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 of America
surface form: 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S. EPA
headquartersBuilding William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1970-12-02
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: EPA
subOrganization Office of Air and Radiation
United States Environmental Protection Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
United States Environmental Protection Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: Office of Water

Office of Inspector General
surface form: Office of the Inspector General
website https://www.epa.gov

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Regan employer United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Michael S. Regan
Rocky Flats Plant (historical) regulator United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Rocky Flats Plant
this entity surface form: Environmental Protection Agency
Big Hill storage site hasEnvironmentalOversightBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Biotechnology Regulatory Services collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: Environmental Protection Agency
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant regulator United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical) regulatoryBody United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
IJC cooperatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: International Joint Commission
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Reilly employer United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: William K. Reilly
Tri-State mining district regulatoryAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency
Onondaga Lake managedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Beaumont Reserve Fleet environmentalRegulation United States Environmental Protection Agency
California Air Resources Board collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Title II – Emission Standards for Moving Sources administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Title II – Emission Standards for Moving Sources enforcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Nonattainment New Source Review program administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Nonattainment New Source Review program enforcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
total maximum daily loads program administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Total Maximum Daily Loads program
TMDL implementedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
TMDL requiresApprovalBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States environmental law administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Contingency Plan administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Contingency Plan administeredByAbbreviation United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: EPA
U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form R administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form R administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. EPA
Form R introducedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee parentAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee advises United States Environmental Protection Agency
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Enforcement Section cooperatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
94-580 administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Allowance Tracking System operator United States Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Interstate Rule regulator United States Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Interstate Rule announcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
NASA Earth Science Division collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: EPA
Kingston Fossil Plant regulator United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation cooperatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
New River regulatesBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Emergency Response collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program monitoredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Yucca Mountain regulatoryAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
SARA appliesTo United States Environmental Protection Agency
SARA administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
99-499 administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency