United States Environmental Protection Agency
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| EPA | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Environmental Protection Agency logo | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 2, 1970 |
| Employees | 17,384 (2010)[1] |
| Annual budget | $10.486 billion (2010)[1] |
| Agency executive | Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator |
| Website | |
| www.epa.gov | |
| Footnotes | |
| [2][3] | |
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a governmental agency that protects human health and the environment. They also make sure that certain chemicals are controlled. The EPA does this by making and enforcing laws. Several of their programs include Energy Star, Pesticide Registration, Environmental Impact Statement Review, and Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative.
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2010 EPA Budget p. 5
- ↑ Joseph Kahn and Jim Yardley (August 26, 2007). "As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.html.
Also see U.S. Census Bureau spreadsheet - ↑ EPA budget (PDF)
This short article about the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
