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EPA

American  
  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 British  

abbreviation

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

  2. Environmental Protection Agency

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The EPA didn’t respond to a request for comment on the allegations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Another company, Silvec, recently received EPA approval for a technology to help the trees already standing in Florida’s groves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

EPA officials said on a call Monday that the change will not include pollutants that directly harm health such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, which are regulated separately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

In a draft rule, the EPA argued these standards were impossible to meet and the deadlines too tight.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 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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