EPA History
EPA was created on December 2, 1970, by President Richard Nixon to protect human health and the environment. Read more about the origins of EPA.
United States Environmental Protection Agency - Wikipedia
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Function, History, & Facts
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), agency of the U.S. government that sets and enforces national pollution-control standards. In 1970, in response to ...
Enforcement and Compliance History Online | US EPA
Use EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online website to search for facilities in your community to assess their compliance with environmental ...
Environmental Protection Agency: Why the EPA Was Created | TIME
And so, in the summer of 1970, Nixon issued the dryly titled Reorganization Plan 3, which provided for the creation of the Environmental ...
Environmental Protection Agency opens | December 2, 1970
On December 2, 1970, a new federal agency opens its doors. Created in response to the dawning realization that human activity can have major effects on the ...
EPA researchers and partners have provided the data, knowledge, and tools needed to tackle the most pressing environmental and related health challenges the ...
History of the US EPA Toolkit | AirNow.gov
This new version features an updated display that allows you to get a quick glance at information, tailored user interfaces for both desktop and mobile, and ...
A Look at EPA History: Environmental Wins and Remaining Woes
The EPA's stated mission is “to protect human health by safeguarding the air we breathe, water we drink and land on which we live.”
The Guardian: Origins of the EPA
EPA Historical Publication-1. Spring 1992. Table of Contents. Introduction · Predecessor: Conservation · From Ecology To Environmentalism ...
The History of the California Environmental Protection Agency
CalEPA was formally established on July 17, 1991 although its foundation was laid decades earlier through the hard work of multiple administrations.
History - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
In the spring of 1970, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Illinois Environmental Protection Actand created the Illinois Environmental Protection ...
The EPA was formed | Today in History - YouTube
We give thanks to a date decades ago after one of the most crucial government agencies was formed.
History of the Clean Water Act | US EPA
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first major U.S. law to address water pollution. As amended in 1972, the law became ...
Records of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA]
History: Division of Water Supply and Pollution Control established in PHS, FSA, to administer the Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155), June 30, 1948.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the ENERGY STAR program in 1992, at a time when both business leaders and environmentalists recognized
History of US Presidential Assaults on Modern Environmental Health ...
The Trump administration has undertaken an assault on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an agency critical to environmental health.
Environmental Protection Agency History, 1970-1985 | C-SPAN.org
On its 15th anniversary in 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created a twenty-minute film documenting the rationale for its ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | US EPA
Website of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment.
This Day in History on November 12: Environmental Protection ...
In the realm of politics, November 12, 1970, saw the introduction of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States. Established ...