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AANHPI Heritage Month: Coming Full Circle on Environmental Justice
Today, we are living through a historic moment for environmental justice. We have come full circle – from a time when environmental justice did not have a name to today when it is at the center of the Biden-Harris Administration’s agenda.
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Celebrating 25 Years of Protecting Children’s Health
Protecting children now ensures that we protect future generations. After all, kids comprise nearly a quarter of the U.S. population, but they are 100% of the nation’s future – and many environmental exposures in childhood can have lifelong health impacts.
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Hurricane season is almost here, and it’s time to get prepared.
EPA’s role in preventing, preparing for, and responding to natural disasters and environmental emergencies such as hurricanes is integral to our mission to protect human health and the environment.
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Global Problems Require Global Action, and EPA is Leading the Way
EPA has a responsibility to work with the international community to ensure a healthy future, protect the global commons, support a robust and sustainable economy that creates good-paying jobs, and advance strong environmental governance.
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Feeding You & Me: Honoring Farmworkers During National Farmworker Awareness Week
EPA celebrates National Farmworker Awareness Week from March 25-31 to honor farmworkers and shine a spotlight on their critical contributions to our country.
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Women’s History Month: Women of Today Working Toward a Better Tomorrow
At EPA, women are working every day to secure a more sustainable, more equitable environment that will support future generations for years to come.
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The signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was historic. But our work is just getting started.
Congress delivered big and in a bipartisan way. Now it’s EPA’s turn to help steward these resources, especially the grants and forgivable loans that will have a lifechanging impact on disadvantaged communities.
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Protect Your Health from Air Pollution this American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month – a time to bring attention and awareness to how air pollution impacts heart health and what steps that you can take to avoid exposure.
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EPA is Committed to Supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Learn about EPA's internal council that was created to identify ways we can enhance opportunities for recruitment of students from HBCUs.
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Why Representation Matters for Girls and Women in STEM
As we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I’m happy to see that things have come a long way since Marie Curie first began her research. I’m also pleased to see that women are being recognized for their contributions in the sciences.
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A Year of Accomplishments at EPA
For our first Perspectives article, Administrator Regan looks back at some of the important achievements EPA has made as an agency over the past year.