Key Facts
Type
Government Body
Sector
government
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., United States
Founded
12/2/1970
Dissolved
Active
Website
Also Known As
United States Environmental Protection AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency
Tags
federal agencyenvironmental regulatorindependent agency
Overall Confidence
100%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
Government Level
Not specified
Branch
Not specified
Country (if foreign)
Not applicable
Parent Agency
None (top-level)
Jurisdiction
Not specified
About
The EPA is a federal agency of the United States tasked with protecting human health and the environment by enforcing environmental laws and regulations passed by Congress.
Key Relationships
Environmental Defense Fund
sued
EDF has sued the EPA multiple times, including landmark cases in the 1970s against DDT use and more recently over enforcement of Clean Air Act standards and mercury emissions from power plants; these actions forced regulatory changes but also positioned EDF as a watchdog against government inaction.
Since 1967
Nikki Haley
filed_against
As Governor, Nikki Haley's administration joined a coalition of states in filing a lawsuit against the EPA challenging the Clean Power Plan's carbon emission regulations for power plants.
Since 2015
Americans for Limited Government Foundation
opposed
running campaign to Defund the EPA to protect American business from radical environmentalists