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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this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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this entity surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Absecon Creek administrativeRegion United States Environmental Protection Agency
this entity surface form: United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 2