EPA

(proper noun)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the United States federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.

Examples of EPA in the following topics:

  • Battles in the Courts and Congress

    • He cut the EPA's budget by 22%, and his director of the EPA, Anne M.

  • Debt and the Stock Market Plunge

    • Reagan cut the EPA's budget by 22%, and his director of the EPA, Anne M.

  • Budget Cuts

    • Following his less-government intervention views, Reagan cut the budgets of non-military programs including Medicaid, food stamps, federal education programs and the EPA.