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Environmental Protection Agency

Also Known As EPA
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The Environmental Protection Agency is the United States federal agency responsible for setting and enforcing national standards for air and water quality, chemical safety and pollution control. It was created not by a single act of Congress but by President Richard Nixon's Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, which consolidated environmental functions scattered across several existing federal departments and agencies into one body; its first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus, was confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1970, the date the agency treats as its founding.

Facts
Founded Year
1970 1
December 2, 1970, the date of Administrator Ruckelshaus' Senate confirmation, is the date EPA's own history page treats as its founding.
Founded Date
1970-12-02 1
Headquarters
William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, D.C., United States 2
Classification
Institution Type
Executive Body 1
Connections

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Sources
1. The Origins of EPA (EPA.gov)
United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • The Origins of EPA page body
    Administrator Ruckelshaus was confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1970, which is the traditional date we use as the birth of the agency.
  • Institution type, description
    The Environmental Protection Agency is the United States federal agency responsible for setting and enforcing national standards for air and water quality, chemical safety and pollution control.
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2. United States Environmental Protection Agency (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox and Organization section
Quote, Infobox and Organization section
Headquarters of the EPA at the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building.
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