The EPA enforces federal environmental protection laws. It registers and regulates pesticides, enforces laws covering outdoor air and drinking water quality and regulates the disposal of hazardous and [..]

The Federal agency responsible for protecting human health and safeguarding the environment. The EPA leads the Nation's environmental science, research, education, and assessment efforts to ensure that efforts to reduce environmental risk are based on the best available scientific information. The EPA also ensures that environmental protection [..]

The federal agency responsible for administering federal water supply, water pollution, air pollution, solid waste and hazardous waste control laws. These programs may be administered by state agencie [..]

The independent federal agency, established in 1970, that regulates federal environmental matters and oversees the implementation of Federal environmental laws.

A federal bureau with cabinet-level status that oversees the nation’s environmental science, research, education, and assessment efforts. One of its primary duties involves developing and enforcing rules and regulations for environmental protection.

When Congress writes an environmental law, the EPA implements it by writing regulations. It sets national standards that states and tribes enforce through their own regulations. If they fail to meet t [..]

The federal agency responsible for enforcing or overseeing the federal environmental laws, such as the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and the Superfund laws.

  The federal agency that develops and enforces environmental laws to protect the environment and the public's health.