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  • Clean Vehicle Standards to Protect Health and the Climate

    The EPA is finalizing a rule for air pollutant emissions standards for passenger cars, light trucks, and the largest pickups and vans.

    Learn more about clean vehicle standards

  • EPA Ends Ongoing Uses of Asbestos

    Exposure to asbestos is known to cause cancer and is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.

    Learn more about the final rule banning asbestos

  • Investing in Clean Ports

    EPA is advancing next-generation, clean technologies that will drive the movement of goods and passengers at our nation’s ports while reducing pollution and advancing environmental justice.

    Learn about the funding opportunities

  • Transforming Water Infrastructure Across the Nation

    A Bipartisan Infrastructure Law multi-billion-dollar investment will fund state-run, low-interest loan programs to address key water infrastructure challenges.

    Discover investments in water infrastructure across the U.S.

  • Careers at EPA

    Science Careers at EPA

    From tackling the climate crisis to advancing environmental justice, what happens here changes the world. At EPA, you can be a changemaker.

    Learn more about Careers at EPA

  • Investing in America

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    EPA has an opportunity to move further and faster than ever before to build a healthier and brighter future for people and the planet.

    Learn how EPA is investing in America

  • Applying for EPA Grants

    Discover EPA-hosted webinars to learn how to apply for, or manage an EPA grant.

    Register to attend an EPA grant webinar

  • Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

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    Discover the historic investments made in the health, equity, and resilience of American communities through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding.

    Explore the interactive map

  • Climate Change

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    Understanding and addressing climate change is critical to EPA's mission of protecting human health and the environment. Find resources and accurate information about climate change.

    Explore climate change resources

  • Drinking Water Resources

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    Learn how water gets to your drinking water tap every day, the different types of public water systems, and other basic information about drinking water safety.

    Explore drinking water resources

EPA Perspectives

Read commentary-style articles from EPA staff.

  • David Cash, peering into an aquarium and staring at a fish

    Fifty Years Later

    I viscerally remember what it felt like to walk through the dark entrance halls, turn a corner and then stop before the spectacular Giant Ocean Tank. I was able to connect these visits, 50 years apart, in my head and heart, in ways I never had before. 

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    • By: David Cash
  • Sam Suzuki sits on a mountain top in South Africa with a vista of mountains behind him

    From Peace Corps to EPA

    Meet some returned Peace Corps Volunteers who now work at EPA.

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    • By: Clayton Batko

Read all EPA Perspectives

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Last updated on March 20, 2024