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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Former Deputy Administrator Hank Habicht talks about management at EPA
Hank Habicht, former Deputy Administrator under Bill Reilly,describes the historical context in which he arrived at EPA, his views of EPA's relationship with the private sector then and now, program management within EPA and public/private partnerships, leadership management within EPA, and lessons he learned during his tenure at EPA.
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 6: EPA's Challenges
(4 minutes) From Reflections on US Environmental Policy: Interview with William K. ReillyBill Reilly discusses the Agency's relationship to the Congress and the importance of international work as part of the Agency's mission.
Chapter 3: Working Against an Immovable Deadline
(8 minutes) From The Anthrax Cleanup on Capitol HillWorking seven days a week and 18 hours a day while overcoming obstacles ranging from hidden rooms to sudden breaches in containment, the response team begins the clean-up. Among the big...
Chapter 3: Implementation (Standards, Regions, and States)
(18 minutes) From Early Implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act How Headquarters, Regions, and States worked together.
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."
Superfund: A Half Century of Progress
From Superfund: A Half Century of ProgressCategories: Superfund
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 February 1975 EPA Journal, Feb. 1975
Seeking to Control Hazardous Air Pollutants
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning, Research
Preserving a Treasure
From Ohio and the Environment, Sep. 1982Categories: Public, The, Water: General
Books & Articles by Alumni
Some of the most detailed history of EPA is contained in books and articles written by alumni.
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 7. The Greening of Industry
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. Oge
Chapter 2. Controlling 3000 chemicals: One by One
From Borrowed Earth, Borrowed Time: Healing America's Chemical Wounds by Glenn E. SchweitzerHistorical Documents
Some documents have made a big difference in the direction that EPA has taken through the years. Here we present some of them.
Interview with Alvin Alm in 1993
From Interview of Alvin Alm January 1994Categories: Congress, Economic Impact, Enforcement, Management of Agency, OMB, Other Federal Agencies
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
Reorganization Plan that Created EPA
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