When Jackson took over EPA in January, she knew from experience the broad scope of her new job. She began her professional life at the ...
In selecting Perciasepe, 58, to be second in charge at EPA, the White House went with a respected and experienced hand in national environmental policy. ...
Hooks oversees 10 million square feet of office and laboratory space, $4 billion a year in grants, and $1.2 billion in annual purchases of goods ...
If confirmed, McCarthy, 55, will head an office tasked with regulating climate change and hazardous emissions. As commissioner of Connecticut's Environmental Protection Department, McCarthy spearheaded ...
Giles is coming down from Rhode Island to help enforce the nation's expanding set of environmental rules and regulations. She previously has promoted laws to ...
The growth of the environmental sector has borne DePass up from real estate law into international diplomacy. The New York native, 42, graduated from Tufts ...
Anastas has been a chemistry professor at Yale University and director of the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. His research has focused ...
Stanislaus has two decades of experience advocating for environmental justice in both the public and private sectors. Most recently, he led New Partners for Community ...
Established: 1970
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-272-0167
2009 Budget: $14.8 billion
Employment: 18,178
Web Site: www.epa.gov
Functions: The EPA conducts environmental research and enforces federal laws aimed at protecting human health and the environment. The agency regulates air and water pollution, hazardous-waste disposal and cleanup, pesticides, toxic substances, drinking water, noise pollution, and radiation. It also issues statements on the impact of operations of other federal agencies on the environment.
