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.
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Three former Region 9 employees (John Wise, Dave Calkins, and David Souten) and Bill Ruckelshaus and Mary Nichols tell the story of how EPA applied the new Clean Air Act of 1970 with its stringent standards and deadlines to the very difficult challenge of cleaning up the most polluted region in the nation--the Los Angeles Air Basin.
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."
From Half Century of Progress: Overview
Categories: 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.
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The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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Our Fragile Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Depletion, Dec. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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Our Fragile Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Depletion, Dec. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981
Categories: Air: General
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The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987
Categories: Air: General
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Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993
Categories: Air: General, Toxics
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Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994
Categories: Air: General, Research
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Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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Who Needs the Feds! Environmental Succes Stories from Grassroots America, Nov. 1989
Categories: Air: General, States
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Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981
Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Health, International, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Research, States, Toxics, Water: General
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Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981
Categories: Air: General, States
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Fighting Forest Pollution, Jun. 1976
Categories: Air: General
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Environmental Data: Providing Answers or Raising Questions?, May. 1989
Categories: Air: General, Research
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Predicting Ozone Pollution: Another Tool from EPA Research, Jun. 1987
Categories: Air: General, Research
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Sustainable Development: Linkages and Partnerships for the Developing World, Apr. 1993
Categories: Air: General, Enforcement
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Setting Environmental Priorities: The Debate About Risk, Mar. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992
Categories: Air: General
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The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993
Categories: Air: General
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The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992
Categories: Air: General, Civil Rights, Congress, Economic Impact, Environmental Justice, Lead, Other Federal Agencies, RCRA, Solid Waste, Superfund, Toxics, Tribes, Water: General
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Mysteries of the Atmosphere, Another Challenge for Environmental Technology, Oct. 1985
Categories: Air: General, Research
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EPA and the Farmers, Apr. 1976
Categories: Air: General
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The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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Looking to the Future, May. 1978
Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Radiation, RCRA, Regions, States, Toxics, Water: General
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The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991
Categories: Air: General, Toxics
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Our Fragile Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Depletion, Dec. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992
Categories: Air: General
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Fifteenth Year Anniversary Issue, Nov. 1985
Categories: Air: General, Congress, Education, International, Pesticides, Prevention, RCRA, States, Superfund, Toxics
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Protecting Clean Air, May. 1975
Categories: Air: General
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Our Fragile Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Depletion, Dec. 1986
Categories: Air: General, Health
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Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993
Categories: Air: General, Research
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Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992
Categories: Air: General, Health
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Environmental Data: Providing Answers or Raising Questions?, May. 1989
Categories: Air: General
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The Challenge of Ozone Pollution, Oct. 1987
Categories: Air: General
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Our Fragile Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Depletion, Dec. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991
Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, RCRA
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Our Fragile Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Depletion, Dec. 1986
Categories: Air: General
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Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981
Categories: Air: General
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Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985
Categories: Air: General
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Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992
Categories: Air: General, Children, Environmental Justice, Health, Lead, Pesticides, Solid Waste, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking
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Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992
Categories: Air: General, Children, Civil Rights, Environmental Justice, Health, Lead, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking, Water: General
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Searching for Environmental Safety, Nov. 1983
Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Radiation, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking
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Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994
Categories: Air: General
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Environmental Education, Sep. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992
Categories: Air: General, Congress, Environmental Justice, Health, Lead, Public, The, RCRA, Toxics, Water: General
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Clean Water Agenda: Remaking the Laws that Protect Our Water Resources, Jun. 1994
Categories: Air: General
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Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985
Categories: Air: General
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Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978
Categories: Air: General
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Financing the Next Generation of Wastewater Treatment, Nov. 1986
Categories: Air: General, Industry
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Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992
Categories: Air: General, Air: Stationary, Civil Rights, Economic Impact, Environmental Justice, Health, Lead, Pesticides, Regions, Science Advisory Board, States, Superfund, Water: Drinking
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Pollution Prevention: It's a Whole New Way of Doing Business..., Jul. 1993
Categories: Air: General
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Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994
Categories: Air: General
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Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992
Categories: Air: General, Toxics
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The New Clean Air Act: What It Means to You, Jan. 1991
Categories: Air: General
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EPA: The First Twenty Years, The Bald Eagle: A Treasure Preserved, Sep. 1990
Categories: Air: General
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Clean Water Agenda: Remaking the Laws that Protect Our Water Resources, Jun. 1994
Categories: Air: General, International
Books & Articles by Alumni
Some of the most detailed history of EPA is contained in books and articles written by alumni.
From Borrowed Earth, Borrowed Time: Healing America's Chemical Wounds by Glenn E. Schweitzer
Categories: Air: General, Toxics
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