History of the EPA
Below we serve up glimpses of EPA's history in five different "flavors":
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. HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTED ARTICLES FOR YOU TO SAMPLE.
Around the Nation
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Research, Tribes, Water: Drinking
Controlling the Dangers from High-Tech Pollution by Judith E. Ayres
From Protecting Public Health, Dec. 1984Categories: Policy and Planning, Regions, Superfund
In the Regions by Deb Martin
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States
Around the Nation
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Water: Drinking
Aquatic Research on the Gulf by Truman Temple
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Regions, Research
Saving the Grasslands by Rowena Michaels
From America's Lakes, Jul. 1976Categories: Conservation, Regions, Solid Waste
Region 10 Report by Douglas Dubois
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Air: General, Industry, Regions, Solid Waste, States
The South Rebels Against Pollution by Charles Pou
From EPA and the Farmers, Apr. 1976Categories: Regions
Inside EPA by William Drayton, Jr.
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Budget, Management of Agency, Regions, States
Region 8 Report by Alan Merson
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Industry, Management of Agency, NEPA, Regions, Tribes, Water: General
You Have a Friend in Pennsylvania by Nicholas De Benedictis
From Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981Categories: Management of Agency, Regions, States
Protecting Against Hazardous Waste: The Front Line in Region 4 by Gordon Kenna
From Controlling Hazardous Waste, Oct. 1984Categories: Public, The, Regions, Research, Water: General
Chemical Detectives at Work: EPA's Environmental Response Team by Susan Tejada
From Controlling Hazardous Waste, Oct. 1984Categories: Regions, Superfund
Innovative Housing in Atlanta
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: General, Conservation, Regions
The Long Tidal River by Chris Perham
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Regions, Water: General, Watersheds
Around the Nation
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Taking the Initiative for the Gulf of Mexico by Hagan Thompson
From Protecting Our Estuaries, Jul. 1987Categories: Regions, Water: General
Region IX's Leadership Team
From Curbing Global Pollution, Oct. 1976Categories: Management of Agency, Regions
Energy and Environment: The Right Choices by Roger Williams
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA, Regions
Around the Nation
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Children, Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, Solid Waste, States
EPA Crisis Training for Hazardous Materials by Thomas C. Sell
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Superfund
Region X's Leadership Team
From Research on the Plains, Nov. 1976Categories: Management of Agency, Regions
Ocean Dumping Off New York by Peter W. Anderson
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Regions, Toxics, Water: General
Hunting the Great Midwestern Myth by Frank Corrado
From Chesapeake Bay, May. 1976Categories: Regions
Around the Nation
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Education, Enforcement, RCRA, Regions, States, Tribes, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Air: General, Education, Enforcement, RCRA, Regions
A City Manager's View by Terry L. Novak
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Local Programs, Management of Agency, Regions
Around the Nation
From New Leadership for EPA, Mar. 1977Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Water: Drinking
A New Year for the Environment: The View from the Regions
From A New Year for the Environment, Nov. 1982Categories: Management of Agency, RCRA, Regions, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
Around the Nation
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States, Tribes
Anticipating Fears from a Dioxin Study by Nanci L. Sinclair
From EPA and the Community, Dec. 1985Categories: Public, The, Regions, Research
EPA's Regional Offices: A Case of Being on the Front Line by Victor Janosik
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Superfund
Crayons Against Pollution
From Looking to the Future, May. 1978Categories: Children, Education, Regions
Region 3 Report by Jack J. Schramm
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Management of Agency, Public, The, Regions
Around the Nation
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Radiation, Regions, States, Toxics
The Job Future at EPA: An Interview with Assistant Administrator Alvin L. Alm
From The Endangered Sea, Jul. 1975Categories: Management of Agency, Regions
Curbing Feedlot Wastes by Rowena L. Michaels
From EPA and the Farmers, Apr. 1976Categories: Regions, Solid Waste, Water: General
A New England Hazard by Paul Keough
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Regions, States, Toxics
Helping Cities by Barbara Blum
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Air: General, Budget, Management of Agency, Regions, Water: General
Practicing the Art of Biomonitoring by David Wann
From Regulating Biotechnology, Oct. 1986Categories: Regions, Water: General
Initiatives to Deal with L.A. Smog by Judith E. Ayres
From Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Policy and Planning, Regions
EPA Team Wins Congressional Award
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Regions, Water: Drinking
On Parade: Region III's Leadership Team
From Furor over Offshore Drilling, Mar. 1976Categories: Regions
The Army Enlists for Environmental Battle
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Water: General
The Agency's Workgroup Report by Robert M. Wolcott and Reino Milligan
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Environmental Justice, Health, Regions
Around the Nation
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Lead, Regions, States, Toxics
Training and Manpower in Environmental Quality by Don Cook
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Economic Impact, Education, Other Federal Agencies, Regions
Around the Nation
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, States
Around the Nation
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Public, The, RCRA, Regions, Toxics, Tribes, Water: General
EPA's Environmental Response Team: On Call Around the Clock by Stephen Dorrier
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Management of Agency, Regions, Toxics
A Comeback for Boston Harbor? by David Pickman
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Regions, Water: General
Who's Who in the Regions
From Saving Our Nation's Wetlands, Oct. 1983Categories: Management of Agency, Regions
In Our Backyards by Robert D. Bullard
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Civil Rights, Regions, Solid Waste
Recycling Municipal Waste
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Conservation, RCRA, Regions, Solid Waste
Helping Minorities Help the Environment by Clarice E. Gaylord and Robert Knox
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Education, Management of Agency, Regions, Research
Resource Conservation by Barbara Blum
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Conservation, Education, Management of Agency, RCRA, Regions
Region VIII's Leadership Team
From Quiet, Please!, Sep. 1976Categories: Pesticides, Regions, Solid Waste
Status of Permit Guidelines
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Congress, Enforcement, Industry, Policy and Planning, Regions, Water: General
Region 2 Report by Eckardt C. Beck
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Management of Agency, Regions, Toxics, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Regions, States
Facts to Reflect On by Ross Ettlin
From EPA: The First Twenty Years, The Bald Eagle: A Treasure Preserved, Sep. 1990Categories: Budget, RCRA, Regions, Superfund, Water: Drinking, Water: Wetlands
An EPA View: An Interview with Ed Roush
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Regions, States
History as Seen by the Regional Administrators
From Fifteenth Year Anniversary Issue, Nov. 1985Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, States, Superfund, Water: General
Findings and Recommendations of EPA's Environmental Equity Workgroup
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Enforcement, Health, Lead, Regions, States, Tribes
Touring the Mid-Atlantic Region by Michael J. Chern
From Furor over Offshore Drilling, Mar. 1976Categories: Regions
Around the Nation
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: CEQ, Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Public, The, Regions
Responding to a Cancer Scare by Rich Lathrop
From Reducing Risks from Toxic Substances, Jun. 1985Categories: Health, Public, The, Regions
Around the Nation
From Land and the Environment, Jul. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Regions, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Regions, Solid Waste, States, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Decade of the Environment, Nov. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, Toxics
Preparing for Nuclear Accidents
From Radioactive Wastes, Feb. 1976Categories: Policy and Planning, Prevention, Regions
Around the Nation
From Carter on the Environment, Jun. 1977Categories: Education, Regions, States, Water: General
Region 7 Report by Dr. Kay Camin
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Public, The, Regions, Water: General
Beginning with a Phone Call by Michael J. Chern
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: Indoor Air, Public, The, Radiation, Regions, Research
The Fourth Coast by Madonna F. McGrath
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Enforcement, International, Regions, Toxics, Water: General
Public Servants, Private Eyes
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Toxics
Controlling PCB's: A New Approach by Charlotte Garvey
From New Directions, Jul. 1981Categories: Health, Regions, Toxics
Taking the Initiative in Hazardous Waste Siting by David Morell
From Toxics in Water: A Hidden Threat, Sep. 1985Categories: RCRA, Regions, Toxics
Around the Nation
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Radiation, RCRA, Regions
Around the Nation
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Industry, Public, The, Regions, Water: General
Enforcement Today: An interview with Thomas L. Adams
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Regions, States
On the Firing Line: The Challenge of Environmental Risk in Region 8 by David Wann
From Environmental Risk, Nov. 1987Categories: Regions
Building a Better EPA by Alvin L. Alm
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Management of Agency, Regions, States
1984 in EPA's Regions
From The Future: 1984 and Beyond, Dec. 1983Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States, Superfund, Toxics
Enforcement at the Grassroots
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, RCRA, Regions, Solid Waste, States, Water: Drinking
Around the Nation
From Skiing and the Environment, Purer Drinking Water, Feb. 1977Categories: Regions, States
The Denver Airport: Pollution Prevention by Design by Jack W. McGraw
From Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992Categories: Prevention, Regions
Around the Nation
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Conservation, Economic Impact, Enforcement, Regions, Solid Waste
Around the Nation
From Science and the Future, Oct. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, Toxics, Water: General
Around the Nation
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Regions, States, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, Water: General
A Future for the Rockies by John Heritage
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Air: General, Regions
EPA's National Estuary Program by Mary Lou Soscia and Karen Flagstad
From Protecting Our Estuaries, Jul. 1987Categories: Regions, States, Water: General
Around the Nation
From The Economy and the Environment, Jan. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Lead, Regions, States, Tribes, Water: General
The Colorado: America's Hardest Working River by Truman Temple
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Water: General
Around the Nation
From EPA's Fifth Aniversary Issue: Town Meetings Launched, Nov. 1975Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Regions, States
Achieving Better Management: An Interview with Dr. John P. Horton
From A Look Ahead, Jan. 1982Categories: Budget, Management of Agency, Regions
EPA and NEPA: Cases in Point by Richard E. Sanderson
From Ecology and EPA, Jan. 1988Categories: Air: General, CEQ, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Regions
Drought Aggravates Pollution Problems
From Soil and Pollution, Apr. 1977Categories: Air: General, Regions, States, Water: General
Fighting Waste from Gold Mining by Roy Popkin
From The Great Lakes, Mar. 1985Categories: Management of Agency, Regions, Water: General
Progressive Environmental Control by Valdas V. Adamkus
From Ohio and the Environment, Sep. 1982Categories: Air: General, RCRA, Regions, States, Superfund, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Handling a Pollution Emergency by Christopher J. Daggett
From Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985Categories: Regions, States, Superfund, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Environmental Equity: EPA's Position by William K. Reilly
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Civil Rights, Economic Impact, Environmental Justice, Health, Lead, Pesticides, Regions, Science Advisory Board, States, Superfund, Water: Drinking
Around the Nation
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Regions, States, Toxics
Racing Against Time in the Rainwater Basin by Felice F. Furst
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Water: Wetlands
Superfund Community Relations Policy by Steven Cohen
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Public, The, Regions, States, Superfund
EPA Sleuths on the Trail by Susan Tejada
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States
EPA's Role in Educating Youth by Mattie Montgomery
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Children, Education, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Regions, Toxics
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
Annapolis Facility Expands
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Management of Agency, RCRA, Regions, Research
Environmentally Speaking: Clean Air by Douglas M. Costle
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Management of Agency, Regions, States
Report from Region 1 by William R. Adams, Jr.
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Industry, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Public, The, Regions, States
State and Local Involvement
From The Protection of Our Environment, May. 1982Categories: Air: General, Local Programs, Pesticides, Radiation, RCRA, Regions, States, Toxics, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Soil and Pollution, Apr. 1977Categories: Enforcement, Radiation, Regions, States, Water: General
The Lower Hudson: Environmental Resource in Megacity by Thomas O'Keeffe
From Environmental Risk, Nov. 1987Categories: Regions, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
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
When Chickens Die Young by Lee Blackburn
From Who Needs the Feds! Environmental Succes Stories from Grassroots America, Nov. 1989Categories: Regions, Solid Waste
Protecting Cape Cod's Ground Water by Greg Supernovich
From Environmental Risk, Nov. 1987Categories: Local Programs, Regions, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Inquiry: Would You Rather Work in a Regional Office or Headquarters and Why?
From Protecting Clean Air, May. 1975Categories: Regions
Region 6 Report by Adlene Harrison
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: Management of Agency, Public, The, RCRA, Regions, States, Water: Drinking, 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
Shaping the Future: An Interview with John R. Quarles Jr.
From Why Our Wetlands Are Vanishing, Jan. 1977Categories: Policy and Planning, Public, The, Regions, States, Water: General
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 Looking to the Future, May. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Lead, Regions, Research, Solid Waste, States, Water: General
New Approaches to Solid Waste Disposal: An Interview with Sheldon Meyers
From New Leadership for EPA, Mar. 1977Categories: Economic Impact, Education, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Regions, Solid Waste, States
Indians Act for a Cleaner Environment by Roy Popkin
From Consumers and the Environment, Apr. 1987Categories: Regions, Tribes
Challenging the Pollution of Puget Sound by Ernesta B. Barnes
From The Oceans, Nov. 1984Categories: Regions, States, Superfund, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Technology and the Environment, Sep. 1979Categories: Regions, Research, Water: General, Watersheds
Around the Nation
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Regions, Toxics, Water: General
Region 4 Report
From The Environmentalists, Apr. 1978Categories: Management of Agency, Public, The, Regions, Toxics, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Around the Nation
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Education, Enforcement, Radiation, Regions, States, Water: General
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
Around the Nation
From The Environmentalists, Apr. 1978Categories: Air: General, Industry, Public, The, Regions, Tribes, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Around the Nation
From New Directions, Jul. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Regions, States, Superfund, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Noise and the Environment, Oct. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, International, Radiation, Regions, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Environmental Response Team
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: CEQ, Management of Agency, Regions, Toxics
The Great Southwest by John F. Bradford
From Fighting Forest Pollution, Jun. 1976Categories: Regions, States
Oil, Water, and the Osage Mineral Reserve by Dick Whittington
From Taking Environmental Initiatives, Apr. 1985Categories: Regions, Tribes, Water: Drinking
Around the Nation
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, States, Water: General
Cleaning up the Grand Calumet River by Kathleen Osborne Clute
From The Great Lakes, Mar. 1985Categories: Policy and Planning, Regions, Water: General
Inland Lakes Cleanup Gets a Boost by Kip Blevin
From Tackling Nonpoint Water Pollution, May. 1986Categories: Conservation, Local Programs, Regions, States, Water: General
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