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Environmental Protection Agency

American  

noun

  1. EPA.


Environmental Protection Agency Cultural  
  1. An agency established by the United States government to coordinate federal programs aimed at combating pollution and protecting the environment.


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The Environmental Protection Agency began tracking stop-start technology in 2012 car models, less than 1% of which had the feature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to give him a list of insurers that “acted swiftly, courageously, and bravely” to fulfill their legal obligation and another list of those that were “particularly bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Environmental Protection Agency identifies children under 6 years old as especially vulnerable.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency last week finalized new renewable volume obligations, or RVOs, for transportation fuel, which were higher than proposed.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In 1990 the Environmental Protection Agency found that Alar could cause cancer.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan