Environmental Protection Agency
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001
Phone, 202-272-0167. Internet, www.epa.gov.
Administrator Stephen L. Johnson
Deputy Administrator (vacancy)
Associate Administrator for (vacancy)
Public Affairs
Associate Administrator for Charles Ingebretson
Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Associate Administrator for Stephanie N. Daigle, Policy, Economics, and Acting
Innovation
Staff Offices:
Director, Office of Homeland Mary U. Kruger
Security
Chief Judge, Office of Susan L. Biro
Administrative Law Judges
Director, Executive Secretariat Brian Hope
Director, Office of Children's William Sanders, Health Protection Acting
Director, Office of Civil Rights Karen D. Higginbotham
Director, Office of Cooperative Daiva A. Balkus
Environmental Management
Director, Office of Executive Diane N. Bazzle
Services
Director, Office of Small and Jeanette L. Brown
Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Director, Science Advisory Board Vanessa T. Vu
Lead Environmental Appeals Scott Fulton
Judge, Environmental Appeals Board
Program Offices:
Assistant Administrator for Luis Luna
Administration and Resources Management
Assistant Administrator for Air Jeffrey R. Holmstead
and Radiation
Assistant Administrator for Thomas V. Skinner, Enforcement and Acting
Compliance Assurance
Assistant Administrator for Kimberly T. Nelson
Environmental Information and Chief Information Officer
Assistant Administrator for Judith E. Ayres
International Affairs
Assistant Administrator for Susan B. Hazen, Acting
Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
Assistant Administrator for (vacancy)
Research and Development
Assistant Administrator for Thomas P. Dunne, Solid Waste and Acting
Emergency Response
Assistant Administrator for Benjamin H. Grumbles
Water
Chief Financial Officer Charles E. Johnson
General Counsel Ann R. Klee
Inspector General Nikki L. Tinsley
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The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment--air, water, and land--
upon which life depends.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in the executive branch as an independent agency pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective December 2, 1970. It was created to permit coordinated and effective governmental action on behalf of the environment. The Agency is designed to serve as the public's advocate for a livable environment.
Core Functions
Air and Radiation The Office of Air and Radiation activities of the Agency include the following:
--developing national programs, policies, regulations, and standards for air quality, emission standards for stationary and mobile sources, and emission standards for hazardous air pollutants;
--conducting research and providing information on indoor air pollutants to the public;
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