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
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
Gasoline Vapor Controls: Pros and Cons by Richard D. wilson
From Consumers and the Environment, Apr. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile, Management of Agency
Cleaning Up the Nation's Capital by Truman Temple
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Local Programs
The New Clean Air Act
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Congress, Policy and Planning, States
Update: Recent EPA Actions
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, International, RCRA, Superfund
Update
From Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, States, Superfund, Toxics
Viewpoints: Pizza at Midnight by Rob Brenner and John Beale
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile
Around the Nation
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Public, The, Regions, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Update
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Pesticides, RCRA, Research, Toxics
Update
From Taking Environmental Initiatives, Apr. 1985Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Lead, Radiation, Research, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
What You Need to Know About the New Clean Air Act
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile
Regrouping for the Clean Air Fight by Roger Strelow
From Protecting Clean Air, May. 1975Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Policy and Planning
Growth and Clean Air by John Heritage
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Economic Impact, Policy and Planning
The Calm After the Storm by John Elston
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Public, The, States
Update
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, International, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Newsline: "Cash for Clunkers" to Cut Pollution
From Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary
Biking Saves by Nina Dougherty Rowe
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Policy and Planning, States
Motor Vehicles and Fuels: The Strategy by Richard D. Wilson
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: Mobile
Update: Recent EPA Developments
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, RCRA, States, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
EPA, The Auto, and Air Pollution
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Industry, Policy and Planning
Electric Autos and Clean Air by Charlotte Garvey
From Science and the Future, Oct. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Other Federal Agencies, Research, Science Advisory Board
Newsline: Agreement Reached on Clean Gasolines
From Emergency Response in the Gulf and Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Home, Jul. 1991Categories: Air: Mobile
Photo Essay: Controversy Swirls Around Auto Pollution Hearings
From March 1975 EPA Journal, Mar. 1975Categories: Air: Mobile, Industry
Students Curb Air Pollution by Jane Kenneally
From Looking to the Future, May. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Education, Local Programs
Appointment in Detroit by David Cohen
From Why Our Wetlands Are Vanishing, Jan. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Industry
News Briefs
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, RCRA, Water: Drinking
Cleaning Up Pollution from the Automobile
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Policy and Planning, States
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
Breathing Polluted Air by D.R. Wernette and L.A. Nieves
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Environmental Justice
Answers about Ozone Pollution: An Interview with J. Craig Potter
From The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Health, Management of Agency
Update
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
Did You Know? Warranties Available for Good Car Maintenance by Karl Hellman
From Consumers and the Environment, Apr. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile, Public, The
EPA Roundup: Canisters on Cars to Cut Pollution from Refueling
From Clean Water Agenda: Remaking the Laws that Protect Our Water Resources, Jun. 1994Categories: Air: Mobile
The Choices Are Getting Tougher by Christopher Daggett
From Cities and the Environment, May. 1988Categories: Air: Mobile
Water
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Education, Indoor Air, Lead, Water: Drinking, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
Update
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Pesticides, Solid Waste, States, Water: Drinking, Water: Wetlands
A Revolution in Auto Design by Karl Hellman
From Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985Categories: Air: Mobile
Methanol: The Fuel of the Future? by Richard Wilson
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile
Update
From Protecting Public Health, Dec. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, International, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, States, Toxics
Viewpoints: An Environmentalist's Perspective by Richard E. Ayres
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary
Update
From Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986Categories: Air: Mobile, Lead, Pesticides, Toxics, Water: Wetlands
Monitoring Auto Emissions: Questions and Answers
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile
Forum on the Clean Air Act: Should the Clean Air Act Be Changed?: Needed: A More Balanced Approach by Howard H. Kehrl
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Industry
Primary Emission Control Parts
From Consumers and the Environment, Apr. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile
Update: Recent Agency Developments
From Controlling Hazardous Waste, Oct. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, Toxics, Water: General
Motor Vehicles and Fuels: The Problem by Michael P. Walsh
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: Mobile
Anchorage: Auto Inspections in the Far North by Tony Knowles
From Taking Environmental Initiatives, Apr. 1985Categories: Air: Mobile, Local Programs
Update
From Mysteries of the Atmosphere, Another Challenge for Environmental Technology, Oct. 1985Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Pesticides, Radiation, RCRA, Water: General
Fuel Switching Doesn't Pay
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Lead, States
Helping Global Clean-Up: An Interview with Dr. James Lee by Truman Temple
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, International, Research
Around the Nation
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Education, Enforcement, RCRA, Regions, States, Tribes, Water: General
Auto Pollution: The Remaining Job by Benjamin Jackson
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, States
Update
From Cities and the Environment, May. 1988Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, States, Toxics, Water: General
Progress on the Enforcement Front
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
Update
From Environmental Perspectives, Dec. 1987Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, RCRA, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Inspection and Maintenance: A Role for the Public by Jane Armstrong
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile
Looking Ahead: At the Gasoline Pump by Kenneth R. Dickerson
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile
Update
From State of the Environment, Jan. 1980Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Policy and Planning
Traveling in the Future: An Interview with Neil Goldschmidt
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Urban Air Quality: The Problem by John A. Paul
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary
Update
From Regulating Biotechnology, Oct. 1986Categories: Air: Mobile, Health, Lead, Pesticides, Water: Drinking
New Directions in the Air Program: An Interview with David G. Hawkins
From Labor and EPA, Nov. 1977Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Radiation
Update
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, International, Policy and Planning, Toxics, Water: General
Newsline: GEO Metro Wins 1992 Mileage Derby
From NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991Categories: Air: Mobile
EPA Roundup: On Board Computers to Watch Over Emission Controls
From Sustainable Development: Linkages and Partnerships for the Developing World, Apr. 1993Categories: Air: Mobile
Revisiting the Lead Phasedown by Richard G. Kozlowski
From The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile, Lead
The Toxic Avengers by Linda R. Prout
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Health, Radiation, Toxics
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
Update
From The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Pesticides
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
Around the Nation
From We Begin, Jan. 1975Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Water: General
Update
From The Oceans, Nov. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
Update
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Update (January 1987)
From The New Superfund: Protecting People and Their Environment, Jan. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides
EPA Roundup: Oxygenated Gasoline Cuts Winter Emissions of Carbon Monoxide
From Pollution Prevention: It's a Whole New Way of Doing Business..., Jul. 1993Categories: Air: Mobile
Update
From Noise and the Environment, Oct. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Conservation, Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Toxics, Tribes, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Tackling Toxics from Motor Vehicles by Margherita Pryor
From Toxics in Water: A Hidden Threat, Sep. 1985Categories: Air: Mobile, Lead, Toxics
Featuring EPA: A Meeting with the Dynamometer by Lily Whiteman
From Recycling: Closing the Loop, Jul. 1992Categories: Air: Mobile
Moving Toward Clean Air by David Hawkins
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Management of Agency, States
Update
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Budget, Economic Impact, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Lead: Example of the Job Ahead by Joel Schwartz and Ronnie Levin
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: Mobile, Children, Health, Indoor Air, Lead, Water: Drinking
The Nation's Air Cleanup: An Interview with Joseph A. Cannon
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Management of Agency
Update
From Environmental Risk, Nov. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile, Pesticides, Superfund, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Finding Technologies to Control Ozone Pollution by Jack Lewis
From The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary
Reformulated Gasoline: What Makes It Different?
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile
Driving Home Lessons About Fuel Switching by Martha Casey and Jack Lewis
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement
New Car Tester by Lori Shelton
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, States
Update
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, Research, Solid Waste, Toxics, Water: General
Your Gas Mileage: Interview Eric O. Stork
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, Congress, Education, Public, The, Research
Update
From Consumers and the Environment, Apr. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile, Pesticides, Toxics, Water: Drinking
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
Region 2 Report by Eckardt C. Beck
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Management of Agency, Regions, Toxics, Water: General
News Briefs
From Research on the Plains, Nov. 1976Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Solid Waste
Auto Recalls
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Industry
Cleaning Up the Auto: A Rough Ride by Jerald F. terHorst
From Earth Day, Jan. 1990Categories: Air: Mobile
Region 3 Report by Jack J. Schramm
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Air: Mobile, Management of Agency, Public, The, Regions
Toward a Cleaner Environment
From State of the Environment, Jan. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, States, Water: General
Look Ma! No Pollution! by Hagan Thompson
From The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile
Alternative Fuels: Their Prospects for Fighting Smog by Richard D. Wilson
From The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987Categories: Air: Mobile
Around the Nation
From Noise and the Environment, Oct. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, International, Radiation, Regions, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Growing Concern About Gasoline Vapors by Rita A. Calvan
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Health
Cross Currents: Going Electric: A Book Review by Karen Flagstad
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993Categories: Air: Mobile
Taming the Motorcycle
From EPA's Fifth Aniversary Issue: Town Meetings Launched, Nov. 1975Categories: Air: Mobile
How Many MPG? Let's Be Realistic
From Dawn of a New Era, Jul. 1983Categories: Air: Mobile, Public, The
Newsline: EPA Would Throttle Down on City Bus Exhaust
From Environmental Education, Sep. 1991Categories: Air: Mobile
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
Update: New Developments at EPA
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Public, The, RCRA, Superfund, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Newsline: High-Tech Inspections for Cars and Trucks to Be Required
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993Categories: Air: Mobile
Update
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Children, Enforcement, Industry, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Update: New Agency Developments
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, RCRA, Toxics, Water: General
Emerging from Summer's Smog
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, CEQ, Health, Public, The
Trades to Remember: The Lead Phasedown by Lily Whiteman
From Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992Categories: Air: Mobile, Lead
Around the Nation
From EPA's Fifth Aniversary Issue: Town Meetings Launched, Nov. 1975Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Regions, States
The Watchdog by Michael Novick
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Health, Toxics
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