NOAA’s NIDIS – Snow Drought Status Update April 2026

NIDIS is an integrated information system that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information and federal, tribal, state and local levels across the country. NIDIS’s mission is to improve the nation’s capacity to proactively manage...

EPA Updated Guidance Portal

EPA has updated its Guidance Portal, a public website that provides access to guidance on topics like air quality, water protection, and hazardous waste. The updated portal includes a more user-friendly search tool, allowing users to quickly find relevant documents...

Resources from DEC’s Solid Waste Program (Alaska)

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Resources Webpage provides a wide range of solid waste resources. Here are a few of note: DEC’s Waste Index: DEC uses the Waste Index to score landfill sites when they do inspections. This Excel...

WQX/STORET Data Assistance

Need assistance uploading water quality data? EPA’s WQX Helpdesk can answer your questions about data submission and retrieval. If you have a basic question, the fastest way to get an answer is to chat via email WQX Helpdesk (wqx@epa.gov). You may also request an...