EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response EPA’s Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) provides policy,
guidance, and direction for the land disposal of hazardous
wastes, underground storage tanks, solid waste management,
encouragement of innovative technologies, source reduction of
wastes, and management of the Superfund Program. OSWER's
priorities include the following: OSWER's goal for
revitalization is to broadly promote the lessons learned by the
Brownfields program and how revitalization can complement
traditional cleanup programs and lead to faster cleanups.
Several offices within OSWER are helping EPA achieve this goal.
EPA Office of Research and Development EPA’s Office of Research
and Development (ORD) is the principal scientific research arm
of EPA. ORD is organized into three national laboratories and
two national centers, and conducts research and fosters the use
of science and technology in fulfilling EPA's mission.
Technology Support Center services include site-specific as