Collections and Lists
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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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Who Said That? Environmental Quotations Fun Quiz
Fun quiz to check your knowledge of environmental quotations.
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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: Safe Drinking Water Act
A collection of EPA Press Releases, Articles, and other resources on the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 & its updates/amendments
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Times Beach
A collection of EPA Press Releases and other resources on the Times Beach, Missouri Superfund Site.
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EPA History: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
A collection of EPA Press Releases, Reports and other resources on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.
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EPA History: Lead
Links to Collection of EPA documents on leaded gasoline, lead-based paint, lead programs, & lead poisoning
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The Origins of EPA
List of links to documents shedding light on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's birth and early years
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EPA History: Food Quality Protection Act
Links to documents (press releases) about the Food Quality Protection Act and the main FQPA site
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EPA History: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
Links to documents about the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (FWPCA)