Environmental Intelligence
Plain-English guides to federal environmental data — so you know what you're looking at before you sign anything.
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Zone AE, Zone X, Special Flood Hazard Area — the federal flood map uses terminology designed for engineers, not families. This guide translates every designation into plain English.
Not all water violations are equal. A health-based violation involving lead is very different from a monitoring paperwork lapse. Here's how to tell the difference and what to do about each.
AQI of 42 versus 88 — what does that difference mean for your household? We break down the EPA's scale, what drives bad air days by region, and what to look for if someone in your home has asthma.
A home inspector checks the structure and systems. An environmental consultant checks what's in the ground, water, and air. Here's when a standard inspection is enough, and when you need to go further.
PFAS compounds have been detected in water systems across the country. We pull EPA data to identify the states and utilities with the highest reported contamination levels and what regulators are doing about it.
Use the same federal databases these articles explain. Air quality, flood risk, drinking water, and Superfund sites — graded A–F, explained in plain English.
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