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Environmental Protection Agency
Director:Lee Zeldin
Year created:1970
Official website:Office website

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a United States agency formed in 1970 "to protect human health and the environment."[1]

The agency develops and enforces environmental regulations for states, organizations, businesses, and individuals; provides grants to nonprofit institutions and state environmental agencies; conducts research on environmental policy issues; and publishes the agency's findings on environmental issues.[1]

Lee Zeldin is the administrator of the EPA. Click here for more information about his confirmation process.

History

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The EPA was formed in 1970. It derived its duties from the U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Department of Agriculture; the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; the Atomic Energy Commission; the Federal Radiation Council; and the Council on Environmental Quality.[2]

Below is a timeline of events since the EPA's creation:[3]

  • 1970: The EPA was formed by President Richard Nixon (R) under its first Administrator—William D. Ruckelshaus.
  • 1970: The Clean Air Act authorized the EPA to set standards for air quality and automobile emissions.
  • 1972: The EPA banned the pesticide DDT.
  • 1972: Congress passed the Clean Water Act, which is administered by the EPA.
  • 1972: The Ocean Dumping Act was passed, allowing EPA to regulate commercial activities in the ocean.
  • 1974: The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed, allowing EPA to regulate drinking water quality.
  • 1977: The Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act were amended by Congress.
  • 1982: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act was passed, regulating the disposal of nuclear waste.
  • 1986: Safe Drinking Water Act regulations were tightened through amendments passed by Congress.
  • 1990: The Pollution Prevention Act was passed.
  • 1996: Renters and home buyers were required by federal law to be informed about lead-based paint.
  • 2009: The EPA concluded that carbon dioxide should be regulated under the Clean Air Act in an effort to mitigate human-caused climate change.

Mission

EPA office locations throughout the U.S.

The official EPA mission statement is as follows:

“ The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.[1][4] ”

Leadership

Lee Zeldin is the current administrator of the EPA.

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See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Our Mission and What We Do," accessed March 14, 2014
  2. ↑ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Duties Transferred to EPA," accessed March 14, 2014
  3. ↑ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "EPA History," accessed March 14, 2014
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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