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Revision as of 11:01, December 14, 2020
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA works to ensure that:*Americans have clean air, land and water;*National efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information;*Federal laws protecting human health and the environment are administered and enforced fairly, effectively and as Congress intended;*Environmental stewardship is integral to U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy;*All parts of society--communities, individuals, businesses, and state, local and tribal governments--have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks;*Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned up by potentially responsible parties and revitalized; and*Chemicals in the marketplace are reviewed for safety.
The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.
Focus: Clean air, land and water
Region: United States
Founded: 1970-1-1
Hierarchy
Government Organization
United States Government; Executive Branch; Environmental Protection Agency
Affiliations
Parent Organizations: Executive Branch
Subsidiaries: National Estuary Program
Contact
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: (202) 564-4700
Website: https://www.epa.gov/
Disclaimer: This information is for organizational purposes only. The presence of an Organization's information on this Website should not be viewed as an endorsement of the Website by the Organization. Nor should an Organization's presence on the Website be viewed as an endorsement of the Organization by the Website.
