EPA

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.

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

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Example sentences from the Web for epa

The EPA felt that the State Department had not looked carefully enough at the impact of the pipeline if oil prices fell.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The EPA regulations scheduled to be finalized next year still needs to be put in the books, and implemented by the states.
The U.S.-China Climate Deal Is Mostly Hot Air|Tim Mak|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In January, if the GOP wins Senate control, he will go after Obama and the EPA with a vengeance.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday|Jonathan Alter|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The resulting negotiation, they hope, would gut the EPA regulation.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday|Jonathan Alter|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Under Nixon, the EPA was started, the OSHA was started, the Clean Air Act was passed, the Clean Water Act was passed.
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To reduce the threat posed by abandoned hazardous waste dumps, EPA will spend $410 million.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
This Epa- minundas, the Histories note hym to be a chief Philosopher, and a capitaine moste valiaunte.
A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike|Richard Rainolde

British Dictionary definitions for epa

EPA

abbreviation for

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

Environmental Protection Agency

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