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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Nushagak River basin monitoredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Duwamish River designatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
DOE Oak Ridge Office coordinatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Air Quality Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Nuclear Waste Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) worksWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) coordinatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ECY collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Pesticide Regulation collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Tier 4 regulatingAuthority United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Tier 4 enforcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Surface Water Treatment Rule administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Policy Act of 1992 affectedAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency
ORP regulatoryOversightBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Office of River Protection
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Olin Corporation regulator United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center tenant United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: Environmental Protection Agency
Chevron Richmond Refinery regulator United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
DOE-RL collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
RL collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
public TSCA Inventory maintainedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
toxaphene regulatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Title V enforcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Title X enforcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
New Bedford Harbor managedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (for cleanup activities)
Steamboat Creek monitoredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Peconic Bay designatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Chevron El Segundo Refinery regulator United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CMA collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility oversightBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Transportation and Air Quality parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Markets Division parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Markets Division operatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
ORIA parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
ORIA parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: EPA
FFRRO partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
FFRRO employer United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Compliance parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Compliance partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Site Remediation Enforcement partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Site Remediation Enforcement parentAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Office of Federal Facilities Enforcement parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Federal Facilities Enforcement partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Planning, Analysis and Accountability partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Planning, Analysis and Accountability parentAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Planning, Analysis and Accountability affiliation United States Environmental Protection Agency