United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. The order establishing the EPA 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 the Senate. The current administrator is Michael S. Regan. The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the administrator is normally given cabinet rank. The EPA has its headquarters in Washington, D.C.. There are regional offices for each of the agency's ten regions, as well as 27 laboratories around the country.
The agency conducts environmental assessment, research, and education. It has the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with state, tribal, and local governments. EPA enforcement powers include fines, sanctions, and other measures.
It delegates some permitting, monitoring, and enforcement responsibility to U.S. states and the federally recognized tribes. The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts.
The agency's budgeted employee level in 2023 is 16,204.1 full-time equivalent (FTE). More than half of EPA's employees are engineers, scientists, and environmental protection specialists; other employees include legal, public affairs, financial, and information technologists.
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22by Cazacioc, Liana-Victoria; National Meteorological Administration, Sos.Bucuresti-Ploiesti 97, Bucuresti 013686, Romania; liana.cazacioc@meteo.inmh.ro, Cazacioc, Andreea; National Environmental Protection Agency, Aleea Lacul Morii 151, sector 6, Bucuresti 060841, RomaniaGet access
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23by Kupsco, Allison, Prada, Diddier, Valvi, Damaskini, Hu, Lisa, Petersen, Maria Skaalum, Coull, Brent, Grandjean, Philippe, Weihe, Pal, Baccarelli, Andrea A.Contributors: “...U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...”
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24by Sonne, Christian, Gustavson, Kim, Rigét, Frank F., Dietz, Rune, Krüger, Tanja, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva C.Contributors: “...Danish Environmental Protection Agency...”
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25by Linnebjerg, Jannie Fries, Hobson, Keith A., Fort, Jérôme, Nielsen, Torkel Gissel, Møller, Per, Wieland, Kai, Born, Erik W., Rigét, Frank F., Mosbech, AndersContributors: “...Danish Environmental Protection Agency...”
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28by Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker, Österlin, Carl, Guia, LauraContributors: “...Swedish Environmental Protection Agency...”
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29by Vorkamp, Katrin, Falk, Knud, Møller, Søren, Bossi, Rossana, Rigét, Frank F., Sørensen, Peter B.Contributors: “...Danish Environmental Protection Agency...”
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30Contributors: “...California Environmental Protection Agency...”
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31by Kornvig, Simon, Wielsøe, Maria, Long, Manhai, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva CecilieContributors: “...Danish Environmental Protection Agency...”
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32by Søndergaard, Jens, Tamstorf, Mikkel, Elberling, Bo, Larsen, Martin M., Mylius, Maria Rask, Lund, Magnus, Abermann, Jakob, Rigét, FrankContributors: “...Danish Environmental Protection Agency...”
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2015)
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33by Wennberg, Maria, Lundh, Thomas, Sommar, Johan Nilsson, Bergdahl, Ingvar A.Contributors: “...Swedish Environmental Protection Agency...”
Published in Environmental Research (2017)
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34by Vorkamp, Katrin, Møller, Søren, Falk, Knud, Rigét, Frank F., Thomsen, Marianne, Sørensen, Peter B.Contributors: “...Danish Environmental Protection Agency...”
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36by Vigués, Jan, Norén, Karin, Wilkinson, Clive, Stoessel, Marianne, Angerbjörn, Anders, Dalerum, FredrikContributors: “...Swedish Environmental Protection Agency...”
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37by Kok Grouleff, Magnus, Wielsøe, Maria, Berthelsen, Dina, Mulvad, Gert, Isidor, Silvia, Long, Manhai, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva CecilieContributors: “...Danish Environmental Protection Agency...”
Published in International Journal of Circumpolar Health (2021)
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39by Long, Manhai, Knudsen, Ane-Kersti Skaarup, Pedersen, Henning Sloth, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva CecilieContributors: “...Danish Environmental Protection Agency...”
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2015)
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40by Bjurlid, F., Roos, A., Ericson Jogsten, I., Hagberg, J.Contributors: “...California Environmental Protection Agency...”
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