History of the EPA
Below we serve up glimpses of EPA's history in five different "flavors":
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.
Forum: Pulling Together by Laurence I. Moss
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Policy and Planning
Negotiation Instead of Confrontation by Cynthia Croce
From Taking Environmental Initiatives, Apr. 1985Categories: Management of Agency, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
An Elected Official by Governor Roy Romer
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning, States
Administrative Law Judges
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Help for Problems
From Decade of the Environment, Nov. 1980Categories: Air: General, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Radiation, RCRA, Toxics, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Policy Options: Methane by Michael J. Gibbs and Kathleen Hogan
From The Greenhouse Effect: What Can We Do About It?, Mar. 1990Categories: Climate, International, Policy and Planning
Do Environmental Disasters Have a Good Side? by Roy Popkin
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Superfund
Environmentally Speaking: Labor and EPA by Douglas M. Costle
From Labor and EPA, Nov. 1977Categories: Economic Impact, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Public, The, Toxics
Keeping Your Water Safe: An Interview with Dr. Andrew W. Breidenbach
From Skiing and the Environment, Purer Drinking Water, Feb. 1977Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, States, Water: Drinking
Cleaning Up Pollution from the Automobile
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: Mobile, Policy and Planning, States
A Common-Sense Approach
From Earth Day 1995: The 25th Anniversary, Jan. 1995Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning
Land Disposal Regulations
From Protecting America's Land, Jul. 1982Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA
Around the Nation
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: CEQ, Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Public, The, Regions
The Market-Based Approach at EPA by Richard D. Morgenstern
From Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning
Controlling Chemical Spills by Dave Cohen
From The Environmentalists, Apr. 1978Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA, Water: General
Photo Essay: Liberty Park Planned for Jersey Shoreline
From Quiet, Please!, Sep. 1976Categories: Education, Policy and Planning, Public, The
Analyzing the Challenge Ahead of Us by Rob Wolcott
From Agriculture and the Environment, Apr. 1988Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Protecting the Integrity of U.S. Water: An Interview with Thomas C. Jorling by Charles Rogers
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: International, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Water: General
An Environmental Leader by Peter A. A. Berle
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: International, Policy and Planning
The Institutional Challenge by Terry Davies and Frances Irwin
From Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992Categories: Policy and Planning, Prevention
Ruckelshaus Talks About Acid Rain
From The Future: 1984 and Beyond, Dec. 1983Categories: Policy and Planning
New Farm Law Encourages Cleanup by Wilson Scaling and Milton Hertz
From Tackling Nonpoint Water Pollution, May. 1986Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Reducing Paint Pollution
From Technology and the Environment, Sep. 1979Categories: Air: General, Industry, Policy and Planning, Research
For the Benefit of All by Cliff Jones
From Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, States, Water: Drinking
Deadline: 1990 by Suellen W. Pirages
From Mysteries of the Atmosphere, Another Challenge for Environmental Technology, Oct. 1985Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA
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 Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Health, International, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Research, States, Toxics, Water: General
Managing the Shore by Michael Glazer
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States
New Approaches to the Environment
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Air: General, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
Fine-Tuning Construction Grants for the Eighties by John H. Chafee
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Congress, Industry, Policy and Planning, States
Update
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Radiation, Toxics, Water: General
The Threat to the Parks by Paul Pritchard
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Air: General, Congress, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
A Congressional Advisor by John H. Gibbons
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Congress, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Existing Standards
From Protecting Our Drinking Water, Sep. 1986Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: Drinking
Cornering PCBs by Margherita Pryor
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics
Report from Region 1 by William R. Adams, Jr.
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Industry, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Public, The, Regions, States
The Next Two Years: A Policy Guidance
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Health, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States, Toxics
Wetland Regulation: Four Viewpoints on Section 404
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: Conservation, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
The City Link by Alan Beals
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Local Programs, Policy and Planning, Solid Waste
Inquiry: What EPA Programs Should Be Given Priority in 1977?
From Why Our Wetlands Are Vanishing, Jan. 1977Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Public, The
Making Regulation Work by Russell E. Train
From America's Lakes, Jul. 1976Categories: Policy and Planning
Environmental Issues Facing the 99th Congress by Lloyd Bentsen
From Taking a Global View, Jan. 1985Categories: Air: General, Congress, Policy and Planning, Superfund
Pollution Where You'd Least Expect It by David B. Joseph
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Air: General, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
The View from Capitol Hill: The State of Hazardous and Municipal Waste Control by Jennings Randolph
From Searching for Environmental Safety, Nov. 1983Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, RCRA
Driving Home a New Transportation Policy by Senator John H. Chafee
From Post-Rio: The Challenge at Home, Sep. 1992Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning
Projecting the Impacts of Greenhouse Warming by Richard D. Morgenstern and Dennis Tirpak
From The Greenhouse Effect: How It Can Change Our Lives, Jan. 1989Categories: Climate, Policy and Planning
The Wheels Are Beginning to Turn by Linda Fisher
From The Greenhouse Effect: How It Can Change Our Lives, Jan. 1989Categories: Climate, International, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
A Scientist/Engineer by Raymond C. Loehr
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning, Research, Science Advisory Board
Making Environmental Policy by Joseph A. Cannon
From A New Year for the Environment, Nov. 1982Categories: Policy and Planning
Special Envoy, Special Task: An Interview with Drew Lewis
From Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986Categories: Policy and Planning
Waking Up to the Value of Our Wetlands by Thomas H. Kean
From Ecology and EPA, Jan. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
Biking Saves by Nina Dougherty Rowe
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Policy and Planning, States
Policy Options: Renewable Energy by Michael Brower
From The Greenhouse Effect: What Can We Do About It?, Mar. 1990Categories: Climate, Policy and Planning
Superfund: Solving the Problem Without Regulation by James J. Florio
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, States, Superfund
Working with Our Cities by Douglas M. Costle
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Water: Drinking
A Challenge to EPA by Deeohn Ferris
From Environmental Protection: Has It Been Fair?, Mar. 1992Categories: Air: General, Children, Civil Rights, Environmental Justice, Health, Lead, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking, Water: General
Drinking Water Reform by Victor J. Kimm
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Health, Policy and Planning, Research, Water: Drinking
The Metric System Is Coming
From Chesapeake Bay, May. 1976Categories: International, Policy and Planning
A Consumers' Bill of Rights by Virginia H. Knauer
From Consumers and the Environment, Apr. 1987Categories: Policy and Planning, Public, The
Making the Rules by Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.
From Decade of the Environment, Nov. 1980Categories: Industry, Policy and Planning
Smarter Regulation by William Drayton, Jr.
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Stationary, Industry, Policy and Planning
Hazardous Waste Action by Barbara Blum
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Superfund, Toxics
Drinking Water Standards Take Effect
From Meeting Water Goals, Jul. 1977Categories: Congress, Health, Policy and Planning, States, Water: Drinking
Seeking to Control Hazardous Air Pollutants
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning, Research
Clean Lakes
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, Water: General, Watersheds
The Mississippi River by Dean Rebuffoni
From Land and the Environment, Jul. 1980Categories: Policy and Planning, States, Water: General
Non-Point Pollution
From Soil and Pollution, Apr. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States, Water: General
News Briefs
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
Behind the Effluent Guidelines
From Toxics in Water: A Hidden Threat, Sep. 1985Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: General
Update
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Air: General, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Strengthening the Assessment of Risk by Bernard D. Goldstein
From Protecting Public Health, Dec. 1984Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Research
Cleaning Up in New Jersey by John J. Degnan and Steven A. Tasher
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, States, Toxics
The Aftermath of Bhopal: An Interview with Jack W. McGraw
From Taking a Global View, Jan. 1985Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Are Today's Institutional Tools Up to the Task? by Michael Gruber
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning
Ozone Loss: Modern Tools for a Modern Problem by David Lee
From Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning
EPA and Biotechnology by Roy Popkin and Dave Ryan
From Taking Environmental Initiatives, Apr. 1985Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Update
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
Update
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Air: Mobile, Budget, Economic Impact, Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Update
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Research, States, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Update
From Science and the Future, Oct. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics, Water: General
A State Legislator's View by State Sen. Clive DuVal
From The Vermont Story, May. 1979Categories: Policy and Planning, States, Water: Wetlands
The New Clean Air Act
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Congress, Policy and Planning, States
New Coal Standards by Douglas M. Costle
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Congress, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Research
Dealing with Toxic Substances: Present and Future: Toxic Victim Compensation by A. James Barnes
From The Future: 1984 and Beyond, Dec. 1983Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, Public, The, RCRA, Superfund, Toxics
New Directions for Water Program: An Interview with Thomas C. Jorling
From Meeting Water Goals, Jul. 1977Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, States, Water: General
Regulatory Reform and FDA by Donald Kennedy
From A Tribute to Rachel Carson, Nov. 1978Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Changing Perspectives: Starting Fresh with Environmental Education by Quentin Burdick
From EPA: The First Twenty Years, The Bald Eagle: A Treasure Preserved, Sep. 1990Categories: Congress, Education, Policy and Planning
Facing the Issue of Acid Rain
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Budget, Congress, Policy and Planning, Research
Coal and Ecology by Barbara Blum
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: Air: General, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Research
Environmentally Speaking: International Cooperation in Regulating Toxics by Douglas M. Costle
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Congress, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Environmental Polls: What They Tell Us by Frederick W. Allen and Roy Popkin
From An Environmental Ethic: Has It Taken Hold?, Jul. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning, Public, The
The Public Superfund by James R. Janis
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Policy and Planning, Public, The, Superfund
Preventing Tanker Oil Spills by Douglas M. Costle
From Looking to the Future, May. 1978Categories: International, Policy and Planning
Hazardous Waste and U.S. Export Policy by Wendy Greider
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: International, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics
The Outlook for a New Pesticides Law by Rep. George Brown
From Pesticides and the Consumer, May. 1987Categories: Congress, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Burning Wastes at Sea by Charlotte Garvey
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics
Preparing for Nuclear Accidents
From Radioactive Wastes, Feb. 1976Categories: Policy and Planning, Prevention, Regions
The Viewpoint of the President of The Conservation Foundation by William K. Reilly
From Agriculture and the Environment, Apr. 1988Categories: Conservation, Policy and Planning
Fulfilling the Aims of a Wetlands Program by Robert K. Dawson
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
Revising the Drinking Water Law by Dave Durenberger
From Protecting Our Drinking Water, Sep. 1986Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: Drinking
New Air Rules Proposed for Particulate Matter
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Air: General, Health, Policy and Planning
A Burning Answer to a Difficult Question
From Protecting America's Land, Jul. 1982Categories: Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, States
Pesticide Safety
From Learning Pesticide Safety, Oct. 1977Categories: Pesticides, Policy and Planning, States
On Another Subject: Agricultural Workers and Pesticides
From An Environmental Ethic: Has It Taken Hold?, Jul. 1988Categories: Health, Industry, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Public, The
A Dream That Hasn't Come True by Al Alm
From EPA: The First Twenty Years, The Bald Eagle: A Treasure Preserved, Sep. 1990Categories: Policy and Planning
California Coastal Management
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
Pollution Prevention: Gelling a Higher Priority by Jerry Kotas
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning, Prevention
Summing Up the New RCRA Law by Jack Lewis
From Protecting Public Health, Dec. 1984Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA
A Public Policy Specialist by Milton Russell
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning
Forum: Is the Air Visibility of Our National Parks Being Adequately Protected? Yes and No by John J. Kearney
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning
Questions the Reader Might Ask: An Interview with Robert H. Wayland III
From NPS Pollution: Runoff of Rain and Snowmelt: Our Biggest Water Quality Problem, Nov. 1991Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States, Water: General, Watersheds
Considering the Impacts
From EPA: A Regulatory Agency, Mar. 1988Categories: Industry, Policy and Planning
The View from Capitol Hill: The Effective Regulations of Hazardous Waste by James T. Broyhill
From Searching for Environmental Safety, Nov. 1983Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Research
Reordering Coastal Priorities by Ernest F. Hollings
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Congress, Economic Impact, Policy and Planning
Global Danger Signals by Truman Temple
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: CEQ, Climate, International, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Could There Be a Better Law? by Frances H. Irwin
From Protecting the Earth: Are Our Institutions Up to It?, Jul. 1989Categories: Policy and Planning
Underwater Farms
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: General
Shaping the Future: An Interview with John R. Quarles Jr.
From Why Our Wetlands Are Vanishing, Jan. 1977Categories: Policy and Planning, Public, The, Regions, States, Water: General
A Tale of Two Cities
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Air: Stationary, Industry, Policy and Planning, States
Environment and Energy Futures by Robert O. Anderson
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Economic Impact, Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Reviewing the Acid Rain Issue: An Interview with William Ruckelshaus
From Protecting Our Air, Sep. 1984Categories: Air: General, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Research
Who Gets Cleanup Benefits? by Barbara Blum
From Land and the Environment, Jul. 1980Categories: CEQ, Management of Agency, NEPA, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Asbestos: The Birth of a Regulation by Don Bronkema
From EPA: A Regulatory Agency, Mar. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning
A Compact to Track Down Waste Dumping Cheaters by David Pickman
From Mysteries of the Atmosphere, Another Challenge for Environmental Technology, Oct. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, RCRA, States
New Perspectives on the Environment by John Heinz
From Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981Categories: Congress, Economic Impact, Policy and Planning, States
Unfinished Business in Protecting the Environment: A Forum
From Pesticides and the Consumer, May. 1987Categories: Air: General, Climate, Health, Lead, Policy and Planning
How the New Program Will Work: A Procedural Case History
From The Environmentalists, Apr. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Water: General
An Economist's View by Dr. Paul Samuelson
From The Economy and the Environment, Jan. 1979Categories: Economic Impact, International, Policy and Planning
New Research Directions: An Interview with Stephen A. Gage
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Health, Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
Industrial Pretreatment by John Heritage
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Will Pollution Controls Boost Electric Bills?
From Carter on the Environment, Jun. 1977Categories: Economic Impact, Policy and Planning
Regrouping for the Clean Air Fight by Roger Strelow
From Protecting Clean Air, May. 1975Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Policy and Planning
Risk Communication: Getting Out the Message about Radon by Ann Fisher
From Environmental Risk, Nov. 1987Categories: Policy and Planning, Public, The, Radiation
National Municipal Policy Set to Protect Water Quality
From Discharging Enforcement Responsibilities, Mar. 1984Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: General
President Sets Rules for Rulemakers
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: Congress, Management of Agency, OMB, Policy and Planning
Status of Permit Guidelines
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Congress, Enforcement, Industry, Policy and Planning, Regions, Water: General
Biological Tests Okayed for Toxics Control
From Environmental Progress and Challenges, Apr. 1984Categories: Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
Harnessing the Marketplace by Robert N. Stavins
From Trading for the Future: New Approaches to Environmental Protection, May. 1992Categories: Policy and Planning, Science Advisory Board
Update
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Enforcement, International, Policy and Planning, Toxics, Water: General
Child-Proofing Pesticides
From Learning Pesticide Safety, Oct. 1977Categories: Children, Health, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Safer Use of Rodent Baits
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Looking Backward: A Historical Perspective on Environmental Regulations by Jack Lewis
From EPA: A Regulatory Agency, Mar. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning
EPA and the World Clean-up Puzzle by James Gustave Speth
From Protecting the Earth: Are Our Institutions Up to It?, Jul. 1989Categories: International, Policy and Planning
Controlling Asbestos in Schools
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Children, Congress, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States
The Coastal Environment: Wetlands: An Interview with David Davis
From Can Our Coasts Survive More Growth?, Sep. 1989Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
Unintended Consequences by Al Binger
From The World Economy and the Environment: A New Relationship, Jul. 1990Categories: International, Policy and Planning
EPA, The Auto, and Air Pollution
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Industry, Policy and Planning
On the Threshold of a New Environmental Era by Barbara Blum
From The Environmentalists, Apr. 1978Categories: Management of Agency, NEPA, Policy and Planning, Toxics
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
The Energy-Environment Dilemma by Willis W. Harman
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Industry, Policy and Planning
President Seeks New Fund
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Budget, Congress, Policy and Planning, Superfund
What We Can Do by William K. Reilly
From The Greenhouse Effect: What Can We Do About It?, Mar. 1990Categories: Climate, Policy and Planning
What Lies Ahead: Our Nation's Agenda Under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1986
From Protecting Our Drinking Water, Sep. 1986Categories: Lead, Policy and Planning, States, Water: Drinking
A Sweeping New Law Brings Dramatic Change by J. Winston Porter
From The Challenge of Hazardous Waste, Apr. 1986Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA
A River for the People by Robert Humphries
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Tourism and the Environment by J. William Hudson
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Industry, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Update
From State of the Environment, Jan. 1980Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Policy and Planning
Radioactive Wastes
From Radioactive Wastes, Feb. 1976Categories: Health, Policy and Planning, Prevention, Radiation
Inquiry: What Is the Most Important Environmental Problem Facing Us in the Final Quarter of the 20th Century?
From Radioactive Wastes, Feb. 1976Categories: Policy and Planning
Under the Environmental Regulation Layer Cake by Arthur Koines
From Protecting the Earth: Are Our Institutions Up to It?, Jul. 1989Categories: Policy and Planning
A National Policy to Enforce Wastewater Cleanup by John W. Lyon and Patricia D. Mott
From Financing the Next Generation of Wastewater Treatment, Nov. 1986Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Weighing the Benefits of Clean-up Rules Against Their Costs by Ralph A. Luken
From EPA: A Regulatory Agency, Mar. 1988Categories: Economic Impact, Management of Agency, OMB, Policy and Planning
Controlling Toxic Substances: An Interview with Steven Jellinek
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Economic Impact, International, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Radiation, Toxics
Investigating Acid Rain
From Chemicals and the Environment, Nov. 1981Categories: Air: General, Congress, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
Vanishing Farmland: Do We Need a Crisis? by James M. Jeffords
From Land and the Environment, Jul. 1980Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, States
The Indoor Pollution Burden by Claudine Schneider
From Radon: Pinpointing a Mystery, Aug. 1986Categories: Congress, Indoor Air, Policy and Planning
Superfund: A Major Task Ahead: Interview with Michael B. Cook
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Radiation, Research, States, Superfund, Toxics
Policy Options: Energy Conservation by Claudine Schneider
From The Greenhouse Effect: What Can We Do About It?, Mar. 1990Categories: Climate, Congress, Policy and Planning
Controlling Toxics by Truman Temple
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Congress, Health, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics
Regulation and Technical Innovation
From Technology and the Environment, Sep. 1979Categories: Economic Impact, Industry, Policy and Planning, Research
Proposed Standards
From Protecting Our Drinking Water, Sep. 1986Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: Drinking
Tomorrow's and Yesterday's Problems by Louis Jefferson
From Curbing Global Pollution, Oct. 1976Categories: Policy and Planning
Registering Pesticides
From Regulating Pesticides, Jun. 1984Categories: Pesticides, 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
Presidential Earth Day Address
From Sustainable Development: Linkages and Partnerships for the Developing World, Apr. 1993Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Prevention, Toxics, Water: General
EPA's Flagship Programs by David J. Kling and Eric Schaeffer
From Pollution Prevention: It's a Whole New Way of Doing Business..., Jul. 1993Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Prevention, States
Federal Laws Dealing with Toxic Substances
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Policy and Planning, Toxics
How It Might Be: Air Pollution by Eugene C. Durman
From The Greenhouse Effect: How It Can Change Our Lives, Jan. 1989Categories: Air: General, Climate, Policy and Planning
Research, Environment, and Health: An Interview with Dr. Philip Handler
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Health, International, Policy and Planning, Research
Steps to Strengthen Wetlands Acquisition by John Breaux 16; Who Cares About Wetlands? by Jay D. Hair
From Protecting Our Wetlands, Jan. 1986Categories: Congress, Conservation, Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
New Clean Water Legislation
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
The Economy and Regulatory Reform: An Interview with William Drayton
From The Economy and the Environment, Jan. 1979Categories: Economic Impact, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
Environmental Outlook in the New Congress by John H. Chafee
From The Great Lakes, Mar. 1985Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, Superfund, Water: Wetlands
Environmentally Speaking: Enforcement and the EPA by Douglas M. Costle
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, RCRA, States, Toxics, Water: General
Climbing Compliance Mountain by Karen V. Brown and Edgar Berkey
From Environmental Perspectives, Mar. 1986Categories: Industry, Policy and Planning
Saving the Tropical Forests: A Beginning by James Gustave Speth
From Taking a Global View, Sep. 1987Categories: International, Policy and Planning
Let's Get Serious about Pollution Prevention by Barry Commoner
From Protecting the Earth: Are Our Institutions Up to It?, Jul. 1989Categories: Policy and Planning, Prevention
Update
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Radiation, RCRA, Research, Toxics
Rescuing the Neighborhoods by Paul Keough
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Local Programs, Policy and Planning, Public, The
On the Legislative Front: An Interview with Charles S. Warren
From Looking to the Future, May. 1978Categories: Air: General, Congress, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Update
From Our Stake in the Outdoors; Visibility in the National Parks; New EPA Budget Trends, May. 1981Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Industry, Policy and Planning, RCRA, States, Water: General
Environmental Problems: The Situation by Jack Lewis
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA, Water: Drinking, Water: General, Water: Wetlands
A Free Enterprise Approach for Air Pollution Control by Dave Ryan
From Forum on Clean Air Act; Regulatory Management; Topsoil: Base of Civilization, Apr. 1981Categories: Air: General, Economic Impact, Policy and Planning
The Delaware by John Heritage
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: CEQ, Policy and Planning, Water: General, Watersheds
The Role of Comparative Risk Analysis by Wendy Cleland-Hamnett
From Profiles in Risk Assessment: New Science, New Contexts, Jan. 1993Categories: Policy and Planning
Ban for Harmful Spray-Can Gases
From Carter on the Environment, Jun. 1977Categories: Policy and Planning, Toxics
Looking Ahead by Clifford Russell and Paul Portney
From Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Public, The
Caring About Bottomland Hardwoods by Tom Welborn and Bill Kruczynski
From Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: Wetlands
Tough Rules for New Coal Burning Plants by Truman Temple
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: Stationary, Policy and Planning
Launching a New Toxics Program by Michael Stahl
From Reducing Risks from Toxic Substances, Jun. 1985Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, States, Toxics
Disagreeing about the Rules: Negotiation and Mediation by Gail Bingham and James Laue
From EPA: A Regulatory Agency, Mar. 1988Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, RCRA
State Officials Explain What They Can Do
From Strengthening the Federal-State Partnership, Jan. 1984Categories: Policy and Planning, States
Cities: An Environmental Wilderness by Barbara Blum
From World Environment, Jun. 1978Categories: Health, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Around the Nation
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Regions, States
Striking a Balance in Pesticide Use by Edwin L. Johnson
From Controlling Pesticide Use, Jun. 1975Categories: Pesticides, Policy and Planning
The Need to Think Ahead by Alvin L. Alm
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Policy and Planning, Science Advisory Board
A Look Ahead: An Interview with Steffen W. Plehn
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Public, The, Solid Waste, States
Policy Options: Reforestation by Robert J. Moulton and Kenneth Andrasko
From The Greenhouse Effect: What Can We Do About It?, Mar. 1990Categories: Climate, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Action on Hazardous Wastes by Barbara Blum
From Recreation and the Environment, Jun. 1979Categories: Budget, Enforcement, Health, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Plan for the Caribbean
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: International, Policy and Planning
Preserving Farmland
From Learning Pesticide Safety, Oct. 1977Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Watersheds
aw of the Sea by Elliot L. Richardson
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: International, Policy and Planning, Toxics, Water: General
The Research Behind a Clean Air Proposal
From Secrets of the Forest: Another Challenge for EPA's Research Program, May. 1984Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning, Research
The Need for Federal Involvement: An Interview with Gus Speth
From The Federal Effort, Sep. 1980Categories: CEQ, NEPA, Policy and Planning, Research
Regulating Biotechnology: The White House Policy by David T. Kingsbury
From Regulating Biotechnology, Oct. 1986Categories: Policy and Planning
News Briefs
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Policy and Planning, Radiation, Toxics
Sunlight Policy Guides EPA Officials
From Dawn of a New Era, Jul. 1983Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
Water Conservation: A National Priority: An Interview with Eckardt C. Beck
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Conservation, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Water: General
The Situation: Institutional Problems y Terry Davies
From Environmental Risk, Nov. 1987Categories: International, Policy and Planning
How It Might Be: Sea Levels by James G. Titus
From The Greenhouse Effect: How It Can Change Our Lives, Jan. 1989Categories: Climate, Policy and Planning, Research
A Fact Sheet
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, States, Toxics
Update
From Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Science Advisory Board, Toxics, Water: General
Protecting the Public from Toxic Air Pollutants by David Patrick
From Reducing Risks from Toxic Substances, Jun. 1985Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Clean Air and the Cities by Barbara Blum
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: General, Economic Impact, Policy and Planning, States
Alliance for the Coast by Bill Painter
From Year of the Coast, May. 1980Categories: Economic Impact, Education, Local Programs, Policy and Planning
Toxics Action
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Policy and Planning, Toxics, Water: General
Clean Water Act Improvements
From Water for Living, Mar. 1982Categories: Congress, Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Water: General
EPA's Lead Phasedown Action by Richard Wilson
From Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985Categories: Children, Health, Lead, Policy and Planning
Guarding Against Cancer by Dave Cohen
From Farmers and the Environment, Mar. 1978Categories: Health, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Drinking Water Problems and Solutions by Anne M. Gorsuch
From Water for Living, Mar. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, States, Water: Drinking
Inquiry: How Do You See Your Job in the New Year?
From The Alaska Pipeline, Jan. 1976Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
EPA and the Marine Environment
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Research, Solid Waste, Toxics
War on Waste
From Energy and the Environment, May. 1977Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
Implementation Issues
From Acid Rain: Looking Ahead, Jun. 1986Categories: Air: General, Policy and Planning, States
Traveling in the Future: An Interview with Neil Goldschmidt
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Reviewing New Chemicals by Jack Lewis
From Reducing Risks from Toxic Substances, Jun. 1985Categories: Policy and Planning, Toxics
Protecting Clean Air in National Parks
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Air: General, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States
News Briefs
From Decade of the Environment, Nov. 1980Categories: Air: General, Congress, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Invisible Threat, Invisible Resource: Underground Tanks Contaminate Groundwater by Susan Tejada
From Strengthening the Federal-State Partnership, Jan. 1984Categories: Industry, Policy and Planning, RCRA, States, Superfund, Toxics, Water: Drinking
News Briefs
From Global Perspectives, Feb. 1981Categories: Air: Stationary, Policy and Planning, Water: General
News Briefs
From Education and the Environment, Jan. 1981Categories: Air: General, Congress, Policy and Planning, Superfund
Controlling the Dangers from High-Tech Pollution by Judith E. Ayres
From Protecting Public Health, Dec. 1984Categories: Policy and Planning, Regions, Superfund
Better Science
From The Protection of Our Environment, May. 1982Categories: Health, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Science Advisory Board
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
Cancer Risk: An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Anderson
From Health and the Environment, Mar. 1979Categories: Health, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
About Medical Waste by John A. Moore
From The Garbage: Understanding It, Finding Answers, Mar. 1989Categories: Policy and Planning, Solid Waste
Regulating Hazardous Wastes: An Interview with Rita M. Lavelle
From Protecting America's Land, Jul. 1982Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Public, The, RCRA, Solid Waste, States, Superfund
Biotechnology: Its Possible Dangers by Jack Doyle
From Regulating Biotechnology, Oct. 1986Categories: Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Costle Proposes New Regulations by Truman Temple
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, Toxics
Controlling Toxics by Anne Haughton
From Learning Pesticide Safety, Oct. 1977Categories: Policy and Planning, Toxics
Coastal Protection Laws
From Can Our Coasts Survive More Growth?, Sep. 1989Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: General
Cleaning up the Grand Calumet River by Kathleen Osborne Clute
From The Great Lakes, Mar. 1985Categories: Policy and Planning, Regions, Water: General
Blueprint for Clean Air by Henry Thomas
From The Air You Breathe, Oct. 1978Categories: Air: General, Local Programs, Policy and Planning, States
Lead and Children by David Cohen
From Cities and the Environment, Feb. 1978Categories: Air: General, Children, Economic Impact, Health, Lead, Policy and Planning, Water: Drinking
Inquiry: Will Environmental Factors Influence Your Choice of a Vacation Site?
From Chesapeake Bay, May. 1976Categories: Policy and Planning
Environmental Mediation by Joan Z. Bernstein
From Ethics and the Environment, Nov. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Update
From Transportation, Feb. 1980Categories: Air: Mobile, Air: Stationary, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Toxics, Water: Drinking
Monitoring Coal by Richard Wilson
From Environment and the Law, Jun. 1980Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Policy and Planning
New Approaches to Solid Waste Disposal: An Interview with Sheldon Meyers
From New Leadership for EPA, Mar. 1977Categories: Economic Impact, Education, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, RCRA, Regions, Solid Waste, States
Why Superfund Was Needed by Robert T. Stafford
From Superfund, Jun. 1981Categories: Congress, Health, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Superfund, Toxics
Cutting Construction Grant Red Tape
From Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981Categories: Policy and Planning, States
Getting Tough on Coastal Pollution by William K. Reilly
From Can Our Coasts Survive More Growth?, Sep. 1989Categories: Management of Agency, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, States
News Briefs
From Science and the Future, Oct. 1980Categories: Health, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning
Update
From Protecting Public Health, Dec. 1984Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, International, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, States, Toxics
Regulatory Reform
From Emerging from Summer's Smog, Sep. 1977Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Toxics
The First Inning of Superfund
From Protecting America's Land, Jul. 1982Categories: International, Policy and Planning, Superfund
Other Statutory Authorities: Title III: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
From The New Superfund: Protecting People and Their Environment, Jan. 1987Categories: Policy and Planning, Public, The, States, Superfund, Toxics
The Lead Phasedown: How Society Gains by Albert L. Nichols
From Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985Categories: Lead, Policy and Planning
Congress Expedites Pesticide Program
From Toxics, Sep. 1978Categories: Congress, Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Hazardous Wastes by Sen. Jennings Randolph
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Congress, Health, Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, Superfund, Toxics
Taming Chemical Wastes by Douglas M. Costle
From Waste Alert!, Feb. 1979Categories: Enforcement, Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Research, Solid Waste, Toxics
An Industry Official by Bruce W. Karrh
From The Disposable Society, Nov. 1988Categories: Industry, Policy and Planning
How It Might Be: Water Resources by Joel E. Smith
From The Greenhouse Effect: How It Can Change Our Lives, Jan. 1989Categories: Climate, Congress, Policy and Planning, Research, Water: General
Rising Sea Levels: The Impact They Pose by James G. Titus
From Our Fragile Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect and Ozone Depletion, Dec. 1986Categories: Climate, Policy and Planning
Toxic Air by Joseph Padgett
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Air: Stationary, Enforcement, Health, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Protecting Drinking Water: An EPA Perspective: An Interview with Lawrence J. Jensen
From Protecting Our Drinking Water, Sep. 1986Categories: Management of Agency, Policy and Planning, Water: Drinking
The New Clean Water Act by Roy Popkin
From Enforcing Environmental Laws, Mar. 1987Categories: Policy and Planning, Tribes, Water: General
Questions in the Stratosphere
From Chemicals and the Environment, Nov. 1981Categories: International, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Research, Toxics
The EPA-Indian Partnership
From Consumers and the Environment, Apr. 1987Categories: Policy and Planning, Tribes
Pennsylvania's Environment: It's Assets and Problems by Eleanor W. Winsor
From Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981Categories: Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, States, Water: General
Why the Clean Air Act Needs Adjustment by Kathleen M. Bennett
From Environmental Protection: A Look at Pennsylvania; The Administration's Clean Air Principle; Construction Grant Regulation Slash, Sep. 1981Categories: Air: General, Lead, Policy and Planning, States
Safer Pesticides
From Protecting Against Poisons, Jul. 1979Categories: Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Toxics
Farming and the Environment
From EPA and the Farmers, Apr. 1976Categories: Pesticides, Policy and Planning
Ohio Utility Takes a Giant Environmental Step by Jack Lewis
From Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985Categories: Policy and Planning, Solid Waste, States
Banking and Trading
From Phasing Down Lead in Gasoline, May. 1985Categories: Lead, Policy and Planning
Questions the Reader Might Ask: An Interview with David Gardiner
From Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better, Costs Less, Sep. 1994Categories: Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning
Energy and Environment: The Right Choices by Roger Williams
From A Conserving Society, Mar. 1980Categories: Policy and Planning, RCRA, Regions
Update
From The Great Lakes, Mar. 1985Categories: Air: General, Enforcement, Management of Agency, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, Superfund
Protecting America's Drinking Water: Our Responsibilities Under the Safe Drinking Water Act by James L. Agee
From March 1975 EPA Journal, Mar. 1975Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: Drinking
EPA's Policy on the "Bubble" by Roy Popkin
From Taking a Global View, Sep. 1987Categories: Air: Stationary, Policy and Planning
EPA Deputy Administrator Barbara Blum Comments on the Problem of Noise Pollution
From Noise and the Environment, Oct. 1979Categories: International, Policy and Planning
Initiatives to Protect the Seas by Alan B. Sielen
From Protecting the Oceans, Mar. 1981Categories: International, Policy and Planning, Water: General
Hidden Gas: Another Alternative
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Policy and Planning
Senate Leaders Explain Water Legislation: The Meaning of the 1977 Clean Water Act by Sen. Edmund S. Muskie
From Protecting Water, Jul. 1978Categories: Congress, Policy and Planning, Toxics, Water: General
Toward a Solar America by Denis Hays
From Energy and the Environment, Apr. 1979Categories: Policy and Planning
Fresh Breeze from China by Douglas M. Costle
From Earth Day '80, Apr. 1980Categories: Conservation, International, Policy and Planning
Forum: Environmental Journey by Richard P. Nalesnik
From Industry and EPA, Jan. 1978Categories: Enforcement, Industry, NEPA, Other Federal Agencies, Policy and Planning, Water: General
The Threat to Estuaries by Howard Levenson
From Protecting Our Estuaries, Jul. 1987Categories: Policy and Planning, Water: General
Keeping Ahead of a New Technology by Roy Popkin
From Regulating Biotechnology, Oct. 1986Categories: Policy and Planning, Research
Update
From Toward a Conserving Society, Jul. 1985Categories: Air: General, Air: Mobile, Enforcement, Health, Pesticides, Policy and Planning, States, Superfund, Toxics
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