Past TRI Program Webinars

Catch TRI-related webinars you might have missed or watch again for a refresher.

Date	Webinar Title	Materials	Speaker(s)	Topic	Description
April 4, 2024	Highlights from the 2022 TRI National Analysis	View recording (38 minutes) 2022 TRI National Analysis Webinar Slides (pdf) (1.42 MB, 9/25/24)	Charlie Snyder, TRI Program, EPA	Annual report	An overview of the 2022 TRI data on industrial management of toxic chemicals and a demonstration of the interactive features of the National Analysis website.
August 2, 2023	What is the TRI Preliminary Dataset?	Preliminary Data Webinar Presentation (pptx) (3.44 MB)	Sarah Swenson, TRI Program, EPA Tim Antisdel, TRI Program, EPA	Data access, online tools	Learn how to use the preliminary TRI dataset to find the most recent facility-level data on toxic chemical releases, other waste management, and pollution prevention practices.
June 14, 2023	Reporting Pollution Prevention Information to the TRI	View recording (50 minutes) Presentation Slides: Reporting P2 to the TRI Program (pptx) (4.21 MB) P2 Reporting Webinar: Chat Log with Q&As (pdf) (120.57 KB)	Charlie Snyder, TRI Program, EPA	Pollution prevention, TRI reporting	Tips for reporting required and optional pollution prevention information on TRI reporting forms, and examples of how EPA uses this information.
March 28, 2023	Highlights from the 2021 TRI National Analysis	View recording (1 hour, 5 minutes)	Charlie Snyder, TRI Program, EPA	Annual report	An overview of the 2021 TRI data on industrial management of toxic chemicals, a demonstration of the interactive features of the National Analysis website, and a question-and-answer session with TRI Program staff.
September 21, 2022	TRI Toxics Tracker: A Resource to Learn About Toxic Chemicals in Your Community	View recording (19 minutes)	TJ Pepping, Abt Associates	Online tools	A demonstration and discussion of the TRI Toxics Tracker tool, which can be used to answer a variety of questions, such as what toxic chemical releases are occurring in a particular community with EJ concerns and which facilities might be contributing to disproportionate releases potentially affecting nearby residents.
September 21, 2022	Reducing TRI Emissions at the Allnex-Wallingford Resin Facility	View recording (17 minutes)	Frank Dicristina, Allnex	Pollution prevention, data use	A discussion of how one company significantly reduced its on-site releases through innovative practices.
September 21, 2022	Companies Being Good Neighbors: Connecting Students to Businesses to Prevent Pollution	View recording (22 minutes)	Lisa Cox, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality	Pollution prevention, data use	A discussion of how Oregon’s internship program supports hands-on pollution prevention and chemistry job experience for college students while providing technical assistance. Includes overview of how TRI data are used to target high-priority businesses to host an intern.
September 21, 2022	TRI Data and the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act	View recording (30 minutes)	Tiffany Skogstrom, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance	Data use	An overview of how the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance uses TRI data for local chemical safety and climate change resiliency collaborations, environmental justice initiatives, and statewide toxics policy.
September 21, 2022	TRI P2 Search Tool: What are Companies Doing to Prevent Pollution?	View recording (20 minutes)	Cheryl Keenan, Eastern Research Group	Online tools, pollution prevention	A demonstration of key features of the TRI P2 Search Tool and how to find information about how TRI-reporting facilities are reducing or preventing chemical pollution.
September 20, 2022	An Environmental Justice Case Study: TRI Facilities and Fence-line Communities in EPA Region 10	View recording (11 minutes)	Leigh Mante, Columbia University	Data use	A discussion of a comprehensive methodology to rapidly identify and visualize vulnerable communities who may be disproportionately exposed to hazardous chemicals as a result of their proximity to TRI facilities.
September 20, 2022	The TRI and the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute	View recording (16 minutes)	Charles Ruffing, NY State P2 Institute	Pollution prevention, data use	An overview of how the NY State P2 Institute has used TRI data to prioritize business sectors for focused outreach and technical assistance on pollution prevention approaches.
September 20, 2022	Introduction to the Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI)	View recording (29 minutes)	Cindy Gould, Abt Associates	Online tools	An overview of EPA’s RSEI model, a unique resource for exploring the impacts of toxic releases from industrial and federal facilities. Includes discussion of how RSEI works, what its limitations are, and how the model’s results can help answer different questions about potential risk.
September 20, 2022	Integrating Air Quality and Environmental Justice into the Clean Energy Transition	View recording (29 minutes)	Dr. Michael Ash, University of Massachusetts Amherst	Data use	A discussion of how TRI/RSEI data are being used to include local pollution in the analysis of greenhouse gas policies, such as carbon pricing, coal-to-gas conversions, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
September 20, 2022	Risk and EJ Screening for Teaching, Research, and Beyond	View recording (32 minutes)	Dr. Troy Abel, Western Washington University	Data use	A discussion of how TRI and RSEI data are used for research involving the distribution of risks posed by toxic chemicals in Seattle and the Duwamish River Valley, as well as other applications of TRI data.
September 20, 2022	Differential Impact of P2 and Green Chemistry Activities on Marginalized Communities	View recording (22 minutes)	Trip Johnson, George Washington University Cameron George, George Washington University	Data use	A discussion of research that looks to create a foundation for an environmental justice analysis of green chemistry implementation using the TRI database and EJScreen mapping tool.
May 12, 2022	Using TRI-MEweb to Submit TRI Data	View recording (63 minutes)	Juan Parra, TRI Program, EPA	TRI reporting	A training webinar covering how to use the TRI-MEweb application to submit TRI data by the July 1 reporting deadline. Includes demonstration of TRI-MEweb reporting software.
March 23, 2022	2019 TRI National Analysis Highlights and Walkthrough	View recording (1 hour, 45 minutes)	Caitlin Briere, TRI Program, EPA	Annual report	Highlights from the 2019 TRI data, a demonstration of the interactive features of the National Analysis website, and a question-and-answer session with TRI Program staff.
October 20, 2021	Data in Action: Real-World Applications of the TRI	View recording (1 hour, 10 minutes)	Dr. Michael Petroni Dr. Michael Ash, University of Massachusetts Amherst Dr. Kevin Smiley, Louisiana State University	Data use	A discussion of how TRI data have been used in the fields of environmental justice, public health equity, and corporate environmental performance.
October 7, 2021	Toxics in the Community: TRI for Local and Tribal Governments	View recording (1 hour, 33 minutes)	Steve Witkin, TRI Program, EPA Sarah Swenson, TRI Program, EPA Caitlin Briere, TRI Program, EPA Cynthia Harris, Environmental Law Institute	Data use	An overview of how local and tribal governments can access and use TRI data to help respond to community concerns and protect community health.
September 24, 2021	Accessing and Using the TRI Pollution Prevention (P2) Data	View recording (1 hour, 5 minutes)	Sandra Gaona, TRI Program, EPA Charlie Snyder, TRI Program, EPA	Pollution prevention, online tools	An overview of how to access and use the TRI data showing how industrial facilities are reducing or eliminating the creation of chemical waste. Includes a demo of several online TRI tools.
September 21, 2021	Introduction to EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators Model	View recording (1 hour)	Mitch Sumner, TRI Program, EPA Cindy Gould, Abt Associates, EPA	Online tools	Discussion of what the RSEI model is, how it can be used to provide context for TRI data, and how to access and interpret RSEI results.
July 8, 2021	TRI for Communities: Using TRI Tools to Find Community-Based Data	View recording (1 hour, 35 minutes)	Sarah Swenson, TRI Program, EPA Tina Guthrie, TRI Program, EPA	Online tools	Brief overview of the TRI Program, followed by a demonstration of how to use the TRI Search and TRI Search Plus tools to find TRI facilities in and near communities.
May 20, 2021	Introduction to the Toxics Release Inventory	View recording (1 hour, 36 minutes)	Judy Kendall, TRI Program, EPA Sarah Swenson, TRI Program, EPA	TRI overview, online tools	Overview of the TRI Program, including what data are collected and how the data can be used, followed by a demo of the TRI Search tool.