U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Happy Earth Day!

It’s no coincidence EPA and Earth Day were founded in the same year — because it’s our job to protect the planet and people’s health. Join us in celebrating our shared home today!

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EPA's Equity Action Plan

EPA released our Equity Action Plan, supporting the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government equity agenda to redress systemic barriers in policies and programs to advance equity for all.

Read EPA's Equity Action Plan

EPA Announces Plan to Protect Endangered Species

EPA released its first-ever comprehensive workplan to address the decades-old challenge of protecting endangered species from pesticides, while improving certainty for farmers, local public health agencies, and other pesticide users.

• Learn more about EPA's Endangered Species Act Workplan.
• Read the news release.

Taking Action to Protect Public Health

EPA proposes to ban ongoing use of asbestos. The proposed rule would ban chrysotile asbestos, the only known form of asbestos currently imported into the U.S., to protect people from cancer risk.

More on the Proposed Rule