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U.S. government agency that sets and enforces national pollution-control standards. It was established by Pres. Richard Nixon (1970) to supersede a welter of confusing and ineffective state environmental laws. Its early accomplishments include banning the use of DDT (1972), setting deadlines for the removal of lead from gasoline (1973), establishing health standards for drinking water (1974), and monitoring fuel efficiency in automobiles (1975). The EPA's enforcement was in large part responsible for a decline of one-third to one-half in most air-pollution emissions in the U.S. from 1970 to 1990, and during the 1980s the pollution standards index improved by half in major cities; water quality and waste disposal also improved significantly. The EPA also oversees the cleanup of abandoned waste sites through Superfund. Its existence has resulted in heightened awareness and concern for the environment worldwide.

A governmental agency whose mission is to protect the natural environment by enacting and enforcing regulations concerning conditions that could otherwise adversely affect public health, such as the release of pollutants.

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Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Ariel Rios Bldg
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-564-4700;
Web: www.epa.gov
Established: 1970. Description: EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which life depends. Provides leadership in environmental science, research, education and assessment. Works with other federal agencies, state and local governments, and Indian tribes to develop and enforce regulations under existing environmental laws. EPA also works with industries in voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts.

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Each section has a brief historical introduction on major developments in technology, demographics, and artistic expression during that period.

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He added: "As in all cities, there has been a slowdown in development activity which has led to fewer planning applications being submitted but there are still major developments continuing - our pounds 500m Building Schools for the Future programme, the Housing Market Renewal Programme, the Hall Lane scheme, to name a few.

Slump in planning applications leads to job cuts; Planning ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

located in Hertfordshire, emerging from the catastrophe of World War II The area was built in order to provide homes for people occupying London following the Second World War due to overcrowding and saw major developments in the early 1950?

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