Environmental Protection Agency Kylie Mao Rabin Fukumoto and
Environmental Protection Agency Kylie Mao, Rabin Fukumoto, and Natalie Chan Period 3
WHAT IS EPA? EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency. It is an agency for the conservation and protection of humans and the environment. 2
MAIN TOPICS ⊷ ⊷ ⊷ ⊷ ⊷ 3 Mission Statement Important Numbers & Names Purpose Our Involvement (Past & Present) What Would Happen If We Weren't Created? Public Service Announcement Our Locations Contact Information Summary Resources & Credits
Protect Human Health and The Environment. 4
Important Numbers & Names 12/2/1970 Richard Nixon The creation of EPA Founder of Agency 15, 376 Scott Pruitt Employees as of 2016 5 Agency Executive
Our Purpose Our purpose is to work towards a cleaner, healthier, and more productive environment for the American people, and essentially the world. To achieve these goals we develop and enforce regulations, give grants, study environmental issues, sponsor partnerships, teach people about the environment, and publish information about current events affecting our world (at a environmental stance). 6
Our Involvement OVERVIEW Our involvement for our environment is creating plans/acts such a Superfund, or the Community Involvement Plan to help spread the awareness and get support from individuals who are willing to help. INVOLVEMENT ⊷ ⊷ ⊷ 7 Clean Air Act Monitoring off-site radiation levels for the Three Mile Island (March 1997) Deepwater Horizon (BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill) Smart Sectors Emergency Response Occurrences etc.
What Would Happen If We Weren’t Created? “ 8 Removing federal oversight and entrusting environmental regulation solely to the states would return the country to a failed status quo By. Quo Salzman
Public Service Announcement 9
Our Locations our main headquarters 10
Customer Service: +1 202. 272. 0167 Contact Us! Follow Us On Social Media! Instagram: @epagov Twitter: @epa Facebook: @epa Youtube; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Website: www. epa. gov 11
Summary! To conclude, the Environmental Protection Agency is a contributing factor in helping better our society and communities by providing support and input in environmental issues that have been occurring since the 1970 s. With the continued support and effort of our employees and people willing to make a change, the EPA will continue to strive and make our communities, environment, and world a better and balanced place. 12
Resources and Credits ⊷ ⊷ https: //www. epa. gov https: //www. vice. com/en_us/article/3 d b 7 p 9/an-expert-explains-what-wouldhappen-if-the-epa-stopped-workingaltogether Development and Research: Kylie Mao, Rabin Fukumoto, Natalie Chan Presenter: Kylie Mao 13
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