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Agents can discover live free tools at https://api.locus.report/tools/list and paid tools, prices, and manifests at https://api.locus.report/.well-known/ai-tool/index.json.","lists":[{"list":"NPL / Superfund","status":"empty","sourceTool":"locus_cleanup_sites","description":"EPA National Priorities List sites","nearestMeters":null,"recordsReturned":0,"searchDistanceMiles":1,"recordsWithinSearchDistance":null},{"list":"CERCLIS / SEMS and state cleanup sites","status":"ok","sourceTool":"locus_cleanup_sites","description":"Federal and state cleanup and brownfield sites","nearestMeters":190,"recordsReturned":11,"searchDistanceMiles":0.5,"recordsWithinSearchDistance":5},{"list":"RCRA CORRACTS and TSD facilities","status":"ok","sourceTool":"locus_regulated_facility_compliance","description":"Regulated facilities with EPA ECHO compliance records","nearestMeters":null,"recordsReturned":25,"searchDistanceMiles":1,"recordsWithinSearchDistance":null},{"list":"RCRA generators","status":"ok","sourceTool":"locus_rcra_handlers","description":"Hazardous-waste generators and handlers","nearestMeters":null,"recordsReturned":1000,"searchDistanceMiles":0.25,"recordsWithinSearchDistance":null},{"list":"Registered and leaking underground storage tanks (UST / LUST)","status":"ok","sourceTool":"locus_underground_storage_tanks","description":"UST facilities and reported releases","nearestMeters":276,"recordsReturned":25,"searchDistanceMiles":0.5,"recordsWithinSearchDistance":24},{"list":"Toxic Release Inventory","status":"ok","sourceTool":"locus_toxic_releases","description":"Facilities reporting chemical releases","nearestMeters":null,"recordsReturned":94,"searchDistanceMiles":0.5,"recordsWithinSearchDistance":null}],"point":{"latitude":35.78041800000319,"longitude":-78.63910200000142},"caveats":["This is the government-records step of a Phase I, not a Phase I. Historical-use sources, interviews, and the site reconnaissance are outside Locus.","State lists vary in completeness; a list marked empty means the queried source returned no record, not that no contamination exists.","Records within the search distance are counted, never scored. Distances are from the resolved point, not the parcel boundary.","For SBA loans, this can inform the Environmental Questionnaire and Records Search with Risk Assessment inputs; the environmental professional decides the next step."],"standard":"ASTM E1527-21 government records review (approximate minimum search distances)","lists_reference":[{"list":"NPL / Superfund","searchDistanceMiles":1},{"list":"CERCLIS / SEMS and state cleanup sites","searchDistanceMiles":0.5},{"list":"RCRA CORRACTS and TSD facilities","searchDistanceMiles":1},{"list":"RCRA generators","searchDistanceMiles":0.25},{"list":"Registered and leaking underground storage tanks (UST / LUST)","searchDistanceMiles":0.5},{"list":"Toxic Release Inventory","searchDistanceMiles":0.5}]}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.05","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.05/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.05","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.05","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_MB5kxdvGzYs3Gg8BZRlPo","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.05","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Searches federal and state government environmental databases (NPL, CERCLIS, RCRA, UST/LUST, TRI) near a US address or coordinate point, returning matched record rows with names, distances, and IDs within standard Phase I search distances.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Run a government environmental records screen for 123 Main Street, Denver, CO 80202 — I need to see any NPL, CERCLIS, RCRA, UST/LUST, and TRI records within standard Phase I search distances, with record names and distances.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Phase I records search for acquisition","prompt":"I'm doing due diligence on a commercial property at 450 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022 — can you pull all the government environmental database records near it, including Superfund, RCRA, and underground storage tanks, and show me anything that shows up within standard search distances?"},{"title":"SBA RSRA environmental data inputs","prompt":"I need the environmental government records screen results for 1800 Industrial Blvd, Houston, TX 77015 to fill out the SBA RSRA form — give me the NPL, CERCLIS, RCRA, UST/LUST, and TRI lists with record names and distances."},{"title":"LUST list check near a parcel","prompt":"Can you check whether there are any leaking underground storage tanks or UST records near the parcel at latitude 37.7749, longitude -122.4194 in San Francisco? I also want to see any RCRA or TRI hits nearby."}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing a unique call ID, a generatedAt timestamp, caveats about the data, and a records array. Each record entry identifies which regulatory list it comes from (NPL, CERCLIS, state cleanup, RCRA CORRACTS/TSD, RCRA generators, UST/LUST, TRI), the facility name, its distance from the queried point, and relevant government record identifiers. Lists are capped at 100 records each. Empty lists indicate no records found at standard search distances.","failureModes":["Address not geocodable — returns error or empty records if the address cannot be resolved to a US coordinate","Address outside the US — endpoint covers national US only, international addresses will fail or return no results","Malformed input — missing both address and coordinates triggers a validation error","All lists empty — not a failure per se, but indicates no government records found at standard distances; does not mean the area is clean","Response latency — government database queries may occasionally time out under load"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need government environmental database record rows (names, distances, IDs) for a specific US address or coordinate as part of Phase I ESA-style due diligence, SBA RSRA filings, or property risk screening. It covers NPL, CERCLIS, RCRA, UST/LUST, and TRI at standard search distances in a single call for $0.05. Prefer this over the free tool (which returns counts only) when you need actual record details. Use the heavier EPA context endpoint instead if you need narrative analysis or EPA enforcement context rather than raw record lists.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-28T18:37:32.068Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"locus-environmental-records-screen-80344d24"}