EPA

1. 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.

2. eicosapentaenoic acid: an omega-3 fatty acid present in fish oils.

EPA

abbreviation

1. eicosapentaenoic acid: a fatty acid, found in certain fish oils, that can reduce blood cholesterol

2. Environmental Protection Agency

Example Sentences

Not only are U.S. emissions too small a share of the global total to matter; in practice, EPA actions mostly just drive U.S. emissions offshore.

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The EPA will pause research work, grants, permits and inspections while the government is shut down.

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About 4,000 EPA employees, or a quarter of its workforce, have been fired or have taken a buyout this year.

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As for the EPA complaint, it is unclear what the agency could do to address the US lawmakers' concerns.

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“In the case of the L.A. fires, EPA encountered a higher percentage of properties that required deferral due to partial structural destruction compared to previous EPA wildfire responses.”

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