Putting Polluters On The Map - government software for identification of pollution sources - Brief Article

National Wildlife, Feb-March, 2001

> The new president will face many potential hazards during the next four years. Among those are the dozen or so pollution sources near the White House (above, in red). Free software from the federal government now allows anyone to pinpoint pollution sources in his or her neighborhood. Go to www.hud.gov/emaps, type in an address or zip code, and the program will create a map like this, showing Superfund sites, power plants, factories and other environmental hazards.