United States Environmental Protection Agency

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency is a federal government agency responsible for protecting human health and the environment through regulation, enforcement, and environmental research in the United States.

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instanceOf environmental protection agency
federal agency of the United States government
appliesToJurisdiction United States
collaboratesWith local governments
state environmental agencies
tribal governments
country United States of America
employerOf Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
enforces Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Oil Pollution Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
Toxic Substances Control Act
foundedBy Richard Nixon
hasAbbreviation U.S. EPA
headquartersBuilding William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1970-12-02
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalForm independent executive agency
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
logoImage Seal of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
missionStatement to protect human health and the environment
officialLanguage English
oversightOf National Ambient Air Quality Standards
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Superfund cleanup sites
brownfields redevelopment programs
parentOrganization Executive branch of the United States government
performsFunction development of environmental standards
environmental enforcement
environmental monitoring
environmental regulation
environmental research
grantmaking for environmental programs
public environmental education
risk assessment
publishes Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
National Air Toxics Assessment
regulates air quality standards
greenhouse gas emissions
hazardous waste management
pesticide use
toxic substances
vehicle emissions
water quality standards
shortName EPA
subOrganization Office of Air and Radiation
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Office of International and Tribal Affairs
Office of Land and Emergency Management
Office of Research and Development
Office of Water
Office of the Inspector General
website https://www.epa.gov

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William D. Ruckelshaus employer United States Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission collaboratesWith Environmental Protection Agency
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executive branch of the United States contains Environmental Protection Agency
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Hatfield Marine Science Center collaboratesWith U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Small Business Innovation Research program participatingAgency Environmental Protection Agency
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Hanford Site regulator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
subject linked to: Hanford Site, Washington
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United States Environmental Protection Agency shortName EPA
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United States Environmental Protection Agency subOrganization Office of Water
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United States Environmental Protection Agency subOrganization Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
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United States Environmental Protection Agency hasAbbreviation U.S. EPA
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Richard Nixon founded Environmental Protection Agency (as U.S. federal agency during his administration)
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation coordinatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Council on Environmental Quality collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Mon Valley Works hasRegulatoryBody U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) headOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) category United States Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Act administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Water Act administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act enforcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject linked to: Oil Pollution Act
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Ambient Air Quality Standards administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Ambient Air Quality Standards administeredBy EPA
linked to: United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Ambient Air Quality Standards firstPromulgatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks publisher United States Environmental Protection Agency
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks authority United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Atmospheric Programs
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Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories publisher United States Environmental Protection Agency
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories publisherAbbreviation U.S. EPA
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Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories maintainedBy U.S. EPA Office of Water
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Washington State Department of Ecology collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order party U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order enforceableBy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Tri-Party Agreement hasParty U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Tri-Party Agreement hasParty Environmental Protection Agency
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Tri-Party Agreement hasRegulator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences collaboratesWith U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Toxic Substances Control Act administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Portland Water Bureau subjectToRegulationBy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement collaboratesWith Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of Air and Radiation parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation operatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Land and Emergency Management parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Land and Emergency Management partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters program offices
linked to: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of International and Tribal Affairs parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of International and Tribal Affairs partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
Safe Drinking Water Act administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency