History of the EPA
Below we serve up glimpses of EPA's history in five different "flavors":
Oral History Videos
Alumni have recorded videos on a variety of subjects. Most videos are 45 to 60 minutes in length but are broken down into chapters for easier viewing. Transcripts and podcast versions of these videos are also provided.
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David Dominick, Commissioner of the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration (1969-1970)
David Dominick relates his coming to Washington from Cody, Wyoming as a young man and being appointed by Interior Secretary Wally Hickel to be the Commissioner of the Water program in the Department of the Interior, and his experiences there.
Half Century of Environmental Progress
High school and college students as well as others may not know about the major environmental problems and issues encountered in the United States in the latter half of the 20th century, how they were addressed, and the importance of continued vigilance in attacking remaining and evolving issues. This history of EPA has been written for them."
Half Century of Progress: Overview
From Half Century of Progress: OverviewCategories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, International, Pesticides, Regions, Solid Waste, States, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
EPA Journals
For many years, EPA published the "EPA Journal" with interesting articles on a very wide variety of topics. The Association is slowly digitizing and categorizing these Journals. To date we have digitized 3034 articles.
Disagreeing about the Rules: Negotiation and Mediation by Gail Bingham and James Laue
From EPA: A Regulatory Agency, Mar. 1988Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, RCRA
Missouri Dioxin Cleanup Progresses in Courts
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Superfund, Toxics
Update
From The Economy and the Environment, Jan. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Public, The, Research, Toxics, Water: General
Update
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Budget, Enforcement, Lead, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Solid Waste, States, Superfund
Peace at Storm King by Truman Temple
From Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Water: General
Enforcement at the Grassroots
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, RCRA, Regions, Solid Waste, States, Water: Drinking
Update
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Lead, Pesticides, Research, Solid Waste, Toxics, Water: General
Enforcing Pesticide Laws
From Pesticides and the Consumer, May. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Environmental Mediation by Joan Z. Bernstein
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Toxics
EPA Roundup: Enforcement
From Sustainable Development: Linkages and Partnerships for the Developing World, Apr. 1993Categories: Air: General, Enforcement
Update
From Noise and the Environment, Oct. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Conservation, Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Toxics, Tribes, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Driving Home Lessons About Fuel Switching by Martha Casey and Jack Lewis
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement
Region 5 Report
From Looking to the Future, May. 1978Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Radiation, RCRA, Regions, States, Toxics, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, States
Update: New Agency Developments
From Secrets of the Forest: Another Challenge for EPA's Research Program, May. 1984Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Pesticides, States, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Education, Enforcement, RCRA, Regions, States, Tribes, Water: General
Administrative Law Judges
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
The Sludgebusters by Thomas Graf
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement
EPA's Enforcement Goals by Robert M. Perry
From A New Year for the Environment, Nov. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency
Update
From Technology and the Environment, Sep. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Pesticides, Public, The, Research, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Four Major Enforcement Actions Taken
From Strengthening the Federal-State Partnership, Jan. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Superfund
The Problems with Misfuelers by Margherita Pryor
From Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Lead
Around the Nation
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Conservation, Economic Impact, Enforcement, Regions, Solid Waste
Update
From Taking Environmental Initiatives, Apr. 1985Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Lead, Radiation, Research, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
EPA Sleuths on the Trail by Susan Tejada
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States
The Role of EPA's General Counsel: An Interview with A. James Barnes
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency
Hazardous Waste Action by Barbara Blum
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Superfund, Toxics
Around the Nation
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Lead, Regions, States, Toxics
The California Enforcement Program by George Deukmejian
From Protecting America's Land, Jul. 1982Categories: Enforcement, States, Superfund
Fuel Switching Doesn't Pay
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Lead, States
Update
From Our Fragile Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Depletion, Dec. 1986Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Lead, Pesticides, RCRA, Toxics
Monitoring Coal by Richard Wilson
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Policy and Planning
Enforcement Innovations Adopted for Superfund, RCRA
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Superfund
Around the Nation
From Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Regions, Solid Waste, States, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Auto Pollution: The Remaining Job by Benjamin Jackson
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, States
EPA Acts to Protect Atlantic City Water
From A Look Ahead, Jan. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Superfund, Water: Drinking
Around the Nation
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Public, The, RCRA, Regions, Toxics, Tribes, Water: General
Around the Nation
From New Directions, Jul. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States, Superfund, Water: General
Looking Back; Looking Ahead: The Clean Air Act of 1970 by Paul G. Rogers
From Earth Day, Jan. 1990Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Congress, Enforcement, International
Around the Nation
From Decade of the Environment, Nov. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, Toxics
FBI to Aid in Hazardous Waste Investigation
From New Directions, Jul. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, States, Superfund, Toxics
Status of Permit Guidelines
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Congress, Enforcement, Industry, Policy and Planning, Regions, Water: General
History as Seen by the Regional Administrators
From Fifteenth Year Anniversary Issue, Nov. 1985Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, States, Superfund, Water: General
New Criminal Enforcement Unit Established at EPA
From A Look Ahead, Jan. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency
EPA's Regional Offices: A Case of Being on the Front Line by Victor Janosik
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Superfund
News Briefs
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies
Justice Cracks Down on Environmental Crimes by F. Henry Habicht, II
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies
Enforcement Drive Mounts by Tom Kelley
From Searching for Environmental Safety, Nov. 1983Categories: Enforcement, RCRA
EPA Battles Bid Riggers
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Inspector General
Forum: Pulling Together by Laurence I. Moss
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Policy and Planning
Around the Nation
From Land and the Environment, Jul. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Regions, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Industrial Pretreatment by John Heritage
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Around the Nation
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Education, Enforcement, Radiation, Regions, States, Water: General
Superfund: Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Special Section
From The New Superfund: Protecting People and Their Environment, Jan. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Local Programs, Public, The, States, Superfund
EPA, The Auto, and Air Pollution
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Industry, Policy and Planning
Update
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Research, Solid Waste, States, Toxics, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Regions, States
Around the Nation
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Water: Drinking
Update
From Land and the Environment, Jul. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Public, The, Toxics, Water: General
Enforcing the Law in California
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Children, Enforcement, Health, States, Water: Drinking
EPA Roundup: Ongoing Enforcement
From Earth Day 1995: The 25th Anniversary, Jan. 1995Categories: Enforcement, RCRA, Water: Drinking, Water: General
The Selling of Waste by William J. Marrazzo
From Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Solid Waste
How the New Program Will Work: A Procedural Case History
From The Environmentalists, Apr. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Hazardous Waste Enforcement
From Protecting America's Land, Jul. 1982Categories: Enforcement, RCRA, States, Superfund
The Calm After the Storm by John Elston
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Public, The, States
News Briefs
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Pesticides, Toxics
Taming Chemical Wastes by Douglas M. Costle
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Research, Solid Waste, Toxics
Update
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, International, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Around the Nation
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Radiation, Regions, States, Toxics
Update
From Toxics in Water: A Hidden Threat, Sep. 1985Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, Toxics, Water: General
Water Cleanup Enforcement
From Meeting Water Goals, Jul. 1977Categories: Budget, Enforcement, States, Water: General
Reserve Mining Ends Lake Dumping by Truman Temple
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Health, States, Water: General
Around the Nation
From EPA's Fifth Aniversary Issue: Town Meetings Launched, Nov. 1975Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Regions, States
Update
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Research, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking
In the Regions by Deb Martin
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States
Carrying Out the Law: An Interview with Jeffrey Miller
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Industry, Management of Agency, States
Around the Nation
From Science and the Future, Oct. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, Toxics, Water: General
On the Move
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Congress, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Radiation, RCRA
Action on Hazardous Wastes by Barbara Blum
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Budget, Enforcement, Health, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Around the Nation
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Pretreatment of Industrial Waste by Jack Lewis
From Toxics in Water: A Hidden Threat, Sep. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Industry, Toxics, Water: General
Newsline: Dexter Corporation Settles for $13 Million in Fines
From Post-Rio: The Challenge at Home, Sep. 1992Categories: Enforcement, RCRA, Water: General
Appointments and Awards
From Water for Living, Mar. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Solid Waste, Superfund
Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement
Looking Ahead by Clifford Russell and Paul Portney
From Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Public, The
Update: Recent EPA Actions
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, International, RCRA, Superfund
Newsline: Ongoing Enforcement Actions
From Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992Categories: Enforcement
Update
From The Oceans, Nov. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
A Decade of Accomplishment: Accomplishments Under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974
From Protecting Our Drinking Water, Sep. 1986Categories: Enforcement, States, Water: Drinking
Penalties on the Rise by Carol Hudson Jones
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement
Update: Recent Agency Developments
From Controlling Hazardous Waste, Oct. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, Toxics, Water: General
The Fourth Coast by Madonna F. McGrath
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Enforcement, International, Regions, Toxics, Water: General
Auto Recalls
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Industry
EPA Roundup: Ongoing Enforcement
From Clean Water Agenda: Remaking the Laws that Protect Our Water Resources, Jun. 1994Categories: Enforcement, Toxics, Water: General
Update
From The Future: 1984 and Beyond, Dec. 1983Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Research, States, Superfund, Water: Drinking
Newsline: Enforcement Actions
From Setting Environmental Priorities: The Debate About Risk, Mar. 1991Categories: Enforcement
President Reagan Assigns EPA Four Priority Tasks
From Dawn of a New Era, Jul. 1983Categories: Enforcement, States, Superfund
Skulduggery in the Sewers
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Inspector General
Local Goverment: The Pollution Didn't Wash by Parol Panesewich
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, RCRA
Around the Nation
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Toxics, Water: General
Newsline: Enforcement
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993Categories: Enforcement, Pesticides, Water: General
A Strategy to Control the Garbage Glut by Bruce Weddle and Edward Klien
From The Garbage: Understanding It, Finding Answers, Mar. 1989Categories: Enforcement, Local Programs, Solid Waste
Why I Propose a National Debate on Risk by William K. Reilly
From Setting Environmental Priorities: The Debate About Risk, Mar. 1991Categories: Climate, Enforcement, Science Advisory Board
News Briefs
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Industry
Controlling Pollution in China by Qu Geping
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, International, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Water: General
Keeping the Trains Running
From Chemicals and the Environment, Nov. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Toxics
Key Federal Agencies
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Education, Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Toxics
Around the Nation
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: CEQ, Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Public, The, Regions
A National Policy to Enforce Wastewater Cleanup by John W. Lyon and Patricia D. Mott
From Financing the Next Generation of Wastewater Treatment, Nov. 1986Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Water: General
EPA Roundup: Ongoing Enforcement
From Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994Categories: Enforcement, Pesticides, RCRA, Toxics
Jobs and the Environment by Truman Temple
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Industry, States, Water: General
Update
From State of the Environment, Jan. 1980Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Policy and Planning
A Letter from Alsea by Larry O'Neill
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Research
Around the Nation
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Crackdown on Federal Agencies
From Labor and EPA, Nov. 1977Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies
Environmental Regulation: The Early Days at EPA by William D. Ruckelshaus
From EPA: A Regulatory Agency, Mar. 1988Categories: Education, Enforcement, Management of Agency
Newsline: Sale of Sterilizing Solution Stopped
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies
Update
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
Update (January 1987)
From The New Superfund: Protecting People and Their Environment, Jan. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides
Administering the Ocean Dumping Act
From The Endangered Sea, Jul. 1975Categories: Enforcement, Solid Waste
What's Happening in Pesticide Regulation? An Interview with A. E. Conroy
From Controlling Pesticide Use, Jun. 1975Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Drinking Water Problems and Solutions by Anne M. Gorsuch
From Water for Living, Mar. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, States, Water: Drinking
Around the Nation
From Soil and Pollution, Apr. 1977Categories: Enforcement, Radiation, Regions, States, Water: General
Update
From Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, States, Superfund, Toxics
Newsline: Ongoing Enforcement Actions
From NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, RCRA
Enforcement Today: An interview with Thomas L. Adams
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Regions, States
Around the Nation
From Looking to the Future, May. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Lead, Regions, Research, Solid Waste, States, Water: General
The Next Two Years: A Policy Guidance
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Health, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States, Toxics
Update: Recent EPA Developments
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, RCRA, States, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
Update: New Agency Developments
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, RCRA, Toxics, Water: General
Newsline: Ongoing Enforcement Actions
From Recycling: Closing the Loop, Jul. 1992Categories: Enforcement
Looking Back; Looking Ahead: EPA by William D. Ruckelshaus
From Earth Day, Jan. 1990Categories: Air: General, Congress, Enforcement, Public, The, Solid Waste, States, Water: General
Protecting Lake Superior by Truman Temple
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Health, Research, Solid Waste
Environmental Audits: A New Enforcement Tool by Richard Mays
From Reducing Risks from Toxic Substances, Jun. 1985Categories: Enforcement
President Clinton's Clean Water Initiative
From Clean Water Agenda: Remaking the Laws that Protect Our Water Resources, Jun. 1994Categories: Enforcement, Water: General, Watersheds
Toxic Air by Joseph Padgett
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Health, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Around the Nation
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, Water: General
Update
From Environmental Perspectives, Dec. 1987Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, RCRA, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Industry, Public, The, Regions, Water: General
Update
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, RCRA, Toxics
News Briefs
From Skiing and the Environment, Purer Drinking Water, Feb. 1977Categories: Enforcement
Update
From Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Health, International, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Research, States, Toxics, Water: General
Environmentally Speaking: Enforcement and the EPA by Douglas M. Costle
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, RCRA, States, Toxics, Water: General
A New Year for the Environment: The View from the Top
From A New Year for the Environment, Nov. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Toxics, Water: General
Highlights of the Reserve Case
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Economic Impact, Enforcement, Health, Industry, Local Programs, States, Water: Drinking
Thomas States Goals for EPA
From The Great Lakes, Mar. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Public, The
Challenges for the Future
From The New Superfund: Protecting People and Their Environment, Jan. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Research, States, Superfund
The New Philadelphia Story
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Solid Waste, Water: General
Newsline: Enforcement Actions
From Environmental Education, Sep. 1991Categories: Enforcement, Toxics
Around the Nation
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Air: General, Education, Enforcement, RCRA, Regions
Environmentally Speaking: Efficiency and Compassion: Regulatory Reform by Douglas M. Costle
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Economic Impact, Enforcement, Health, Other Federal Agencies
EPA Divers: Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty by Roy Popkin
From The Marine Environment, Jun. 1988Categories: Enforcement, Research, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, States, Water: General
Update
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
The justice Department: When the Polluter Meets the Judge by Hank Habicht
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies
The Army Enlists for Environmental Battle
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Water: General
Forum: Environmental Journey by Richard P. Nalesnik
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Industry, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States, Tribes
Ruckelshaus Demands Firm EPA Enforcement
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency
Washington State: Groundwater Quality: The Next Regulatory Issue by Ken Eikenberry
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, States, Water: General
Update
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Industry, Pesticides, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Economic Law Enforcement by William Drayton, Jr.
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Economic Impact, Enforcement, States
Update
From Cities and the Environment, May. 1988Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, States, Toxics, Water: General
News Briefs
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Around the Nation
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Radiation, RCRA, Regions
Update
From Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Science Advisory Board, Toxics, Water: General
Update
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Industry, Policy and Planning, RCRA, States, Water: General
Clean Water Act Improvements
From Water for Living, Mar. 1982Categories: Congress, Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Reducing Government Forms
From America's Lakes, Jul. 1976Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency
EPA Roundup: Ongoing Enforcement
From Looking Ahead at Environmental Education, Mar. 1995Categories: Enforcement, Toxics, Water: General
A Vision for EPA's Future: An Interview with William K. Reilly
From EPA: The First Twenty Years, The Bald Eagle: A Treasure Preserved, Sep. 1990Categories: Budget, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Prevention
Update
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, International, Policy and Planning, Toxics, Water: General
EPA's Budget for FY 1988
From The New Superfund: Protecting People and Their Environment, Jan. 1987Categories: Budget, Enforcement, Research, States, Superfund, Water: Drinking
EPA Diary: A Day in the Life of a Criminal Investigator by Susan Tejada
From Taking a Global View, Jan. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency
Chemical Waste Cleanup
From Chemicals and the Environment, Nov. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Industry, Toxics
1984 in EPA's Regions
From The Future: 1984 and Beyond, Dec. 1983Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States, Superfund, Toxics
New Car Tester by Lori Shelton
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, States
Around the Nation
From The Economy and the Environment, Jan. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Lead, Regions, States, Tribes, Water: General
Update
From Science and the Future, Oct. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics, Water: General
Tools to Deter Violators by Terrell Hunt
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Prevention
Update
From The Great Lakes, Mar. 1985Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Superfund
Around the Nation
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, States, Toxics, Water: General
New Enforcement Powers
From The New Superfund: Protecting People and Their Environment, Jan. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Superfund
A Compact to Track Down Waste Dumping Cheaters by David Pickman
From Mysteries of the Atmosphere, Another Challenge for Environmental Technology, Oct. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, RCRA, States
Around the Nation
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, States
New Enforcement Tools Under the 1990 Amendments by Michael S. Alushin
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Enforcement
EPA Assesses Penalty for Asbestos Violations
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Children, Enforcement, States
Progress on the Enforcement Front
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
Around the Nation
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Research, Tribes, Water: Drinking
Curbing Water Pollution: Enforcement of the Permit System by Richard H. Johnson
From Progress in Water Pollution Control, Apr. 1975Categories: Enforcement, Water: General
Update
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Lead, Pesticides, Radiation, States, Toxics
News Briefs
From Research on the Plains, Nov. 1976Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Solid Waste
Wisconsin: Enforcing Environmental Laws by Bronson C. La Follette
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, States
Steel Cleanup by Richard Wilson
From State of the Environment, Jan. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Industry, Water: General
Three State Attorneys General Report on Their Programs
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, States
Around the Nation
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Children, Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, Solid Waste, States
Enforcement in the Year 2000 by Richard Mays and Julie Becker
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement
Update
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Children, Enforcement, Industry, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Toxics, Water: Drinking
EPA Roundup: Ongoing Enforcement
From Pollution Prevention: It's a Whole New Way of Doing Business..., Jul. 1993Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, RCRA
Making RCRA Stick by Jacqueline Tenusak
From The Challenge of Hazardous Waste, Apr. 1986Categories: Enforcement, RCRA
Newsline: Ongoing Enforcement Actions
From Emergency Response in the Gulf and Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Home, Jul. 1991Categories: Enforcement, Lead, Superfund, Water: General
Update
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, Research, Solid Waste, Toxics, Water: General
Update
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Radiation, Toxics, Water: General
Massive Voluntary Cleanup to Help with Hazardous Waste Removal
From Ohio and the Environment, Sep. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Industry, RCRA, Superfund
Gains on the Air and Ocean Fronts
From Skiing and the Environment, Purer Drinking Water, Feb. 1977Categories: Air: General, Enforcement
Reagan Commitment to Environment Fulfilled in EPA's '81
From A Look Ahead, Jan. 1982Categories: Air: General, Budget, Congress, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Superfund, Water: General
TSCA Compliance Program
From Reducing Risks from Toxic Substances, Jun. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Toxics
Findings and Recommendations of EPA's Environmental Equity Workgroup
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Enforcement, Health, Lead, Regions, States, Tribes
Newsline: Ongoing Enforcement Actions
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Enforcement
An Enforcement Status Report by Courtney M. Price
From Taking a Global View, Jan. 1985Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Management of Agency, RCRA, Water: General
The States: Innovative Ways to Enforce the Cleanup by LeRoy Paddock
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, States
Appointment in Detroit by David Cohen
From Why Our Wetlands Are Vanishing, Jan. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Industry
News Briefs
From Curbing Global Pollution, Oct. 1976Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Health, Toxics
Update
From Decade of the Environment, Nov. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, Prevention, Research, Toxics, Water: General
Pollution Doesn't Pay: A Landmark Case by Mathew Coco
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, States, Water: General
Environmental Perspectives
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Enforcement, Superfund
Ohio Edison Spending $600 Million to Control Pollutants
From Ohio and the Environment, Sep. 1982Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Industry
Government Files PCB Cleanup Suit
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Toxics
Public Servants, Private Eyes
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Toxics
Cleaning Up in New Jersey by John J. Degnan and Steven A. Tasher
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, States, Toxics
TVA's New Look: An Interview with David Freeman
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Industry
Around the Nation
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Regions, States, Water: General
Regulating Hazardous Wastes: An Interview with Rita M. Lavelle
From Protecting America's Land, Jul. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Public, The, RCRA, Solid Waste, States, Superfund
Initiatives by EPA's Enforcement Offices
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Management of Agency, RCRA, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Around the Nation
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, States, Toxics
Developing Confidence in Biotechnology: An Interview with John A. Moore
From Regulating Biotechnology, Oct. 1986Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Toxics
Update
From Searching for Environmental Safety, Nov. 1983Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Radiation, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Thomas Talks about His Goals for EPA
From Predicting Ozone Pollution: Another Tool from EPA Research, Jun. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency
Around the Nation
From New Leadership for EPA, Mar. 1977Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Water: Drinking
Massachusetts: Making the New Cleanup Laws Work by Francis X. Bellotti
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, States
Update
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Radiation, RCRA, Research, Toxics
EPA Roundup: Ongoing Enforcement
From Indoor Air, Oct. 1993Categories: Enforcement, Toxics, Water: Drinking, Water: General
World Environmental Law by Peter Thacher
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, International
Agency Officials Devise New Enforcement Strategies by Bob W. Pittman, Jr.
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement
Historical Documents
Some documents have made a big difference in the direction that EPA has taken through the years. Here we present some of them.
Interview with Alvin Alm in 1993
From Interview of Alvin Alm January 1994Categories: Congress, Economic Impact, Enforcement, Management of Agency, OMB, Other Federal Agencies
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