Office of Land and Emergency Management

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The Office of Land and Emergency Management is a U.S. EPA office responsible for policies and programs related to waste management, contaminated site cleanup, and emergency environmental response.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government agency office
office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
abbreviation OLEM
collaboratesWith local governments
other federal agencies
state environmental agencies
tribal governments
country United States of America
focusesOn preparedness for environmental emergencies
protection of human health from waste-related risks
protection of the environment from waste-related risks
response to environmental emergencies
hasMainResponsibility contaminated site cleanup policy
emergency environmental response policy
hazardous waste management policy
implementation of contaminated site cleanup programs
implementation of emergency environmental response programs
implementation of waste management programs
waste management policy
hasSubOrganization Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office
Office of Emergency Management
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
Office of Underground Storage Tanks
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States
missionStatement to preserve and restore land by managing waste and cleaning up contamination
to prevent and respond to environmental emergencies
overseesProgram Brownfields program
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act implementation
Oil Spill prevention and response program
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act hazardous waste program
Superfund program
chemical accident prevention and preparedness programs
federal facilities cleanup programs
underground storage tank program
parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency
partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters program offices
regulatesUnderStatute Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Oil Pollution Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
replaced Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response


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