The Environmental Assistance Office is comprised mostly of non-regulatory programs. The Office provides guidance to permit applicants, offers environmental compliance assistance to Vermont businesses and municipalities, and provides assistance to municipal household hazardous waste programs. Office staff assists businesses, communities, state agencies, and others to identify effective and economical ways to reduce waste at the source in order to avoid waste treatment and disposal costs and to safeguard human health and the environment.

		Permit Assistance Do You Need A State Permit? The Environmental Assistance Office has Permit Specialists located in the Agency of Natural Resources Regional Offices who can help you answer that question. more >>
		Business Compliance Assistance Got environmental compliance questions? The Small Business Compliance Assistance Program (SBCAP) has the answers. The SBCAP provides no-cost, confidential compliance assistance to Vermont businesses. Contact SBCAP to ask a question or to arrange an on-site compliance review. more >>
		Municipal Compliance Assistance Is Your Town in Compliance? Most towns have limited resources available to deal with environmental compliance issues. The Municipal Compliance Assistance Program (MCAP) provides no-cost, confidential compliance assistance to Vermont municipalities. Contact MCAP to ask a question or to arrange an on-site compliance review. more >>
		Pollution Prevention Planning & Assistance Companies subject to Vermont's Pollution Prevention Planning law should complete and submit their Annual Progress Report by March 31, 2008. Electronic versions of the Annual Progress Report forms are also available. more >>
		2006 - 2007 Vermont Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence Applications are now being accepted for the 2006 - 2007 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence & Pollution Prevention. The annual awards honor the foresight and actions taken by Vermonters who contribute to the protection of Vermont's environment, the safety of its citizens, and the health of its economy. Applications and nominations must be received no later than Friday, June 15, 2007. more >>
		Business Environmental Partnership The Vermont Business Environmental Partnership is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the Vermont Small Business Development Center. The goals of the Partnership are to achieve greater environmental and economic performance and to promote public recognition of environmental excellence. more >>
		Green Hotels in the Green Mountain State Vermont's Green Hotels and Environmental Partners are using sound environmental management practices to reduce their impacts on the environment, improve their bottom line and satisfy customer demand for environmentally conscious lodging establishments. The Green Hotels in the Green Mountain State program provides assistance to Innkeepers desiring to achieve these goals. more >>
		Mercury Education & Reduction Campaign The Mercury Education & Reduction Campaign (MERC) was developed by EAO to increase awareness of the environmental and health impacts of mercury and to reduce mercury pollution at its source. MERC also administers Vermont's mercury-added product labeling law. more >>
		Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E)     On June 24, 1998, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a landmark agreement to advance pollution prevention efforts in our nation's health care facilities. From this agreement came Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), a voluntary program for facilities committed to reducing the impact of their operations on the environment. The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and H2E are working together to expand the nationwide initiative to include hospitals and other health care facilities in the state of Vermont.