemical manufacturers, local government, printed wiring board manufacturers, transportation, agriculture, paints and coatings, federal facilities, automotive recyclers, construction, US/Mexico/Canada border issues, and health care sectors.
For more information visit the EPA Web site.
