Links to air quality related web sites

Here you will find information about:

• Other government web sites
• Transportation sites
• Weather sites
• Health sites
• Other air quality & environmental association web sites

Other government web sites

• Links to most government sites in the United States can be found at http://www.piperinfo.com.
  
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is located at http://www.epa.gov

• The EPA Northwest Region 10 is located at: http://www.epa.gov/r10earth/
  
• The Washington State Department of Ecology is located at: http://www.wa.gov/ecology  
  Look for the site's section that is devoted to air quality issues.  This site also offers a current list of all certified woodstoves in Washington at http://www.wa.gov/ecology/air/91-053.html
  
• The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators & the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officers (STAPPA/ALAPCO) have a web site located at: http://www.4cleanair.org

• Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority is located at: http://www.wln.com/~oapca/

• Benton Clean Air Authority is located at: http://cbvcp.com/bcaa
  
• Northwest Air Pollution Authority is located at: http://www.pacificrim.net/~nwapa

• South Coast Air Quality Management District is located at: http://www.aqmd.gov
  
• Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District is located at: http://www.apcd.santa-barbara.ca.us/~apcd
  
  All of the counties in our jurisdiction offer websites with local information.
• The King County website is located at http://www.metrokc.gov
• The Pierce County website is located at http://www.co.pierce.wa.us
• The Snohomish County website is located at http://www.co.snohomish.wa.us
• The Kitsap County website is located at http://www.kitsapedc.org

Transportation Sites

• Metro has a site that includes general commuter information, HOV lane information, freeway congestion reports, information about the employer subsidy program, van pool and carpool information and more. The site is located at: http://transit.metrokc.gov
  
• Washington State Ferries has a site that includes route maps, tourist information, events, news, a fleet guide and more. The site is located at: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/
  
• The Department of Transportation has a site that includes traffic maps, speed limits, environmental affairs, HOV, transportation information and more. The site is located at: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/
  
• The TransNow Transportation Northwest Regional Center offers news and information about current transportation issues. The site is located at: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~transnow/
  
• The Puget Sound Regional Council has a site that includes information about regional transportation issues.  The site is located at: http://www.psrc.org
  
• Commuter Challenge is an organization committed to helping businesses meet the requirements of the Washington State Commute Trip Reduction Law.  The Commuter Challenge site is located at: http://www.commuterchallenge.org

Weather Sites

• The University of Washington Atmospheric Science Department has a site that includes weather maps, information about the department of atmospheric science and more. The site is located at: http://www.atmos.washington.edu/

• A current weather map of the United States is located at: http://www.weather.com/sitemap

• Washington weather including maps, links to other weather sites and more can be found at: http://www.atmos.washington.edu/data/
  
  

Health Sites

The American Lung Association of Washington has a web site offering a wide variety of air and health related information.  This web site is located at: http://www.alaw.org .  The national American Lung Association web site is located at: http://www.lungusa.org

Other air quality & environmental association web sites

• The Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition (PSCCC) is a group of public and private stakeholders dedicated to increasing the use of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles in the Puget Sound region. This site is located at http://www.energy.wsu.edu/ep/altfuels/clean

• The Air & Waste Management Association is located at: http://www.awma.org
  
• The University of Washington Air Pollution Training Center site offers up-to-date information on the televised workshops by the EPA Distance Learning Network.  This site is located at: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~aptc
  
• The Northwest Pollution Prevention Recource Center offers information to businesses interested in reducing waste and pollution.  PPRC helps businesses that seek to go beyond what is necessary for compliance with regulations.  Their web site is located at: http://www.pprc.org

Updated February 1999 (all links functioning)

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