Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level)

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Cabinet-level position in the United States United States federal executive position head of government agency

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) is the head of the EPA and a senior U.S. government official responsible for leading national environmental policy and regulation as part of the president’s Cabinet.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	5
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency	3
EPA Administrator	2
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level)
Context triple: [Cabinet of the United States, includesOffice, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level)]

A. United States Environmental Protection Agency
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.
B. Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development at the World Bank
The Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development at the World Bank is a senior leadership role responsible for integrating environmental sustainability into the Bank’s development policies, strategies, and lending operations worldwide.
C. Executive Office of the President of the United States
The Executive Office of the President of the United States is the group of federal agencies and staff that directly support the President in implementing policy, managing the executive branch, and providing specialized advice and administrative services.
D. Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.
E. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level)
Target entity description: The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) is the head of the EPA and a senior U.S. government official responsible for leading national environmental policy and regulation as part of the president’s Cabinet.

A. United States Environmental Protection Agency
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.
B. Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development at the World Bank
The Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development at the World Bank is a senior leadership role responsible for integrating environmental sustainability into the Bank’s development policies, strategies, and lending operations worldwide.
C. Executive Office of the President of the United States
The Executive Office of the President of the United States is the group of federal agencies and staff that directly support the President in implementing policy, managing the executive branch, and providing specialized advice and administrative services.
D. Secretary of Commerce of the United States
The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.
E. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cabinet-level position in the United States ⓘ United States federal executive position ⓘ head of government agency ⓘ
advises	President of the United States on environmental policy ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointedFor	pleasure of the President ⓘ
category	Environmental policy in the United States ⓘ United States Cabinet-level positions ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
deputy	Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
firstHolder	William D. Ruckelshaus ⓘ
hasNoFixedTerm	true ⓘ
headOf	United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States environmental policy ⓘ federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalBasis	Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
memberOf	Cabinet of the United States ⓘ
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
officeHolder	Michael S. Regan ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime	March 11, 2021 ⓘ
oversees	EPA enforcement actions ⓘ EPA rulemaking process ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency regional offices ⓘ
participatesIn	meetings of the Cabinet of the United States ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of the United States ⓘ
positionInaugurated	December 2, 1970 ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ
requires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
responsibleFor	air quality regulation in the United States ⓘ development of national environmental regulations ⓘ enforcement of environmental protection standards ⓘ implementation of federal environmental laws ⓘ oversight of climate-related environmental regulations ⓘ regulation of hazardous waste ⓘ regulation of toxic substances ⓘ water quality regulation in the United States ⓘ
shortName	EPA Administrator ⓘ linked to: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level)
style	Madam Administrator ⓘ Mr. Administrator ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cabinet of the United States → includesOffice → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) ⓘ

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) → shortName → EPA Administrator ⓘ