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Vocabulary Name	Publishing Organization	Topics
Alternative Dispute Resolution Terms	Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights	Enforcement & Compliance, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders, Policy & Guidance	Description: Terms encompassing various techniques for resolving conflict outside of court using a neutral third party. Of the different ADR approaches available, EPA New England relies primarily on mediation and facilitation.
Air Permitting Terms	Region 9/Air Program	Air, Enforcement & Compliance, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders	Description: Definitions of selected permitting terms
Environmental Review Training for Special Appropriations Grants Glossary	Office of the Administrator/Office of Policy/Office of Federal Activities/National Environmental Policy Act	Enforcement & Compliance, Policy & Guidance	Description: A list of key terms used in the Environmental Review Training for Special Appropriation Grants
Corrective Action 101 Key Terms	Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery	Enforcement & Compliance, Land, Waste, & Cleanup	Description: A list of important concepts and definitions that relate to corrective action.
Discharges from Vessels of the Armed Forces Glossary	Office of Water	Enforcement & Compliance, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders, Policy & Guidance, Water	Description: Glossary contains terms used to describe discharges from vessels of the Armed Forces, which are regulated under the Uniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS).
Pretreatment Acronyms and Glossary	Office of Water/Office of Wastewater Management/Water Permits Division	Enforcement & Compliance, Water	Description: This is a glossary of terms for the national pretreatment program, a component of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.
RCRA Corrective Action Event Codes	Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery	Emergencies, Enforcement & Compliance, Information Management/Systems, Land, Waste, & Cleanup, Policy & Guidance
Environmental Justice 2020 Glossary	Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights	Enforcement & Compliance	Description: Terms and definitions related to the Environmental Justice 2020 (EJ 2020) Action Agenda.
Glossary of Frequent Terms in the Loading Tool	Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance/Office of Compliance	Enforcement & Compliance	Description: Frequently searched terms in the Water Pollutant Loading tool, used to provide discharge monitoring and permit data from ICIS-NPDES.
Web Taxonomy-Coop & Assistance Topics	Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analytic Services Division	Enforcement & Compliance, Information Management/Systems, Policy & Guidance	Description: Extensible list of topics related to environmental economics and policy referred to or associated with content.
Web Taxonomy-Regulatory & Industrial Topics	Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analytic Services Division	Enforcement & Compliance, Information Management/Systems, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders	Description: Extensible list of topics related to industrial environmental issues and policies referred to or associated with content.

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