EPA
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- noun
- /ˌiːpiːˈeɪ/
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Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU.
- I'm coordinating the investigation with the EPA.
- the EPA
- Environmental Protection (EPA)
- U.S. EPA
So Nixon did some, he started the EPA, he started OSHA.
- So Nixon did some, he started the EPA, he started OSHA.
- But Scott Pruitt's EPA suggests huge reversals.
- And EPA did a a good job with industry trying to clean it up.
- Carol Browner, White House Energies, our former EPA chief.
- Who would you guess, David, who would work for the EPA when it starts?
- But there are EPA regulations that that are just coming out.
Examples
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The EPA's efforts have led to significant improvements in air quality across the country.
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We are working with three agencies, the USDA, the EPA and the FDA.
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This is a graph from the EPA of driving in the city.
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Dr. James Smith is with the U.S. EPA office in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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For all those plants built earlier, complying with EPA standards is expensive.
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However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had not established standards in this area.
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The Clean Air Act was enacted and the EPA was founded.
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The approach and computations performed by the EPA are described in detail elsewhere.
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Third, what role can and/or should the EPA play in making Super Settlements happen at the state level?
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In establishing effluent limitations in the case of toxic pollutants, the EPA must also consider:
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A U.S. government group that makes and enforces rules to reduce pollution and protect the environment
An agency of the United States government that protects the environment by limiting pollution
Surface Forms
Etymology
EPA is an abbreviation of Environmental Protection Agency, which literally names a group whose job is to 'protect' the 'environment'. So, the EPA is the United States government agency that works to reduce pollution and keep air, water, and land safe.