Please note these safety pages were created for use by the USDA-ARS St. Paul Location staff and were not developed as an exhaustive guide to safety for the general public.  We make no warranty about information shared on these pages or its utility or applicability.

What is an EMS?: EPA Environmental Management Systems (EMS) website 

• OPM Telework Initiative

• Green Purchasing Pilot Program
• Presidential Memorandum -- Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement
• GSA BioBased and BioPreferred Products
• USDA Biopreferred Procurement tools
• USDA/ GSAAdvantage
• ENERGY STAR Qualified Products
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

• Minnesota Air, Waste, and Water Rules *
• Minnesota Hazardous Waste and Tanks Rules *
• Minnesota State Water Rules *
• Minnesota Water Quality Standards *
• Clean Air Act
• Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• Freedom of Information Act Text
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
• EPA Pollution Prevention Act Website
• Pollution Prevention Act
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Endangered Species Act (ESA)
• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
• Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
• US EPA Pesticide website
• US EPA Agriculture website
• Ramsey County Public Health and Safety, Solid, and Hazardous Waste Ordinances *
• Ramsey County Environmental Contacts *
• Energy Policy Act of 2005
• FedCenter EMS website

• Executive Order 13834 Efficient Federal Operations
• Executive Order 13352 Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation
• Executive Order 13186 Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds
• Executive Order 13112 Invasive Species
• Executive Order 12986 International Union for Conservation of Natural Resources
• Executive Order 12777 Implementation of Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
• Executive Order 12580 Superfund Implementation
• Executive Order 11990 Protection of Wetlands
• Executive Order 11738 Providing for Administration of the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with Respect to Federal Contracts, Grants or Loans
• Executive Orders Disposition Tables

• United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• United States Code
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) *
• Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) *
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources *
• Minnesota OSHA Compliance *
• Ramsey County Environmental Health *
• Office of Federal Sustainability

• University of Minnesota Integrated Pest Management *
• University of Minnesota Recycling Guide *
• University of Minnesota ReUse Center *
• University of Minnesota Waste Management Guide *

• U.S. Government Earth Day Website
• Earth Day Network *
• Paper Recycles *
• Guide to Planning Environmentally Aware Events (from EPA)
• FedCenter
• USDA Sustainable Operations
• USDA Headquarters Sustainable Operations
• Minnesota NextStep Sustainability Resources *
• Wikipedia Energy Policy Act of 2005 *
• U. S. Green Building Council *
• Green Electronics Council *
• Energy Star Information
• EPA Wastes website
• USDA BioPreferred resources website
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program
• National Ag Library - Sustainability in Agriculture
• United Nations Sustainable Development *
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 *
• Global Environmental Management Initiative *
• EPA asbestos information page
• EPA PCB information page
• EPA ozone depletion information page
• National Pesticide Information Center *
• NCAUR - Green Cleaning Products Success Story
• Ramsey County Recycling website *
• Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture *