EPA
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U.S. Government. Environmental Protection Agency: an independent federal agency, created in 1970, that sets and enforces rules and standards that protect the environment and control pollution.
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eicosapentaenoic acid: an omega-3 fatty acid present in fish oils.
abbreviation
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eicosapentaenoic acid: a fatty acid, found in certain fish oils, that can reduce blood cholesterol
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The EPA is continuing to fully quantify and consider the compliance costs for affected industries, even though those costs are subject to many of the same uncertainties as the benefits.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026
To date, neither President Donald Trump nor EPA chief Lee Zeldin have explicitly spoken to any health risks of mifepristone in water.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
They also point out that the report was cited 16 times in last year's EPA proposal.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
But those harms haven’t been proved and, as the majority notes, third parties “are free to petition EPA to modify, suspend, or cancel a pesticide’s registration.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
After that, the EPA probably saw the writing on the wall; in any case, it quit bugging Milagro’s dump.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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