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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the U.S. federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and 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 Congress. The current administrator is Gina McCarthy. The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the administrator is normally given cabinet rank.
The EPA has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., regional offices for each of the agency's ten regions, and 27 laboratories. 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. It delegates some permitting, monitoring, and enforcement responsibility to U.S. states and the federally recognized tribes. EPA enforcement powers include fines, sanctions, and other measures. The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts.
Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organizational or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the natural environment and humans. Due to the pressures of population and technology, the biophysical environment is being degraded, sometimes permanently. This has been recognized, and governments have begun placing restraints on activities that cause environmental degradation. Since the 1960s, activity of environmental movements has created awareness of the various environmental issues. There is no agreement on the extent of the environmental impact of human activity, and protection measures are occasionally criticized.
Academic institutions now offer courses, such as environmental studies, environmental management and environmental engineering, that teach the history and methods of environment protection. Protection of the environment is needed due to various human activities.ref. Waste production, air pollution, and loss of biodiversity (resulting from the introduction of invasive species and species extinction) are some of the issues related to environmental protection. Environmental protection is influenced by three interwoven factors: environmental legislation, ethics and education. Each of these factors plays its part in influencing national-level environmental decisions and personal-level environmental values and behaviors. For environmental protection to become a reality, it is important for societies to develop each of these areas that, together, will inform and drive environmental decisions.
The Last of the Masters (also known as Protection Agency) is a science fiction novelette by Philip K. Dick. The original manuscript of the story was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on July 15, 1953, and the story was published by the Hanro Corporation in the final issue of Orbit Science Fiction in 1954. It has since been reprinted in several Philip K. Dick story collections, beginning with The Golden Man in 1980.
"The Last of the Masters" depicts a society 200 years after a global anarchist revolution has toppled the national governments of the world (the exact year is unstated). Civilization has stagnated due to the loss of scientific knowledge and industry during the now-legendary revolt. Elsewhere, the last state, governing a highly centralized and efficient society, conceals itself from the Anarchist League, a global militia preventing the recreation of any government. When three agents of the League are sent to investigate rumors of the microstate's existence, the government arranges for them to be killed, leading to the death of one and the capture of another. Tensions rapidly escalate after the agents of the state realize that the third has escaped. Assuming he will report the state's existence, the government mobilizes for total war. In actuality, the surviving anarchist elects to attempt his comrades' rescue and assassinate the head of state: the last surviving "government robot".
NOTE: If you need captions, please click the CC button on the player to turn them on. Criminal enforcement is EPA's strongest sanction and its criminal enforcement office investigates and helps the U.S. Department of Justice prosecute violators who, as a result of their intentional disregard of the law or their criminal negligence, seriously threaten public health and the environment. The program investigates alleged crimes under all statutes administered by EPA, as well as violations of the general U.S. Criminal Code, such as fraud, conspiracy or lying to law enforcement officials, which are often associated with federal environmental crimes. Potential criminal violations are investigated by highly trained special agents, working in over 40 field offices across the country, who are f...
California State National History Day 2013
President Obama thanks the staff of the Environmental Protection Agency for the work they do, which touches on the lives of every American, from the food we eat, to the water we drink, to the air we breathe. January 10, 2012.
Donald Trump took questions at No labels and was asked what would he cut if he were elected!
A case brief summary of Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007). Read the text case brief at https://www.quimbee.com/cases/massachusetts-v-environmental-protection-agency
The now-defunct, 120-year-old Gold King Mine in Colorado regularly spills toxic pollutants. It's a dirty problem for residents downstream. The EPA decided to plug it up, but on August 5, the crew working on the project made a big mistake. Subscribe for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3Nm3T-XAgVhKH9jT0ViRg?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish Download the AJ+ app at http://www.ajplus.net/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajplus
NOTE: If you need captions, please click the CC button on the player to turn them on. This video describes the importance of protecting water for all sectors of the American economy. A recent poll indicated that 80% of small businesses support the protection of streams and wetlands in federal clean water protections. The newly proposed “Waters of the US” rulemaking does just that. For more information about Waters of the U.S., go to http://www.epa.gov/uswaters For more about EPA: http://www.epa.gov/ We accept comments according to our comment policy: http://blog.epa.gov/blog/comment-policy/
A fabulous video about the EPA for history class.
NOTE: If you need captions, please click the CC button on the player to turn them on. This video provides an introduction to the issue of climate change. The narration discusses the causes of modern-day climate change, signs that the climate is already changing, and how climate change affects the environment and human well-being. It concludes with information about how individuals and society at large can take steps to reduce the effects of climate change. For more about EPA: http://www.epa.gov/ We accept comments according to our comment policy: http://blog.epa.gov/blog/comment-policy/ Disclaimer: The U.S. Government does not promote or endorse any non-Government or commercial content appearing on this page.
NOTE: If you need captions, please click the CC button on the player to turn them on. Andrea Abat has been a Special Agent for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1997. Andrea first became familiar with environmental issues as an Army Officer stationed in Germany since her unit generated hazardous waste in the process of making field maps and Germany had strict environmental compliance laws. Knowing that she wanted to work in the environmental field, she first became an Emergency Response Contractor responding to serious environmental disasters. In this capacity, she often worked alongside EPA special agents, an involvement which sparked her interest in environmental crime investigation and ultimately led to her becoming a special agent herself. EPA's special agents are respon...
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The House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee holds a hearing to review the FY 2017 budget request for the EPA. Witnesses Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency David Bloom, Acting Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency
On February 29, 2012, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment held a hearing to review the FY 2013 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency. This is a video recording of the hearing.