UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY

GUIDED BY, SUBMITTED BY,

FACULTY ADVISOR Vishnu M V

Dr.Santhosh P Thampi
 BRIEF INTRODUCTION TOWARDS
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY
 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or
sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the federal government of the United
States which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and
the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed
by Congress.
 President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA and it began
operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order.
 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.
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 ORGANIZATION
• The EPA is led by an Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. As of 2017 Scott
Pruitt is the 14th Administrator.
• Offices
• Office of the Administrator (OA) which as of March 2017 consisted of 11 divisions, the
• Office of Administrative and Executive Services, Office of Children's Health Protection,
Office of Civil Rights, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Office of the
Executive Secretariat, Office of Homeland Security, Office of Policy, Office of Public Affairs,
Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Science Advisory Board
• Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM)
• Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
• Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
• Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)
• Office of Environmental Information (OEI)
• Office of General Counsel (OGC)
• Office of Inspector General (OIG)
• Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA)
• Office of Research and Development (ORD)

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 REGIONS
Creating 10 EPA regions was an initiative that
came from President Richard Nixon.
• Region 1: responsible within the states
of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
and Vermont (New England).
• Region 2: responsible within the states of New Jersey and New York.
It is also responsible for the US territories of Puerto Rico, and theU.S.
Virgin Islands.
• Region 3: responsible within the states
of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and
the District of Columbia.
• Region 4: responsible within the states
of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
• Region 5: responsible within the states
of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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• Region 6: responsible within the states
of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
and Texas.
• Region 7: responsible within the states
of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
• Region 8: responsible within the states
of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
and Wyoming.
• Region 9: responsible within the states
of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the territories
of Guam and American Samoa, and the Navajo Nation.[
• Region 10: responsible within the states
of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

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 RELATED LEGISLATION
• The laws below are general environmental protection measures, and may also apply to
other units of the government, including the Department of the Interior and
the Department of Agriculture.
• Air
• 1955: Air Pollution Control Act PL 84-159
• 1963: Clean Air Act PL 88-206
• 1965: Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act PL 89-272
• 1966: Clean Air Act Amendments PL 89-675
• 1967: Air Quality Act PL 90-148
• 1970: Clean Air Act Extension PL 91-604
• 1977: Clean Air Act Amendments PL 95-95
• 1990: Clean Air Act Amendments PL 101-549
• Water
• 1948: Water Pollution Control Act PL 80-845
• 1965: Water Quality Act PL 89-234
• 1966: Clean Waters Restoration Act PL 89-753
• 1970: Water Quality Improvement Act PL 91-224
• 1972: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 PL 92-500
• 1974: Safe Drinking Water Act PL 93-523
• 1977: Clean Water Act PL 95-217
• 1987: Water Quality Act PL 100-4
• 1996: Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
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• Land
• 1964: Wilderness Act PL 88-577
• 1968: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act PL 90-542
• 1970: Wilderness Act PL 91-504
• 1977: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act PL 95-87
• 1978: Wilderness Act PL 98-625
• 1980: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act PL 96-487
• 1994: California Desert Protection Act PL 103-433
• 2010: California Desert Protection Act
• Endangered species
• 1946: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act PL 79-732
• 1966: Endangered Species Preservation Act PL 89-669
• 1969: Endangered Species Conservation Act PL 91-135
• 1972: Marine Mammal Protection Act PL 92-522
• 1973: Endangered Species Act PL 93-205
• 1979: Endangered Species Preservation Act PL 95 335

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• Hazardous waste
• 1965: Solid Waste Disposal Act PL 89-272
• 1970: Resource Recovery Act PL 91-512
• 1976: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act PL 94-580
• 1980: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act ("Superfund") PL 96-510
• 1984: Hazardous and Solid Wastes Amendments Act PL 98-616
• 1986: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act PL 99-499
• 2002: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfield's Revitalization
Act ("Brownfield's Law") PL 107-118
• Other
• 1947: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act PL 80-104
• 1969: National Environmental Policy Act PL 91-190
• 1972: Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act PL 92-516
• 1976: Toxic Substances Control Act PL 94-469
• 1982: Nuclear Waste Repository Act PL 97-425
• 1996: Food Quality Protection Act PL 104-170

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 PROGRAMS

1. EPA Safer Choice

The EPA Safer Choice label, previously known as the Design for the
Environment (DfE) label, helps consumers and commercial buyers
identify and select products with safer chemical ingredients, without
sacrificing quality or performance.
2. Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative
Through the Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI), EPA's
Design for the Environment (DfE) recognizes environmental leaders
who voluntarily commit to the use of safer surfactants. Safer
surfactants are the ones that break down quickly to non-polluting
compounds and help protect aquatic life in both fresh and salt water.

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3.Energy Star
In 1992 the EPA launched the Energy Star program, a voluntary program that
fosters energy efficiency. As of 2006, more than 40,000 Energy Star products were
available including major appliances, office equipment, lighting, home electronics,
and more.

4. Smart Growth
EPA's Smart Growth Program began in 1998, is to help communities
improve their development practices and get the type of development they
want. Together with local, state, and national experts EPA encourage
development strategies that protect human health and the environment,
create economic opportunities, and provide attractive and affordable
neighborhoods for people of all income levels.

5. Pesticides
EPA administers the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) (which is much older than the agency) and registers
all pesticides legally sold in the United States.

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6.Fuel economy
EPA fuel economy test results for their vehicles and the manufacturers are not
allowed to provide results from alternate sources. The fuel economy is calculated
using the emissions data collected during two of the vehicle's Clean Air
Act certification tests by measuring the total volume of carbon captured from the
exhaust during the tests
7. Air quality
The Air Quality Modeling Group (AQMG) is in the EPA's Office of Air and
Radiation (OAR) and leads in the full range of air quality models, atmospheric
dispersion modeling and other mathematical simulation techniques used in assessing
the impacts of air pollution sources and control strategies.
8. Oil spill prevention program
EPA’s oil spill prevention program includes the Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) and the Facility Response Plan (FRP) rules. The SPCC
Rule applies to all facilities that store, handle, process, gather, transfer, refine,
distribute, use or consume oil or oil products, . Oil products includes petroleum
and non-petroleum oils as well as: animal fats, oils and greases; fish and marine
mammal oils; and vegetable oils.

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9.Toxics Release Inventory
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a resource for learning about toxic chemical
releases and pollution prevention activities reported by industrial and federal
facilities.
10. Water Sense
Water Sense is an EPA program launched in June 2006 to encourage water
efficiency in the United States through the use of a
special label on consumer products. Products include high-efficiency toilets
(HETs), bathroom sink faucets (and accessories), and irrigation equipment. Water
Sense is a voluntary program, with EPA developing specifications for water-
efficient products through a public process and product testing by independent
laboratories.
11. Drinking water
EPA ensures safe drinking water for the public, by setting standards for more than
160,000 public water systems nationwide. EPA oversees states, local governments
and water suppliers to enforce the standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
The program includes regulation of injection wells in order to protect underground
sources of drinking water. Select readings of amounts of certain contaminants in
drinking water, precipitation, and surface water, in addition to milk and air, are
reported on EPA's Rad Net web site] in a section entitled Envirofacts

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12. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program
addresses water pollution by regulating point sources which discharge to US
waters. Created in 1972 by the Clean Water Act, the NPDES permit program
authorizes state governments to perform its many permitting, administrative, and
enforcement aspects.

13. Radiation protection

• EPA has the following seven project groups to protect the public from radiation.
• Radioactive Waste Management
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Protective Action Guides And
Planning Guidance for Radiological Incidents: EPA developed a manual as
guideline for local and state governments to protect the public from a nuclear
accident, the 2017 version being a 15-year update.
• EPA’s Role in Emergency Response - Special Teams
• Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM)
Program
• Radiation Standards for Air and Drinking Water Programs
• Federal Guidance for Radiation Protection

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14. Tools for Schools
EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program helps schools to maintain a healthy
environment and reduce exposures to indoor environmental contaminants. It helps
school personnel identify, solve, and prevent indoor air quality problems in the school
environment.

15. Environmental Education

The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 requires EPA to provide national
leadership to increase environmental literacy. EPA established the Office of
Environmental Education to implement this program.

16. Clean School Bus USA

Clean School Bus USA is a national partnership to reduce children's exposure
to diesel exhaust by eliminating unnecessary school bus idling, installing
effective emission control systems on newer buses and replacing the oldest
buses in the fleet with newer ones. Its goal is to reduce both children's exposure
to diesel exhaust and the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses.

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17. Advance identification
Advance identification, or ADID, is a planning process used by the EPA to
identify wetlands and other bodies of water and their respective suitability for
the discharge of dredged and fill material. The EPA conducts the process in
cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local states or Native
American Tribes. As of February 1993, 38 ADID projects had been completed
and 33 were ongoing.

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 CONCLUSION
By doing this seminar on the current topic “Environment Protection Agency”
we could able to know about the various importance of the concerned agency
and what are its various aspects in order to reduce environment protection and
ensures reducing environment pollution. The EPA is responsible for preventing
and detecting environmental crimes, informing the public of environmental
enforcement, and setting and monitoring standards of air pollution, water
pollution, hazardous wastes and chemicals. "It is difficult to construct a specific
mission statement given its wide range of responsibilities.
And also we could attain that In the latest Center for Effective
Government analysis of 15 federal agencies which receive the most Freedom of
Information Act FOIA requests, published in 2015 (using 2012 and 2013 data,
the most recent years available), the EPA earned a D by scoring 67 out of a
possible 100 points, i.e. did not earn a satisfactory overall grade and also we
could arrive at the fact that the Environment Protection Agency should attain
more and more programs and more activities in order to attain more protection
and ensure reducing environment pollution and problems and also EPA
standards and regulation helps to attain regulate and improve the life of people
with in the environment in an efficent and effective way.

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THANK YOU

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