Free Environmental Hotlines

Federal and State governments operate a number of toll-free resource hotlines to provide information about environmental topics and services.  Here's an alphabetized listing.

	Acid Rain Hotline (description) 1-202-564-9620
	Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS) - Air Quality Subsystem (AQS) - Hotline (description) 1-800-334-2405
	Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS) - AIRS Facility Subsystem (AFS) - Helpline (description) 1-800-367-1044
	Air Risk Information Center Hotline (Air RISC) 1-919-541-0888
	Asbestos Abatement/Management Ombudsman 1-800-368-5888
	Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) Help Desk 1-706-355-8400 email: ceam@epa.gov
	Clean Air Technology Center (CATC) Infoline formerly Control Technology Center (description) 1-919-541-0800 (English) or 1-919-541-1800 (Spanish) email: catcmail@epa.gov
	Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emission Factors (CHIEF) Help Desk (description) 1-919-541-5285 email: info.chief@epa.gov
	Climate Wise Wise-Line 1-800-459-WISE (1-800-459-9473)
	Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) hotline (description) 1-800-424-9346
	Energy Star Hotline 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937)
	Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN) 1-202-564-4994 email: efin@epamail.epa.gov
	Environmental Justice Hotline (description) 1-800-962-6215 email: environmental-justice-epa@epamail.epa.gov
	EPA Enforcement Economic Models Helpline 1-888-ECONSPT [1-888-326-6778]
	EPA Grants and Fellowships Hotline (NCERQA Hotline) 1-800-490-9194
	Federal Facilities Docket Hotline (description) 1-800-548-1016
	Hazardous Waste Ombudsman (description) 1-800-262-7937
	Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse (IAQINFO) (description) 1-800-438-4318 email: iaqinfo@aol.com
	Inspector General Hotline (description) 1-888-546-8740
	Local Government Reimbursement Program Helpline 1-800-431-9209
	Methods Information Communication Exchange Service (MICE) 1-703-821-4690
	Mexico Border Hotline 1-800-334-0741 (English/Spanish) email: border.team@epamail.epa.gov
	National Antimicrobial Information Network  (description) 1-800-447-6349 email: nain@ace.orst.edu
	National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP, formerly NCEPI) 1-800-490-9198 email: ncepi.mail@epamail.epa.gov
	National Hispanic Indoor Air Quality Hotline 1-800-SALUD-12 [1-800-725-8312] (Spanish/English)
	National Lead Information Center Hotline (description) 1-800-424-LEAD [1-800-424-5323] email: leadctr@epamail.epa.gov
	National Pesticide Telecommunications Network  (description) 1-800-858-7378 email: nptn@ace.orst.edu
	National Radon Hotline  (description) 1-800-SOS-RADON [1-800-767-7236] email: airqual@nsc.org
	National Response Center Hotline 1-800-424-8802
	National Small Flows Clearinghouse Hotline  (description) 1-800-624-8301
	Ozone Protection Hotline (description) 1-800-296-1996 email: hotline@tidalwave.net
	Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Helpline 1-888-EPA-PAYT [1-888-372-7298]
	Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (PPIC) (description) 1-202-260-1023 email: ppic@epamail.epa.gov
	RCRA, Superfund and EPCRA Hotline (description) 1-800-424-9346 TDD 1-800-553-7672
	Safe Drinking Water Hotline (description) 1-800-426-4791 email: hotline-sdwa@epamail.epa.gov
	Small Business Ombudsman Hotline (description) 1-800-368-5888
	Storet Water Quality System Hotline 1-800-424-9067 email: storet@epamail.epa.gov
	Toxic Release Inventory - User Support Service 1-202-260-1531
	Toxic Release Inventory - Community Right To Know - EPCRA Hotline 1-800-535-0202 email: tri.us@epamail.epa.gov
	Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Hotline 1-202-554-1404 email: tsca-hotline@epamail.epa.gov
	WasteWise Helpline 1-800-EPA-WISE [1-800-372-9473] email: ww@cais.net
	Wetlands Information Hotline (description) 1-800-832-7828 email: wetlands-hotline@epamail.epa.gov