President Richard Nixon's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
On December 2 of 1970, President Richard Nixon founded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because he wanted to "transform our land into what we want it to become” through the utilization of an independent agency to regulate the environment. This organization protects the environment by enforcing regulations to support environmental laws created by Congress. The Environmental Protection Agency's mission statement is "to support the protection of human health and the environment by advocating and advancing the business, regulatory, and environmental compliance concerns of small and socio-economically disadvantaged businesses and minority academic institutions" (US Enviromental Protection Agency, 2010).
The Enivronmental Protection Agency is currently run by Administrator Gina McCarthy. The EPA is divided into two departments of office: the Headquarters Offices and the Regional Offices located around the world. The Headquarters Offices contain a wide variety of stations …show more content…
dedicated to their specific fields, such as the Office of: Resource Management, Air and Radiation, Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Information, General Counsel, Inspector General, International and Tribal Affairs, Land and Emergency Management, Research and Development, Water, and Chief Financial Officer. Furthermore, there are ten Regional Offices around the world located in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle.
The Environmental Protection Agency was created in order to protect human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.
Due to its allegiance with Congress, the EPA is referred to as a regulatory agency. The EPA's responsibilities include environmental licensing; enforcement of environmental law; environmental planning; education and guidance; monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on the environment; regulating greenhouse gas emissions; environmental research development; strategic environmental assessment; waste management; and radiological protection. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency offers products a stamp of approval, deeming them as the "safer choices" in comparison to other products. In order to communicate their message to the public, the agency actively posts informative cartoons and informative videos on their YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ pages, as well as their primary
website.
President Richard Nixon recognized the need for an agency dedicated to the protection of the environment to benefit both human health and the sustainability of our planet. He realized that companies will not manage their emissions responsibly without enforced regulations. These regulations save lives by fighting air pollution, particularly by protecting vulnerable segments of society such as the children, elderly, and poor. Furthermore, the Environmental Protection Agency creates a large array of employment opportunities for the public.
The Enivronmental Protection Agency is currently run by Administrator Gina McCarthy. The EPA is divided into two departments of office: the Headquarters Offices and the Regional Offices located around the world. The Headquarters Offices contain a wide variety of stations …show more content…
dedicated to their specific fields, such as the Office of: Resource Management, Air and Radiation, Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Information, General Counsel, Inspector General, International and Tribal Affairs, Land and Emergency Management, Research and Development, Water, and Chief Financial Officer. Furthermore, there are ten Regional Offices around the world located in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle.
The Environmental Protection Agency was created in order to protect human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.
Due to its allegiance with Congress, the EPA is referred to as a regulatory agency. The EPA's responsibilities include environmental licensing; enforcement of environmental law; environmental planning; education and guidance; monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on the environment; regulating greenhouse gas emissions; environmental research development; strategic environmental assessment; waste management; and radiological protection. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency offers products a stamp of approval, deeming them as the "safer choices" in comparison to other products. In order to communicate their message to the public, the agency actively posts informative cartoons and informative videos on their YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ pages, as well as their primary
website.
President Richard Nixon recognized the need for an agency dedicated to the protection of the environment to benefit both human health and the sustainability of our planet. He realized that companies will not manage their emissions responsibly without enforced regulations. These regulations save lives by fighting air pollution, particularly by protecting vulnerable segments of society such as the children, elderly, and poor. Furthermore, the Environmental Protection Agency creates a large array of employment opportunities for the public.