United States Environmental Protection Agency

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environmental protection agency federal agency of the United States government

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.

Aliases (15)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ×34
Environmental Protection Agency ×18
EPA ×7
U.S. EPA ×3
EPA Office of Research and Development ×1
EPA regional offices ×1
Environmental Protection Agency (as U.S. federal agency during his administration) ×1
Environmental Protection Agency headquarters ×1
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention ×1
Office of Water ×1
U.S. EPA Office of Water ×1
United States Environmental Protection Agency (earlier career) ×1
United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Atmospheric Programs ×1
United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters ×1
United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters program offices ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
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 →

Referenced by (180)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Acid Rain Program → Clean Air Act → 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 → NESHAP → NESHAP ("EPA") → NSPS → NSPS ("EPA") → National Air Toxics Assessment → National Air Toxics Assessment ("EPA") → National Ambient Air Quality Standards → National Ambient Air Quality Standards ("EPA") → National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System → National Priorities List → New Source Review → Oil Pollution Act of 1990 → Oil Pollution Act of 1990 → Prevention of Significant Deterioration program → Public Law 101-380 → Public Law 92-500 → Public Law 94-469 → Public Law 94-469 ("EPA") → Public Law 94-580 → Public Law 96-510 → Public Law 99-499 → Resource Conservation and Recovery Act → Safe Drinking Water Act → Subtitle C → Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 → Superfund trust fund → TSCA Inventory of chemical substances → Title V – Permits ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Toxic Substances Control Act → Underground Injection Control program →	administeredBy
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation → Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Council on Environmental Quality → District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Division of Air Resources → Division of Environmental Remediation → Division of Water (New York State) ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Environmental Crimes Section ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Hatfield Marine Science Center ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection → National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Office of Environmental Management ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings ("Environmental Protection Agency") → U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Washington State Department of Ecology → Washington State Department of Ecology →	collaboratesWith
Acid Rain Program → Clean Water Act → Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act → NESHAP → NSPS → National Primary Drinking Water Regulations → New Source Review → Title 33 of the United States Code ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Underground Injection Control program →	enforcedBy
Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office → OAR → OECA → OITA → Office of Air and Radiation → Office of International and Tribal Affairs → Office of Land and Emergency Management ("United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters program offices") → Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery → Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation →	partOf
OLEM → Office of Air and Radiation → Office of Atmospheric Protection → Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance → Office of International and Tribal Affairs → Office of Land and Emergency Management → Office of Radiation and Indoor Air → Office of Underground Storage Tanks →	parentOrganization
California Environmental Protection Agency → Maryland Department of the Environment → New York State Department of Environmental Conservation → OSMRE ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Office of Science and Technology Policy ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection → State Emergency Response Commissions ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	coordinatesWith
Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office → OAR ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → OECA ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → OITA → Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery →	parentAgency
Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office → Michael S. Regan → Michael S. Regan ("United States Environmental Protection Agency (earlier career)") → William D. Ruckelshaus →	employer
Anacostia River ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → National Priorities List → Prevention of Significant Deterioration program ("EPA regional offices") → River Rouge ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	monitoredBy
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Division of Mineral Resources ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Local Emergency Planning Committee ("Environmental Protection Agency") →	cooperatesWith
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories → Integrated Science Assessments ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks →	publisher
New Source Performance Standards → New York City distribution tunnels → New York City water supply system →	regulatingAuthority
Hanford Site ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → NATA ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Savannah River Site →	regulator
BSEE ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Environmental Protection Division ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operations Office ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	worksWith
Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("Environmental Protection Agency") → Public Law 109-58 ("Environmental Protection Agency") →	affectsAgency
Integrated Science Assessments → Integrated Science Assessments ("EPA Office of Research and Development") →	developedBy
Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Title V – Permits ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	enforceableBy
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System → New Source Performance Standards →	enforcementBy
National Ambient Air Quality Standards → New Source Performance Standards →	firstPromulgatedBy
Public Law 94-580 → Title 33 of the United States Code ("Environmental Protection Agency") →	grantsAuthorityTo
Tri-Party Agreement ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Tri-Party Agreement ("Environmental Protection Agency") →	hasParty
Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern → Title III ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	implementedBy
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories ("U.S. EPA Office of Water") → TSCA Inventory of chemical substances ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	maintainedBy
Housatonic River ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") → Toxics Release Inventory ("U.S. EPA") →	managedBy
NATA → Office of Air and Radiation →	operatedBy
Consumer Confidence Reports → Houston petrochemical complex ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	regulatedBy
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations → National Primary Drinking Water Regulations ("EPA") →	regulatingAgency
United States Environmental Protection Agency ("Office of Water") → United States Environmental Protection Agency ("Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention") →	subOrganization
Title VI – Nuclear Matters ("Environmental Protection Agency") →	associatedWithAgency
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks ("United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Atmospheric Programs") →	authority
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) →	category
executive branch of the United States ("Environmental Protection Agency") →	contains
Toxicology in the 21st Century program ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	coordinatedBy
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 →	created
PCD ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	environmentalRegulationBy
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 →	established
National Priorities List →	establishedBy
Richard Nixon ("Environmental Protection Agency (as U.S. federal agency during his administration)") →	founded
Chesapeake Bay Program →	foundedBy
United States Environmental Protection Agency ("U.S. EPA") →	hasAbbreviation
Chesapeake Bay Program →	hasPartner
Tri-Party Agreement ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	hasRegulator
Mon Valley Works ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	hasRegulatoryBody
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) →	headOf
William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building ("United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters") →	houses
Flint water crisis ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	involvesOrganization
National Priorities List →	jurisdiction
Herbert C. Hoover Building ("Environmental Protection Agency headquarters") →	neighboringBuilding
William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building →	occupant
Toxics Release Inventory →	operator
Superfund trust fund →	overseenBy
Small Business Innovation Research program ("Environmental Protection Agency") →	participatingAgency
Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	party
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories ("U.S. EPA") →	publisherAbbreviation
Indian River Lagoon ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	recognizedBy
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant →	regulatoryAgency
Y-12 National Security Complex →	regulatoryBody
Oak Ridge Reservation →	regulatoryOversight
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 ("Environmental Protection Agency") →	relatedTo
Environmental Defense Section →	represents
Consumer Confidence Reports →	requiredBy
United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") →	shortName
Portland Water Bureau ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	subjectToRegulationBy
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund ("U.S. Environmental Protection Agency") →	supportsAgency
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 →	transferredFunctionsTo