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{{Organization
{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Environmental Protection Agency.
|OrganizationName=Environmental Protection Agency
|OrganizationType=Independent agency
|OrganizationType=Independent agency
|Mission=The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.  
|Mission=The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.  
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* Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned up by potentially responsible parties and revitalized; and
* Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned up by potentially responsible parties and revitalized; and
* Chemicals in the marketplace are reviewed for safety
* Chemicals in the marketplace are reviewed for safety
|ParentOrganization=Executive branch
|TopOrganization=Executive branch
|CreationLegislation=National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
|CreationLegislation=National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
|Employees=16204
|Employees=16204
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{{Short description|U.S. federal government agency}}
{{Short description|U.S. federal government agency}}
{{redirect2|EPA|Environmental Protection Agency}}
 
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{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name    = Environmental Protection Agency
| agency_name    = Environmental Protection Agency
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===2000s===
===2000s===
President [[George W. Bush]] appointed [[Christine Todd Whitman]] as EPA administrator in 2001. Whitman was succeeded by [[Mike Leavitt]] in 2003 and [[Stephen L. Johnson (politician, born 1951)|Stephen L. Johnson]] in 2005.<ref name = "EPA admin"/>
President George W. Bush appointed [[Christine Todd Whitman]] as EPA administrator in 2001. Whitman was succeeded by [[Mike Leavitt]] in 2003 and [[Stephen L. Johnson (politician, born 1951)|Stephen L. Johnson]] in 2005.<ref name = "EPA admin"/>


In March 2005 nine states (California, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Mexico and Vermont) sued the EPA. The EPA's [[Office of Inspector General (United States)|inspector general]] had determined that the EPA's regulation of [[mercury (element)|mercury]] emissions did not follow the Clean Air Act, and that the regulations were influenced by top political appointees.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/01/31/proposed-mercury-rules-bear-industry-mark/028e1379-0026-4bcb-b7ce-192bbae7b4c6/ |first = Eric |last = Pianin |title = Proposed Mercury Rules Bear Industry Mark |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191229021711/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/01/31/proposed-mercury-rules-bear-industry-mark/028e1379-0026-4bcb-b7ce-192bbae7b4c6/ |archive-date = December 29, 2019 |date = January 31, 2004 |url-access = limited |newspaper = The Washington Post |access-date = July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Shankar |last = Vedantam |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61762-2005Feb3.html |title = EPA Inspector Finds Mercury Proposal Tainted|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200527092803/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61762-2005Feb3.html|archive-date = May 27, 2020 |newspaper = The Washington Post |date = February 4, 2005 |access-date = July 21, 2020}}</ref> The EPA had suppressed a study it commissioned by [[Harvard University]] which contradicted its position on mercury controls.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55268-2005Mar21.html New EPA Mercury Rule Omits Conflicting Data] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170106132433/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55268-2005Mar21.html |date = January 6, 2017 }}, ''The Washington Post'', March 22, 2005</ref> The suit alleged that the EPA's rule exempting coal-fired power plants from "maximum available control technology" was illegal, and additionally charged that the EPA's system of [[cap-and-trade]] to lower average mercury levels would allow power plants to forego reducing mercury emissions, which they objected would lead to dangerous local hotspots of mercury contamination even if average levels declined.<ref name = "Bustillo2005">Bustillo, Miguel.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-30-me-mercury30-story.html States Sue EPA Over Mercury Emissions], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 30, 2005</ref> Several states also began to enact their own mercury emission regulations. Illinois's proposed rule would have reduced mercury emissions from power plants by an average of 90% by 2009.<ref>[http://www.epa.state.il.us/environmental-progress/v32/n1/environmental-progress.pdf Governor Blagojevich and Illinois EPA Propose Aggressive Mercury Controls For Illinois Power Plants] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070710021724/http://www.epa.state.il.us/environmental-progress/v32/n1/environmental-progress.pdf |date = July 10, 2007 }}, ''Environmental Progress'', Spring 2006, page 12</ref> In 2008—by which point a total of fourteen states had joined the suit—the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the EPA regulations violated the Clean Air Act.<ref name = "Baltimore2008">{{cite news |last1 = Baltimore |first1 = Chris |title = EPA must rewrite utility mercury rule: U.S. court |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/environment-usa-utilities-mercury-dc-idUSN0847678520080208 |access-date = February 1, 2017 |work = Reuters |date = February 8, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204634/https://www.reuters.com/article/environment-usa-utilities-mercury-dc-idUSN0847678520080208 |archive-date = March 22, 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref> In response, EPA announced plans to propose such standards to replace the vacated Clean Air Mercury Rule, and did so on March 16, 2011.<ref name = "EPA_MATS2011">{{cite web |title = History of the MATS Regulation |url = https://www.epa.gov/mats/history-mats-regulation |publisher = EPA |access-date = February 1, 2017|date = November 11, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202092159/https://www.epa.gov/mats/history-mats-regulation|archive-date = February 2, 2017 |url-status = live}}</ref>
In March 2005 nine states (California, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Mexico and Vermont) sued the EPA. The EPA's [[Office of Inspector General (United States)|inspector general]] had determined that the EPA's regulation of [[mercury (element)|mercury]] emissions did not follow the Clean Air Act, and that the regulations were influenced by top political appointees.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/01/31/proposed-mercury-rules-bear-industry-mark/028e1379-0026-4bcb-b7ce-192bbae7b4c6/ |first = Eric |last = Pianin |title = Proposed Mercury Rules Bear Industry Mark |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191229021711/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/01/31/proposed-mercury-rules-bear-industry-mark/028e1379-0026-4bcb-b7ce-192bbae7b4c6/ |archive-date = December 29, 2019 |date = January 31, 2004 |url-access = limited |newspaper = The Washington Post |access-date = July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Shankar |last = Vedantam |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61762-2005Feb3.html |title = EPA Inspector Finds Mercury Proposal Tainted|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200527092803/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61762-2005Feb3.html|archive-date = May 27, 2020 |newspaper = The Washington Post |date = February 4, 2005 |access-date = July 21, 2020}}</ref> The EPA had suppressed a study it commissioned by [[Harvard University]] which contradicted its position on mercury controls.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55268-2005Mar21.html New EPA Mercury Rule Omits Conflicting Data] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170106132433/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55268-2005Mar21.html |date = January 6, 2017 }}, ''The Washington Post'', March 22, 2005</ref> The suit alleged that the EPA's rule exempting coal-fired power plants from "maximum available control technology" was illegal, and additionally charged that the EPA's system of [[cap-and-trade]] to lower average mercury levels would allow power plants to forego reducing mercury emissions, which they objected would lead to dangerous local hotspots of mercury contamination even if average levels declined.<ref name = "Bustillo2005">Bustillo, Miguel.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-30-me-mercury30-story.html States Sue EPA Over Mercury Emissions], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 30, 2005</ref> Several states also began to enact their own mercury emission regulations. Illinois's proposed rule would have reduced mercury emissions from power plants by an average of 90% by 2009.<ref>[http://www.epa.state.il.us/environmental-progress/v32/n1/environmental-progress.pdf Governor Blagojevich and Illinois EPA Propose Aggressive Mercury Controls For Illinois Power Plants] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070710021724/http://www.epa.state.il.us/environmental-progress/v32/n1/environmental-progress.pdf |date = July 10, 2007 }}, ''Environmental Progress'', Spring 2006, page 12</ref> In 2008—by which point a total of fourteen states had joined the suit—the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the EPA regulations violated the Clean Air Act.<ref name = "Baltimore2008">{{cite news |last1 = Baltimore |first1 = Chris |title = EPA must rewrite utility mercury rule: U.S. court |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/environment-usa-utilities-mercury-dc-idUSN0847678520080208 |access-date = February 1, 2017 |work = Reuters |date = February 8, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204634/https://www.reuters.com/article/environment-usa-utilities-mercury-dc-idUSN0847678520080208 |archive-date = March 22, 2018 |url-status = live}}</ref> In response, EPA announced plans to propose such standards to replace the vacated Clean Air Mercury Rule, and did so on March 16, 2011.<ref name = "EPA_MATS2011">{{cite web |title = History of the MATS Regulation |url = https://www.epa.gov/mats/history-mats-regulation |publisher = EPA |access-date = February 1, 2017|date = November 11, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202092159/https://www.epa.gov/mats/history-mats-regulation|archive-date = February 2, 2017 |url-status = live}}</ref>
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===Offices===
===Offices===
* Office of the Administrator (OA). {{As of|2020|10}}, the office consisted of 12 divisions:<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator |title = About the Office of the Administrator |date = October 26, 2017 |publisher = EPA |access-date = February 18, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110105122554/http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ao.html |archive-date = January 5, 2011 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of the Administrator (OA). {{As of|2020|10}}, the office consisted of 12 divisions:<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator |title = About the Office of the Administrator |date = October 26, 2017 |publisher = EPA |access-date = February 18, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110105122554/http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ao.html |archive-date = January 5, 2011 |url-status = live}}</ref>
Office of Administrative and Executive Services
** Office of Administrative and Executive Services
Office of Children's Health Protection
** Office of Children's Health Protection
* [[Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee]]
** [[Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee]]
Office of Civil Rights
** Office of Civil Rights
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
** Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Office of Continuous Improvement
** Office of Continuous Improvement
Office of the Executive Secretariat
** Office of the Executive Secretariat
Office of Homeland Security
** Office of Homeland Security
Office of Policy<ref name="About Policy">{{cite web |title=About the Office of Policy |url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-policy-op |date=2023-02-07 |publisher=EPA |access-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213184605/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-policy-op |url-status=live }}</ref>
** Office of Policy<ref name="About Policy">{{cite web |title=About the Office of Policy |url=https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-policy-op |date=2023-02-07 |publisher=EPA |access-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213184605/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-policy-op |url-status=live }}</ref>
Office of Public Affairs
** Office of Public Affairs
Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education
** Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
** Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
[[Science Advisory Board]]
** [[Science Advisory Board]]
* Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)<ref name = "About OAR">{{cite web |title = About the Office of Air and Radiation |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-air-and-radiation-oar |date = 2022-07-13 |publisher = EPA |access-date = March 20, 2017 |archive-date = March 13, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170313035320/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-air-and-radiation-oar |url-status = live }}</ref>
 
* Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)<ref name="About OAR">{{cite web |title = About the Office of Air and Radiation |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-air-and-radiation-oar |date = 2022-07-13 |publisher = EPA |access-date = March 20, 2017 |archive-date = March 13, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170313035320/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-air-and-radiation-oar |url-status = live }}</ref>
* Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chemical-safety-and-pollution-prevention-ocspp |title = About the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention |publisher = EPA |date = May 13, 2014 |access-date = May 19, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140603223904/http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chemical-safety-and-pollution-prevention-ocspp |archive-date = June 3, 2014 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chemical-safety-and-pollution-prevention-ocspp |title = About the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention |publisher = EPA |date = May 13, 2014 |access-date = May 19, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140603223904/http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chemical-safety-and-pollution-prevention-ocspp |archive-date = June 3, 2014 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chief-financial-officer-ocfo |title = About the Office of the Chief Financial Officer |publisher = EPA |date = January 20, 2017 |access-date = November 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161013041423/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chief-financial-officer-ocfo |archive-date = October 13, 2016 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chief-financial-officer-ocfo |title = About the Office of the Chief Financial Officer |publisher = EPA |date = January 20, 2017 |access-date = November 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161013041423/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chief-financial-officer-ocfo |archive-date = October 13, 2016 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights<ref name = "About OEJECR">{{cite web |title = About the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-environmental-justice-and-external-civil-rights |date = 2022-10-06 |publisher = EPA |access-date = October 24, 2022 |archive-date = October 24, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221024205430/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-environmental-justice-and-external-civil-rights |url-status = live }}</ref>
* Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights<ref name="About OEJECR">{{cite web |title = About the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-environmental-justice-and-external-civil-rights |date = 2022-10-06 |publisher = EPA |access-date = October 24, 2022 |archive-date = October 24, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221024205430/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-environmental-justice-and-external-civil-rights |url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance]] (OECA)<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-enforcement-and-compliance-assurance-oeca|title = About the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance|publisher = EPA|date = November 17, 2010|access-date = March 20, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329024948/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-enforcement-and-compliance-assurance-oeca|archive-date = March 29, 2017|url-status = live}}</ref>
* [[Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance]] (OECA)<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-enforcement-and-compliance-assurance-oeca|title = About the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance|publisher = EPA|date = November 17, 2010|access-date = March 20, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329024948/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-enforcement-and-compliance-assurance-oeca|archive-date = March 29, 2017|url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of General Counsel (OGC)<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ogc.html |title = About the Office of General Counsel |publisher = EPA |date = November 17, 2010 |access-date = April 22, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501141448/http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ogc.html |archive-date = May 1, 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of General Counsel (OGC)<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ogc.html |title = About the Office of General Counsel |publisher = EPA |date = November 17, 2010 |access-date = April 22, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501141448/http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ogc.html |archive-date = May 1, 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref>
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* Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-international-and-tribal-affairs-oita |title = About the Office of International and Tribal Affairs |publisher = EPA |date = November 17, 2010 |access-date = March 20, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329025052/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-international-and-tribal-affairs-oita |archive-date = March 29, 2017 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-international-and-tribal-affairs-oita |title = About the Office of International and Tribal Affairs |publisher = EPA |date = November 17, 2010 |access-date = March 20, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329025052/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-international-and-tribal-affairs-oita |archive-date = March 29, 2017 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of Mission Support (OMS)<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-organization-chart |title = EPA Organization Chart |publisher = EPA |date = 2013-01-29 |access-date = 2019-07-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190710034347/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-organization-chart |archive-date = July 10, 2019 |url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of Mission Support (OMS)<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-organization-chart |title = EPA Organization Chart |publisher = EPA |date = 2013-01-29 |access-date = 2019-07-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190710034347/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-organization-chart |archive-date = July 10, 2019 |url-status = live}}</ref>
Office of Resources and Business Operations (ORBO)
* Office of Resources and Business Operations (ORBO)
Environmental Appeals Board
* Environmental Appeals Board
Office of Federal Sustainability
* Office of Federal Sustainability
Office of Administrative Law Judges
* Office of Administrative Law Judges
Office of Acquisition Solutions (OAS)
* Office of Acquisition Solutions (OAS)
Office of Administration (OA)
* Office of Administration (OA)
Office of Human Resources (OHR)
* Office of Human Resources (OHR)
Office of Grants and Debarment (OGD)
* Office of Grants and Debarment (OGD)
Office of Customer Advocacy, Policy and Portfolio Management (OCAPPM)
* Office of Customer Advocacy, Policy and Portfolio Management (OCAPPM)
Office of Digital Services and Technical Architecture (ODSTA)
* Office of Digital Services and Technical Architecture (ODSTA)
Office of Information Management (OIM)Office of Information Security and Privacy (OISP)
* Office of Information Management (OIM)
Office of Enterprise Information Programs (OEIP)
* Office of Information Security and Privacy (OISP)
Office of IT Operations (OITO)
* Office of Enterprise Information Programs (OEIP)
* Office of IT Operations (OITO)
[[File:EPA Breidenbach Laboratory 2019a.jpg|thumb|The [[Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center]] in [[Cincinnati]] is EPA's second-largest R&D center.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/andrew-w-breidenbach-environmental-research-center-awberc |title = Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) |date = 2015-09-18 |publisher = EPA |access-date = 2019-05-29|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190529143426/https://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/andrew-w-breidenbach-environmental-research-center-awberc |archive-date = May 29, 2019 |url-status = live}}</ref>]]
[[File:EPA Breidenbach Laboratory 2019a.jpg|thumb|The [[Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center]] in [[Cincinnati]] is EPA's second-largest R&D center.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/andrew-w-breidenbach-environmental-research-center-awberc |title = Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) |date = 2015-09-18 |publisher = EPA |access-date = 2019-05-29|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190529143426/https://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/andrew-w-breidenbach-environmental-research-center-awberc |archive-date = May 29, 2019 |url-status = live}}</ref>]]
* Office of Research and Development (ORD), which {{As of|2021|11|lc=y}}, consisted of:<ref>{{Cite web|date = 2019-04-08|title = EPA's Office of Research and Development Reorganizes to Better Support EPA's Mission|url = https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/epas-office-research-and-development-reorganizes-better-support-epas-mission|publisher = EPA|access-date = November 6, 2021|archive-date = November 6, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212415/https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/epas-office-research-and-development-reorganizes-better-support-epas-mission|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date = 2013-01-29 |title = Organization Chart for the Office of Research and Development |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/organization-chart-office-research-and-development-ord |access-date = 2021-11-06 |publisher = EPA |archive-date = November 6, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212415/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/organization-chart-office-research-and-development-ord |url-status = live }}</ref>
* Office of Research and Development (ORD), which {{As of|2021|11|lc=y}}, consisted of:<ref>{{Cite web|date = 2019-04-08|title = EPA's Office of Research and Development Reorganizes to Better Support EPA's Mission|url = https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/epas-office-research-and-development-reorganizes-better-support-epas-mission|publisher = EPA|access-date = November 6, 2021|archive-date = November 6, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212415/https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/epas-office-research-and-development-reorganizes-better-support-epas-mission|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date = 2013-01-29 |title = Organization Chart for the Office of Research and Development |url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/organization-chart-office-research-and-development-ord |access-date = 2021-11-06 |publisher = EPA |archive-date = November 6, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212415/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/organization-chart-office-research-and-development-ord |url-status = live }}</ref>
Immediate Office of the Assistant Administrator
** Immediate Office of the Assistant Administrator
Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement (OSAPE)
** Office of Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement (OSAPE)
Office of Science Information Management (OSIM)
** Office of Science Information Management (OSIM)
[[Office of Resource Management]]
** [[Office of Resource Management]]
Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE)
** Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE)
[[National Exposure Research Laboratory|Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling]] (CEMM)
** [[National Exposure Research Laboratory|Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling]] (CEMM)
Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA)
** Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA)
Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER)
** Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER)
 
* Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM), which {{As of|2017|3|lc=y}}, consisted of:<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-land-and-emergency-management-olem |title = About the Office of Land and Emergency Management |date = November 17, 2010 |publisher = EPA |access-date = January 27, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160127120503/http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-land-and-emergency-management-olem |archive-date = January 27, 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM), which {{As of|2017|3|lc=y}}, consisted of:<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-land-and-emergency-management-olem |title = About the Office of Land and Emergency Management |date = November 17, 2010 |publisher = EPA |access-date = January 27, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160127120503/http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-land-and-emergency-management-olem |archive-date = January 27, 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
** Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
** Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Office of Underground Storage Tanks
** Office of Underground Storage Tanks
Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
** Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
Office of Emergency Management
** Office of Emergency Management
Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office
** Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office
 
* Office of Water (OW)<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ow.html |title = About the Office of Water |publisher = EPA |date = November 17, 2010 |access-date = April 22, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501133930/http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ow.html |archive-date = May 1, 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref> which, {{As of|2017|3|lc=y}}, consisted of:<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-water#wetlands |title = About the Office of Water |publisher = EPA |date = January 29, 2013 |access-date = March 20, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233011/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-water#wetlands |archive-date = March 20, 2017|url-status = live}}</ref>
* Office of Water (OW)<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ow.html |title = About the Office of Water |publisher = EPA |date = November 17, 2010 |access-date = April 22, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120501133930/http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/ow.html |archive-date = May 1, 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref> which, {{As of|2017|3|lc=y}}, consisted of:<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-water#wetlands |title = About the Office of Water |publisher = EPA |date = January 29, 2013 |access-date = March 20, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233011/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-water#wetlands |archive-date = March 20, 2017|url-status = live}}</ref>
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW)
** Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW)
Office of Science and Technology (OST)
** Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Office of Wastewater Management (OWM)
** Office of Wastewater Management (OWM)
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW)
** Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW)
 
===Regions===
===Regions===
[[File:Regions of the United States EPA.svg|thumb|The administrative regions of the United States Environmental Protection Agency]]
[[File:Regions of the United States EPA.svg|thumb|The administrative regions of the United States Environmental Protection Agency]]
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=====Mobile source standards=====
=====Mobile source standards=====
[[File:AN EPA FACILITY AT ANN ARBOR MEASURES ENGINE EXHAUST FROM A NEW AUTOMOBILE. (FROM THE SITES EXHIBITION. FOR OTHER... - NARA - 553895.jpg|thumb|Testing automobile emissions at an EPA laboratory in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]]]
* [[Clean Air Act (United States)#On-road vehicles regulations|On-road vehicles regulation]]
* [[Clean Air Act (United States)#On-road vehicles regulations|On-road vehicles regulation]]
* [[Clean Air Act (United States)#Non-road vehicles regulations|Non-road vehicle regulation]] (including aircraft, locomotives, marine transport, stationary engines)
* [[Clean Air Act (United States)#Non-road vehicles regulations|Non-road vehicle regulation]] (including aircraft, locomotives, marine transport, stationary engines)
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