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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EPA regional enforcement divisions parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations regulatingAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency
National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations firstIssuedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Pub.L. 96-510 administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
NPL administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: National Priorities List
NPL administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: National Priorities List
this entity surface form: U.S. EPA
NPL maintainedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: National Priorities List
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Hazard Ranking System operator United States Environmental Protection Agency
Hazard Ranking System developer United States Environmental Protection Agency
Hazard Ranking System usedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Hazard Ranking System introducedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Region 6 parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Region 6 partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
Superfund program administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
Superfund program enforcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
environmental protection division cooperatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Environmental Protection Division (Puerto Rico DNER)
OSRTI parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Aberdeen Chemical Agent Disposal Facility regulatoryOversightBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant environmentalRegulator United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Vivian Malone Jones employer United States Environmental Protection Agency
Port of Valdez regulatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters operatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters houses United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: Office of the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters governingBody United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Newtown Creek regulatingAgency United States Environmental Protection Agency
Corexit 9500A monitoredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management worksWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. (headquarters of GSA) hasHeadquarters United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
this entity surface form: Environmental Protection Agency
Dallas–Fort Worth water supply system regulatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Woburn toxic waste contamination cases involves United States Environmental Protection Agency
City of Rochester water authority regulatoryAuthority United States Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Star program operator United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Star program administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: EPA Climate Protection Partnerships Division
Missouri Air Pollution Control Program collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Missouri Public Drinking Water Program collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Missouri Hazardous Waste Program cooperatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States developedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States developedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States publisher United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Region 4 parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
Air Quality Division collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Air Quality Division (Alaska)
Water Division collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
subject surface form: Water Division (Alaska DEC)
this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Spill Prevention and Response Division collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Response and Restoration collaboratesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: Environmental Protection Agency
New York State Superfund Program coordinatesWith United States Environmental Protection Agency