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
News Briefs
From Land and the Environment, Jul. 1980Categories: Air: Stationary, Health, Pesticides
The Promise of Cleaner Coal by Julian Josephson
From Mysteries of the Atmosphere, Another Challenge for Environmental Technology, Oct. 1985Categories: Air: Stationary, Research
Water
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Education, Indoor Air, Lead, Water: Drinking, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
Toxic Air by Joseph Padgett
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Health, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Environmentally Speaking: Clean Air by Douglas M. Costle
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Management of Agency, Regions, States
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
Newsline: Acid Rain Emissions Limits Proposed for Over 900 Power Plants
From Recycling: Closing the Loop, Jul. 1992Categories: Air: Stationary
Newsline: Negotiated Rule Set for Coke Ovens
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993Categories: Air: Stationary
Pollution Threatens Greek Treasures by David Ryan
From Why Our Wetlands Are Vanishing, Jan. 1977Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, International
New Plan for Armco Steel
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Air: Stationary, States
EPA Helps Iran Solve Air Pollution by Roger Strelow
From Research on the Plains, Nov. 1976Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, International
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
Reducing Existing Pollution
From Earth Day 1995: The 25th Anniversary, Jan. 1995Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Climate, RCRA, Water: General
Update
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Research, Solid Waste, States, Toxics, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Regions, Solid Waste, States, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Research on the Plains by Charles Pierce
From Research on the Plains, Nov. 1976Categories: Air: Stationary, Research
Around the Nation
From We Begin, Jan. 1975Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Water: General
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
Around the Nation
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Lead, Regions, States, Toxics
Progress on the Enforcement Front
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
Acid Rain: The Strategy by Eileen Claussen
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: Stationary
Operating Permits: The New Program by Alan W. Eckert and John Quarles
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary
TVA's New Look: An Interview with David Freeman
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Industry
The Supreme Court's "Bubble" Decision: What It Means by Michael H. Levin
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Stationary
Update
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Better Government Service by Barbara Blum
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Economic Impact, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
Update
From Taking a Global View, Jan. 1985Categories: Air: Stationary, Pesticides, RCRA, States, Toxics, Water: General
Smarter Regulation by William Drayton, Jr.
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Stationary, Industry, Policy and Planning
Update
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, International, Policy and Planning, Toxics, Water: General
Update
From Predicting Ozone Pollution: Another Tool from EPA Research, Jun. 1987Categories: Air: Stationary, Lead, RCRA, Toxics
A Tale of Two Cities
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: Stationary, Industry, Policy and Planning, States
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
Jobs and the Environment by Truman Temple
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Industry, States, Water: General
Acid Rain: The Problem by Ned Helme and Chris Neme
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: Stationary
Research and Pollution Control by Steven Reznek
From Technology and the Environment, Sep. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Other Federal Agencies, RCRA, Research
Update
From Fifteenth Year Anniversary Issue, Nov. 1985Categories: Air: Stationary, Pesticides, Toxics, Water: Drinking
News Briefs
From Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981Categories: Air: Stationary, Policy and Planning, 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
Air Toxics: The Strategy by Lydia Wegman
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Economic Impact, Toxics
Operating Permits: Business Concerns by John Quarles
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary
Finding Technologies to Control Ozone Pollution by Jack Lewis
From The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary
Bubble Plan Expected to Save Millions
From Ohio and the Environment, Sep. 1982Categories: Air: Stationary, Industry
Newsline: Rights to Acid Rain Emissions Can Be Bought and Sold
From Emergency Response in the Gulf and Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Home, Jul. 1991Categories: Air: Stationary
The Watchdog by Michael Novick
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Health, Toxics
EPA Newsline: On a Clear Day
From The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary
Update
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
Ohio Edison Spending $600 Million to Control Pollutants
From Ohio and the Environment, Sep. 1982Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Industry
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
Newsline: Nitrogen Oxides from Power Plants to Be Cut
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993Categories: Air: Stationary
Around the Nation
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Education, Enforcement, Radiation, Regions, States, Water: General
EPA's Policy on the "Bubble" by Roy Popkin
From Taking a Global View, Sep. 1987Categories: Air: Stationary, Policy and Planning
New Coal Standards by Douglas M. Costle
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Congress, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Research
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
Forum: Pulling Together by Laurence I. Moss
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Policy and Planning
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
Tough Rules for New Coal Burning Plants by Truman Temple
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Policy and Planning
Update
From The Oceans, Nov. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Pesticides, Superfund, Toxics, Water: General
Progress and Challenges by Douglas M. Costle
From State of the Environment, Jan. 1980Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Budget, International, Management of Agency, RCRA, Toxics, Water: General
Newsline: Chicago Board of Trade to Run Auctions and Direct Sales of SO2 Allowances
From Post-Rio: The Challenge at Home, Sep. 1992Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary
Scrubbing Coal by Phyllis Kierig
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Economic Impact, Industry, Research
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 Future: 1984 and Beyond, Dec. 1983Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Research, States, Superfund, Water: Drinking
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