epa_search

Pack: epa-regulations · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epa-regulations/mcp

Keyword search across EPA regulations — US Environmental Protection Agency rules in 40 CFR. Answers “what EPA regulations cover X”, “the environmental regulation / EPA rule about X”, “find the EPA requirement for X”. Great for topics: hazardous waste identification (RCRA), emission standards and air quality (Clean Air Act), NPDES water discharge permits (Clean Water Act), drinking water standards, air toxics / NESHAP, toxic substances (TSCA), Superfund / CERCLA, pesticide registration (FIFRA), greenhouse gas reporting requirements, underground storage tanks, stormwater. Returns matching EPA regulations with citation (40 CFR), heading, excerpt, and source URL. This searches EPA REGULATIONS (regulatory text); for EPA DATA (facility enforcement, ECHO, GHG emissions figures) use the epa-echo / epa-emissions tools. Example: epa_search({ query: “hazardous waste identification” }); epa_search({ query: “emission standards”, limit: 15 }). Keyless.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringyesEnvironmental-regulation topic or phrase, e.g. “hazardous waste identification”, “emission standards”, “NPDES permit”, “drinking water”, “toxic substances”.
limitnumbernoMax results to return, 1-20 (default 10).

Example call

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epa-regulations/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"epa_search","arguments":{}}}'

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epa-regulations": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/epa-regulations/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build July 25, 2026