About EPA
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EPA History: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
A collection of EPA Press Releases on the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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Why Are Our Regional Offices and Labs Located Where They Are? A Historical Perspective on Siting
Material compiled/presented 3/23/93 by EPA Assistant Historian in response to query from Director of Office of Administration on reason EPA facilities were located where they are across US
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EPA History: Earth Day
Articles, Press Releases, and Remarks by EPA Administrators on various Earth Day events 1970 and later.
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Earth Day Remarks by Agency Administrators
Collection of Earth Day remarks or statements by EPA Administrators.
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EPA's Administrators
List of past EPA Administrators leading up to EPA's 50th year.
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EPA History: Ozone Layer Depletion
EPA Press Releases, Administrator Statements and other resources on Ozone Layer Depletion & Protection
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EPA History: Three Mile Island
A collection of EPA Press Releases, Articles, and other resources on the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant incident.
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EPA History: World Trade Center (9/11)
A collection of EPA Press Releases, Speeches, and other resources on the World Trade Center (9/11) event.
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EPA History: Noise and the Noise Control Act
Summary of & EPA Press Releases on Noise Pollution and the Noise Control Act, as coordinated through EPA's former Office of Noise Abatement and Control (defunded in 1982)
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EPA History: National Environmental Policy Act
Links to Articles and other resources on The National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, a national policy to protect the environment
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EPA History: Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (Ocean Dumping Act)
Summarizes and links to documents about the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act and the subsequent Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988
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EPA History: Pesticides
Links to EPA Historical Press Releases and Speeches on EPA actions and regulations regarding Pesticides.
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EPA History: Love Canal
Links to EPA Press Releases and Articles on Love Canal Superfund Site in Niagara Falls, N.Y
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EPA History: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
Links to EPA press releases on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, & EPA summary of FIFRA
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EPA History: Public Participation and Transparency
A collection of EPA Press Releases on Public Participation and Transparency. Includes links to other resources on public participation
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Videos about EPA History
Links to videos about EPA history and EPA administrators.
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Bill Ruckelshaus, 1932-2019
Appreciation of Bill Ruckelshaus on the event of his 2019 death
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EPA History: Montreal Protocol
Links to Press Releases, Administrator Speeches, and Other Resources on the Montreal Protocol, which protects Earth's stratospheric ozone layer by controlling ozone-depleting chemicals
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EPA History: Superfund
Links to Press Releases and Articles on Superfund, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) & the Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)
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EPA History: Clean Water Act
Articles and historical Press Releases on the Clean Water Act.