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. HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO PEEK YOUR INTEREST.
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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.
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. HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTED ARTICLES FOR YOU TO SAMPLE.
The justice Department: When the Polluter Meets the Judge by Hank Habicht
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies
Electric Autos and Clean Air by Charlotte Garvey
From Science and the Future, Oct. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Other Federal Agencies, Research, Science Advisory Board
Keeping American Agriculture Strong by John R. Block
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Daminozide: A Case Study of a Pesticide Controversy by Douglas Campt
From Pesticides and the Consumer, May. 1987Categories: Education, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Science Advisory Board
Non-Point Pollution
From Soil and Pollution, Apr. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States, Water: General
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
Controlling Toxics by Truman Temple
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Congress, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics
Questions the Reader Might Ask: An Interview with David Gardiner
From Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
The Challenge of Environmental Education by Mary F. Berry and George E. Lowe
From The Environmentalists, Apr. 1978Categories: Education, International, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies
News Briefs
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
The Old Order Changeth by Bob Bergland
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Presidential Earth Day Address
From Sustainable Development: Linkages and Partnerships for the Developing World, Apr. 1993Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Prevention, Toxics, Water: General
Food Safety and the Consumer by Carol Tucker Foreman
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Health, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Where Did Those Salmon Go? by Matthew Coco
From The Marine Environment, Jun. 1988Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research, Water: General
The Future of the Ground-Water Resource by Philip Cohen
From Protecting Ground Water: The Hidden Resource, Jul. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: General
Environmental Support Still Strong
From Decade of the Environment, Nov. 1980Categories: CEQ, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The
A New Direction in Interagency Cooperation
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Education, Other Federal Agencies, Research, Toxics
Appointments and Awards
From Water for Living, Mar. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Solid Waste, Superfund
Clean Water Bonus by Chris T. Delaporte
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Aiding Consumers by Rhea Cohen
From Decade of the Environment, Nov. 1980Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Public, The
Update
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Radiation, Toxics, Water: General
News Briefs
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: CEQ, Industry, Other Federal Agencies
Verdict on EIS by Nan Stockholm
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: CEQ, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies
Counsel for the Defense: An Interview with Joan Z. Bernstein
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies
Meeting with Business by Philip Wisman
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Industry, Other Federal Agencies
Environment and Energy Futures by Robert O. Anderson
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Economic Impact, Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
The Competing Demands of the Three E's: An Interview with Ruth C. Clusen
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Conservation, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Research
Improving IAQ: EPA's Program by Bob Axelrad
From Indoor Air, Oct. 1993Categories: Indoor Air, Lead, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Prevention, Public, The, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Regulatory Council Goals by Douglas M. Costle
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Economic Impact, Other Federal Agencies
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
EPA Joins Earthwatch
From EPA's Fifth Aniversary Issue: Town Meetings Launched, Nov. 1975Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies
Protecting Rare Birds
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
The Army Enlists for Environmental Battle
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Water: General
EPA and NEPA: Cases in Point by Richard E. Sanderson
From Ecology and EPA, Jan. 1988Categories: Air: General, CEQ, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Regions
Conservation Provisions of the 1985 Farm Bill
From Agriculture and the Environment, Apr. 1988Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies
Fighting Pollution in Pennsylvania's Oil Fields by Michael J. Chern
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Water: General, Water: Wetlands, Watersheds
We Must Not Break the Hoop of Life by George McGovern
From Land and the Environment, Jul. 1980Categories: CEQ, Congress, Conservation, Other Federal Agencies
Helping Nature Create New Marshes by Truman Temple
From Furor over Offshore Drilling, Mar. 1976Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: Wetlands
Fulfilling the Aims of a Wetlands Program by Robert K. Dawson
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
Actions Based on Health Effects Other Than Cancer
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993Categories: Health, Lead, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Toxics
Noise in the Workplace by Jeff Stansbury
From Noise and the Environment, Oct. 1979Categories: Health, Industry, Other Federal Agencies
Progress in Acid Deposition Research by Dr. Courtney Riordan
From A New Year for the Environment, Nov. 1982Categories: CEQ, Other Federal Agencies, Research
Research and Pollution Control by Steven Reznek
From Technology and the Environment, Sep. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Other Federal Agencies, RCRA, Research
Protecting the Crown Jewels by Cecil Andrus
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Air: General, CEQ, Education, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Seagoing Furnace Destroys Toxics
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research, Toxics
Setting Limits on Pesticide Residues
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Update
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Air: General, CEQ, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Radiation, Research, Toxics
How It Might Be: Agriculture by Cynthia Rosenzweig
From The Greenhouse Effect: How It Can Change Our Lives, Jan. 1989Categories: Climate, Other Federal Agencies, Research
Caring About Bottomland Hardwoods by Tom Welborn and Bill Kruczynski
From Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
Animal Tests and Human Cancer: An Interview with Dr. Richard Bates
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research
What Is EPA's Role in Radiation? An Interview With Dr. William D. Rowe
From Radioactive Wastes, Feb. 1976Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Radiation
The U.S. Colonias: A Target for Aid by Jack Lewis
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Congress, Health, Industry, International, Local Programs, Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: Drinking, Water: General
The Chesapeake, Atchafalaya & EPA
From Chesapeake Bay, May. 1976Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
Global Danger Signals by Truman Temple
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: CEQ, Climate, International, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Monitoring Nuclear Explosions
From Skiing and the Environment, Purer Drinking Water, Feb. 1977Categories: Health, Other Federal Agencies, Radiation
City Care
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Local Programs, Other Federal Agencies
Federal Agency Pollution Abatement Projects
From Ecology and EPA, Jan. 1988Categories: OMB, Other Federal Agencies, RCRA
Sampling Lakes for Effects from Acid Rain by Cindy Chojnacky
From Financing the Next Generation of Wastewater Treatment, Nov. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research, Water: General
Regulatory Savings by Douglas M. Costle
From The Economy and the Environment, Jan. 1979Categories: Economic Impact, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies
News Briefs
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: Drinking
New Farm Law Encourages Cleanup by Wilson Scaling and Milton Hertz
From Tackling Nonpoint Water Pollution, May. 1986Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Soil and Pollution: An Interview with Eckardt C. Beck
From Soil and Pollution, Apr. 1977Categories: Conservation, Local Programs, Other Federal Agencies, States, Watersheds
Protecting Field Workers
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Education, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Research
Kesterson: Nonpoint Nightmare by Roy Popkin
From Tackling Nonpoint Water Pollution, May. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: General
Dredging
From Soil and Pollution, Apr. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research, Water: General, Water: Wetlands, Watersheds
Safer Use of Rodent Baits
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
The Challenges in Environmental Health: An Interview with Dr. David P. Rall
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Health, OMB, Other Federal Agencies, Research, Toxics
Analyzing the Challenge Ahead of Us by Rob Wolcott
From Agriculture and the Environment, Apr. 1988Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Herbicides, the Forest Service, and NEPA by Gary L. Larsen
From Ecology and EPA, Jan. 1988Categories: NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Public, The
The National Parks: An American Tradition by Russell E. Dickenson
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Other Federal Agencies
Clean Energy from the Tides
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies, Research
News Briefs
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies
A Nonregulatory Challenge by A. James Barnes
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: Indoor Air, Other Federal Agencies, Radiation
On the Move
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Congress, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Radiation, RCRA
Cities and the Environment by Patricia Roberts Harris
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: NEPA, Other Federal Agencies
Cleanup Impact Aid by H. Edwin Clark II
From The Economy and the Environment, Jan. 1979Categories: CEQ, Economic Impact, Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Regions, States
Getting Tough on Coastal Pollution by William K. Reilly
From Can Our Coasts Survive More Growth?, Sep. 1989Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States
Managing the Shore by Michael Glazer
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States
Uncertainty and the "Flavors" of Risk by Robert J. Scheuplein
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993Categories: Health, Other Federal Agencies
Union Carbide's Plant at Institute, W. Va.: Lessons from Bhopal by Michael J. Chern
From Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985Categories: Industry, International, Other Federal Agencies, Toxics
Who Will Inherit the Clean Water? by Sharon Francis and Richard DeSanti
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Local Programs, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The, Water: General
Farm in the Desert
From Science and the Future, Oct. 1980Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Radiation, Research, Science Advisory Board
Featuring EPA: Enlisting Space in the Cause by Alan B. Nichols
From NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research
What Does a Task Force Really Do?
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies, Radiation
Answering Questions About Chernobyl by Roy Popkin
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The, Radiation
Environmental Almanac: November-December: Man and the Coyote
From Labor and EPA, Nov. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Toxics
The 10 Recommendations
From EPA: The First Twenty Years, The Bald Eagle: A Treasure Preserved, Sep. 1990Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Prevention, Public, The, Science Advisory Board
Newsline: Sale of Sterilizing Solution Stopped
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies
Living With King Coal: An Interview With Stephen J. Gage
From Carter on the Environment, Jun. 1977Categories: Air: General, Budget, Economic Impact, Other Federal Agencies, Research, Solid Waste
Pollution Where You'd Least Expect It by David B. Joseph
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Air: General, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Measuring Social Performance
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The
Update: Recent EPA Developments
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, RCRA, States, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
Policy Options: Reforestation by Robert J. Moulton and Kenneth Andrasko
From The Greenhouse Effect: What Can We Do About It?, Mar. 1990Categories: Climate, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Dealing with EDB, a Dangerous Pesticide
From Strengthening the Federal-State Partnership, Jan. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Recreation and Water Cleanup
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Why Our Topsoil Is PRecious: An Interview with Norman A. Berg
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies
Lake Trout: A Bellwether for the Great Lakes
From Water for Living, Mar. 1982Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Rivers Wild and Pure: A Priceless Legacy by Robert E. Doyle
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Council Says Impact Study Works Well
From Quiet, Please!, Sep. 1976Categories: NEPA, Other Federal Agencies
Finding Solutions: My Experience by William Richards
From NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies
Memo from President Carter to Federal Department Heads
From Noise and the Environment, Oct. 1979Categories: Other Federal Agencies
New Research Directions: An Interview with Stephen A. Gage
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Health, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
"Fingerprinting" Pollution at Iowa's Big Spring by Julie Elfving
From Tackling Nonpoint Water Pollution, May. 1986Categories: Conservation, Industry, Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: General
Bay Cleanup Background
From EPA and the Community, Dec. 1985Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Indoor Radon: The Federal Approach by Richard J. Guimond
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: Indoor Air, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The, Radiation
News Briefs
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Air: General, Health, Other Federal Agencies
EPA Probing Forest Damage
From Secrets of the Forest: Another Challenge for EPA's Research Program, May. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research
EPA's Flagship Programs by David J. Kling and Eric Schaeffer
From Pollution Prevention: It's a Whole New Way of Doing Business..., Jul. 1993Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Prevention, States
The Issues and the Policy: View from EPA by William K. Reilly
From NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Environmental Annals: A Close Call on the Mississippi by Roy Popkin
From Regulating Biotechnology, Oct. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Moving to Rid America of Asbestos by Dave Ryan
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Economic Impact, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Toxics
EPA's CRADA Agreements: Sharing Expertise with Industry by Peter W. Preuss
From Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994Categories: Air: General, Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Prevention
Managing the Coastal Environment
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: CEQ, Other Federal Agencies, Water: Wetlands
Why Worry About Nonpoint Pollution? by Lee M. Thomas
From Tackling Nonpoint Water Pollution, May. 1986Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Interior and the Environment by Cecil Andrus
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Congress, Other Federal Agencies, States, Tribes
News Briefs
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Safe Diving in Polluted Waters by Susan Tejada
From The Great Lakes, Mar. 1985Categories: Health, Other Federal Agencies, Research
Guarding Our Northern Treasureland
From The Alaska Pipeline, Jan. 1976Categories: Environmental Justice, Other Federal Agencies, States
Racing Against Time in the Rainwater Basin by Felice F. Furst
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Water: Wetlands
Questions in the Stratosphere
From Chemicals and the Environment, Nov. 1981Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
Training and Manpower in Environmental Quality by Don Cook
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Economic Impact, Education, Other Federal Agencies, Regions
A Plan to Restore Chesapeake Bay by Patricia Bonner
From EPA and the Community, Dec. 1985Categories: Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: General
EPA Roundup: Standards to Be Strengthened for Disposal of Radioactive Wastes
From Sustainable Development: Linkages and Partnerships for the Developing World, Apr. 1993Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Radiation
Update: New Agency Developments
From Protecting Ground Water: The Hidden Resource, Jul. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, International, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
Environmentally Speaking: Transportation: On the Road to Environmental Responsibility by Douglas M. Costle
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, States
People Power by Tom Armitage
From Can Our Coasts Survive More Growth?, Sep. 1989Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Public, The, Research, Water: General
The National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program
From Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986Categories: Air: General, CEQ, Other Federal Agencies, Research
How People Matter in Nonpoint Cleanup by Lawrence J. Jensen
From Tackling Nonpoint Water Pollution, May. 1986Categories: Local Programs, Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: General
What's Happening in Pesticide Regulation? An Interview with A. E. Conroy
From Controlling Pesticide Use, Jun. 1975Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
A Congressional Advisor by John H. Gibbons
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Congress, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
OSHA and the American Working Man and Woman by Eula Bingham
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Health, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Toxics
Industry: CHEMTREC by John C. Zercher
From Protecting America's Land, Jul. 1982Categories: Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Toxics
Questions the Reader Might Ask: An Interview with Robert H. Wayland III
From NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States, Water: General, Watersheds
EPA's Opportunity to Communicate by Josephine S. Cooper
From Searching for Environmental Safety, Nov. 1983Categories: Congress, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The
Energy and the Environment by Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Other Federal Agencies
The Colorado: America's Hardest Working River by Truman Temple
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Water: General
Memorable Moments at EPA by Roy Popkin
From Fifteenth Year Anniversary Issue, Nov. 1985Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies
Disagreeing About the Rules: To the Courtroom by Mark R. Haag
From EPA: A Regulatory Agency, Mar. 1988Categories: Lead, Other Federal Agencies
The Wheels Are Beginning to Turn by Linda Fisher
From The Greenhouse Effect: How It Can Change Our Lives, Jan. 1989Categories: Climate, International, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Conservation Rediscovered by M. Rupert Cutler
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies
Carter Pledges Strong Backing for Environment
From Carter on the Environment, Jun. 1977Categories: Budget, CEQ, Congress, Industry, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Solid Waste
Saving Historic Treasures by Richard Livingston
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Air: General, International, Other Federal Agencies, Research
Model Farm Projects
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Local Programs, Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: General
News Briefs
From New Leadership for EPA, Mar. 1977Categories: Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Enforcing Pesticide Laws
From Pesticides and the Consumer, May. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Around the Nation
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, States
From Fisheries to Sea Turtles: Managing the Ocean Environment by Dr. John V. Byrne
From The Oceans, Nov. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Superfund
Burning Wastes at Sea by Charlotte Garvey
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics
Probing the Mysteries of Radiofrequency Radiation by Miles Kahn
From Financing the Next Generation of Wastewater Treatment, Nov. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Radiation
Forum: Environmental Journey by Richard P. Nalesnik
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Industry, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: General
On the Scene with CAMEO by Jean Snider and Tony Jover
From Environmental Data: Providing Answers or Raising Questions?, May. 1989Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Toxics
Focus on the Federal Government
From Pollution Prevention: It's a Whole New Way of Doing Business..., Jul. 1993Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Prevention
Update
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Budget, Economic Impact, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Traveling in the Future: An Interview with Neil Goldschmidt
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Regulatory Reform and FDA by Donald Kennedy
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Toxics
The Outlook of the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture: An Interview with Peter C. Myers
From Agriculture and the Environment, Apr. 1988Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
Conference on Fire Ants
From Water for Living, Mar. 1982Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Helping to Ensure Safety in Nuclear Testing by Charles Costa
From Predicting Ozone Pollution: Another Tool from EPA Research, Jun. 1987Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Radiation, Research
Tire Fire Lights Up National Problem by Susan Tejada
From The Future: 1984 and Beyond, Dec. 1983Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Superfund
A New Law with New Directions by Jack Lewis and Marvin Zeldin
From Environmental Education, Sep. 1991Categories: Education, Other Federal Agencies
Guidance for Dealing with Radon
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: Health, Indoor Air, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The, Radiation
What I Believe About the Environment by President George Bush
From Earth Day, Jan. 1990Categories: Air: General, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Prevention, States, Superfund
US-USSR Environmental Agreement by Pierre Shostal
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies
Wetland Regulation: Four Viewpoints on Section 404
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
Tracking Environmental Diseases with Epidemiology by Robert Griffin
From Environmental Perspectives, Dec. 1987Categories: Health, Other Federal Agencies, Research
Further Steps Taken to Eliminate EDB
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Loans to Reduce Farm Pollution
From Soil and Pollution, Apr. 1977Categories: Conservation, Economic Impact, Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
The Job of Protecting the Seas: An Interview with Jack E. Ravan
From The Oceans, Nov. 1984Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, States, Water: General
A Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Would We Be Prepared? by Miles Kahn
From Taking a Global View, Sep. 1987Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Radiation, Regions, States
Controlling Asbestos in Schools
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Children, Congress, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States
Featuring EPA: Simulating a Radioactive Release by Brad Nelson
From Indoor Air, Oct. 1993Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Radiation
Crackdown on Federal Agencies
From Labor and EPA, Nov. 1977Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies
Environmentally Speaking: Efficiency and Compassion: Regulatory Reform by Douglas M. Costle
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Economic Impact, Enforcement, Health, Other Federal Agencies
Environmental Almanac: The Bluebirds of Antietam
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies
Cleaning Up Federal Facilities by Josephine S. Cooper
From Controlling Hazardous Waste, Oct. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies
Doing a Better Job of Conserving Wetlands by John H. Chafee
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: Congress, Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Water: Wetlands
Key Federal Agencies
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Education, Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Toxics
Photo Essay: Common Radiation Sources
From Radioactive Wastes, Feb. 1976Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Radiation
EPA and Biotechnology by Roy Popkin and Dave Ryan
From Taking Environmental Initiatives, Apr. 1985Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Toxics
EPA's Role in Educating Youth by Mattie Montgomery
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Children, Education, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Toxics
The Aftermath of Bhopal: An Interview with Jack W. McGraw
From Taking a Global View, Jan. 1985Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Toxics
National Forest Trails: New Frontiers by R. Max Peterson
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Other Federal Agencies
Scouting for Pests
From March 1975 EPA Journal, Mar. 1975Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
EPA's Role in Energy Research
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research
Regulatory Reform
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Toxics
The Threat to the Parks by Paul Pritchard
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Air: General, Congress, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Coordinating Protection Efforts: An Interview with Marian Mlay
From Protecting Ground Water: The Hidden Resource, Jul. 1984Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Research, States, Water: Drinking
Aiding Urban Clean Air Goals by Barbara Blum
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: General, Economic Impact, Other Federal Agencies
Environmentally Speaking: Many Ways to See a Tree by Barbara Blum
From Looking to the Future, May. 1978Categories: Education, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The
View from USDA by James R. Moseley
From NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
Environmentally Speaking: Industry and EPA by Douglas M. Costle
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Air: General, Economic Impact, Health, Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Toxics
A New Technology by Barbara Blum
From State of the Environment, Jan. 1980Categories: Health, Other Federal Agencies, Prevention, Toxics
Environmental Education: Past and Present by Jack Lewis
From An Environmental Ethic: Has It Taken Hold?, Jul. 1988Categories: Education, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The
A "Fitting Solution" at Snake Creek, Utah by David Wann
From Tackling Nonpoint Water Pollution, May. 1986Categories: Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
What's Being Spent by the Federal Government
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Budget, Other Federal Agencies
Justice Cracks Down on Environmental Crimes by F. Henry Habicht, II
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies
Report from the State Department by Curtis Bohlen
From The World Economy and the Environment: A New Relationship, Jul. 1990Categories: Climate, Conservation, International, Other Federal Agencies
EPA's Energy Research Program by Steve Reznek
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Management of Agency, OMB, Other Federal Agencies, Research
Protecting America's Farmland by Truman Temple
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: CEQ, Other Federal Agencies
A Great Adventure
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Education, Other Federal Agencies
Fighting Forest Pollution
From Fighting Forest Pollution, Jun. 1976Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Prevention
Marines Protect Environment
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: NEPA, Other Federal Agencies
Update
From The Economy and the Environment, Jan. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Public, The, Research, Toxics, Water: General
Consumer Safety and Regulation by Susan B. King
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Children, Economic Impact, Health, Other Federal Agencies
Developing Confidence in Biotechnology: An Interview with John A. Moore
From Regulating Biotechnology, Oct. 1986Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Toxics
Pests vs Pesticides: The "R" Factor by Julian Josephson
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides
Environmental Almanac: September, 1980: Falcons on the Wing
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Other Federal Agencies
Curbing Chemicals in Drinking Water by Victor J. Kimm
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Health, Other Federal Agencies, Research, Water: Drinking
Predicting Dam Failures by Chris Rice
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Water: General
EPA Crisis Training for Hazardous Materials by Thomas C. Sell
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Superfund
A Victory for the Bay Checkerspot by Karen Flagstad
From Who Needs the Feds! Environmental Succes Stories from Grassroots America, Nov. 1989Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Public, The
Ocean Disposal of Radioactive Wastes by Robert S. Dyer
From The Endangered Sea, Jul. 1975Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Research, Solid Waste
Tourism and the Environment by J. William Hudson
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Answering Questions about a Key Resource: An Interview with Tudor T. Davies
From Protecting Our Estuaries, Jul. 1987Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Public, The, States, Water: General
What Is ETI?
From Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994Categories: Other Federal Agencies
FBI to Aid in Hazardous Waste Investigation
From New Directions, Jul. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, States, Superfund, Toxics
Have Minorities Benefited...? A Forum
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: General, Civil Rights, Congress, Economic Impact, Environmental Justice, Lead, Other Federal Agencies, RCRA, Solid Waste, Superfund, Toxics, Tribes, Water: General
Protecting Clean Air in National Parks
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Air: General, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States
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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