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.
Chapter 4: Leadership Management within EPA
(18 minutes) From Former Deputy Administrator Hank Habicht talks about management at EPAHank Habicht explores his and Bill Reilly's approach to fostering leadership within EPA, including their successful division of labor between them.
Chapter 1: A Public and Private Sector Career in Environmental Protection
(9 minutes) From Interview with James (Jim) SeifJim Seif discusses the origins of his commitment to environmental protection and how this and his political activism have shaped his career
Chapter 4: Priorities at EPA
(5 minutes) From Reflections on US Environmental Policy: Interview with William K. ReillyBill Reilly discusses the importance of science as the unifying factor at EPA and the need to communicate effectively with the public before crises arise. He also emphasizes the importance of...
Chapter 1: The Public and Social Context for the Creation of EPA
(16 minutes) From Behind the Scenes at the Creation of EPA in 1970Chuck Elkins describes events leading to President Nixon's decision to create EPA and details the status of environmental programs at time of EPA's creation.
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."
The Air We Breathe: A Half Century of Progress
From The Air We Breathe: A Half Century of ProgressCategories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary
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 SUGGECTED ARTICLES FOR YOU TO SAMPLE
"Big Green" and Pesticides: Be Careful! by Bob L. Vice
From Pesticides and Food Safety, May. 1990Categories: Pesticides
What's in a Number?
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993
Providing Some Answers: An Interview with Linda J. Fisher
From Pesticides and Food Safety, May. 1990Categories: Congress, Pesticides
The "Living Industry" and the Environment by John Kenneth Galbraith
From Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994Books & Articles by Alumni
Some of the most detailed history of EPA is contained in books and articles written by alumni.
A History of the U.S. National Ambient Air Quaity Standards by John Bachmann
From A History of the U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards by John Bachmann
Chapter 3. The Uncertainty of Risk but the Reality of Cost
From Borrowed Earth, Borrowed Time: Healing America's Chemical Wounds by Glenn E. SchweitzerCategories: Toxics
Chapter 6. The States Begin to Take Charge
From Borrowed Earth, Borrowed Time: Healing America's Chemical Wounds by Glenn E. SchweitzerCategories: Toxics
Driving the Future: Combating Climate Chagne with Cleaner, Smarker Cars by Margo Oge
From Driving the Future: Combating Climate Change with Cleaner, Smarter Cars by Margo T. OgeHistorical Documents
Some documents have made a big difference in the direction that EPA has taken through the years. Here we present some of them.
Reorganization Plan that Created EPA
From Reorganization Plan that Created EPA
First Presidential Environmental Message (Nixon) 1970
From First Presidential Environmental Message (Nixon) 1970
Creation of EPA: Message to Congress
From Creation of EPA: Message to Congress
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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