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DOEE protects DC residents, visitors, and the natural environment by reducing the concentration of pollutants in the outdoor air.
Air Pollution and Your Health: Understanding PM₂.₅
Review the regulations and laws related to air quality, pollution control, asbestos abatement and vehicle emmissions.
DOEE provides current water conditions of the Anacostia River and Potomac River, including temperature, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), pH, depth, chlorophyll, and turbidity.
The District of Columbia and State of Maryland have agreed to use the Anacostia river as a model of how to reduce trash and move toward a trash free Potomac Watershed.
AREC is an aquarium and aquatic education center located minutes from Capitol Hill in Anacostia Park.
The District’s Aquatic Resources Registry is a publicly available, interactive map of wetlands and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds in the District.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Fact Sheet contains the following information on arsenic.
The District’s Asbestos Abatement Program ensures that asbestos removal contractors protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of building occupants and the general public.
The District’s bats are in trouble. By learning to live with bats you can help with their long-term conservation.
Bats are one of the most mysterious and least understood groups of mammals.
Thank you for visiting DOEE’s Building Energy Performance Standard Page. The District’s Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS) Program was set forth in Title III of the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act of 2018.
Certification applications are available for businesses and individual contractors who wish to provide UST services to DC.
District residents can learn more about the wildlife by participating in national and regional citizen science initiatives that provide hands on experience watching and monitoring plants and wildlife.