Worked on RTK NET (the Right-To-Know Network) as a database application developer, acquiring copies of databases and doing everything from initial database design to programming the final public interface for the Web tools that let people search and retrieve environmental data. I also wrote policy papers on EPA regulatory issues, trained users, and analyzed data for searches and reports. I continue to work on RTK NET as a consultant for OMB Watch, the non-profit organization that runs it.
I have detailed knowledge of many of the most heavily used U.S. environmental databases. A list is available.
Particular specialties are toxic chemical pollution (especially using TRI, the U.S. Toxic Release Inventory), chemical accidents (using the RMP database of risk management plans and the ERNS database of accident reports), and hazardous waste (using the RCRAINFO database of hazardous waste permits, generation, and transfers). I have also worked with compliance and violation data, especially the PCS database of water permits and the ICIS database of enforcement actions and civil cases, and with Superfund and other data.Non-environmental data that I've worked with includes U.S. Census, housing, contracts and grants, and energy and fuel data.