United States Environmental Protection Agency

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 65. Chapters: Acid Rain Program, Paul J. Lioy, Energy Star, Superfund, EPA Sustainability, Food Quality Protection Act, Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Storm Water Management Model, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, SmartWay Transport Partnership, AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Reorganization Plan No. 3, National Emissions Standards Act, Design to the Environment, Toxics Release Inventory, BioWatch, Rita Lavelle, Medical Waste Tracking Act, EPANET, National Priorities List, DSSAM Model, New Source Performance Standard, Process Safety Management, Federal On Scene Coordinator, Kenneth Lonergan, Watershed Central, Facility Registry System, MyEnvironment, United States Environmental Protection Agency September 11 attacks pollution controversy, Benmap, Discharge Monitoring Report, National Ambient Air Quality Standards, WaterSense, Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative, Air Quality Modeling Group, TOXMAP, Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study, Green Power Partnership, Toxicity category rating, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Laboratory Response Network, Recovery Plan, Lake Guardian, Renewable Identification Number, State Implementation Plan, National Environmental Information Exchange Network, Secondary spill containment, Maintenance fees, Scientific Advisory Panel, Major stationary source, Action level, National Exposure Research Laboratory, UDDS, Science Review Board, Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate, Non-road emissions. Excerpt: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and began operation on December 3, 1970, after Nixon submitted a reorganization plan to Congress and it was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate. The agency is led by its Administrator, who is appointed by the president and approved by Congress. The current administrator is Lisa P. Jackson. The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the administrator is normally given cabinet rank. The agency has approximately 18,000 full-time employees. EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C.The EPA employs 17,000 people in headquarters program offices, 10 regional offices, and 27 laboratories across the country. More than half of its staff are engineers, scientists, and environmental protection specialists; other groups include legal, public affairs, financial, and computer specialists. The agency conducts environmental assessment, research, and education. It has the primary responsibility for setting and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with state, tribal, and local governments. It delegates some permitting, monitoring, and enforcement responsibility to U.S. states and Native American tribes. EPA enforcement powers include fines, sanctions, and other measures. The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts. On July 9, 1970, citing rising concerns over environmental protection and conservation, President Richard Nixon transmitted Reorganization Plan No. 3 to the U...