SCI100 Environmental Science: Federal Government Resources

Region 3 serves the Mid-Atlantic states, including Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Envirobytes was a summary of environmental issues and events affecting the citizens of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Issues from 2009 through September 2012 are available. No new issues are being produced.

Develops national programs, policies, and regulations for controlling air pollution and radiation exposure.

Mission is to protect you, your family, and the environment from potential risks from pesticides and toxic chemicals.

Formulates and manages EPA’s annual budget and performance plan, coordinates EPA’s strategic planning efforts, develops EPA’s annual Performance and Accountability Report, and implements the Government Performance and Results Act.

Goes after pollution problems that impact American communities through vigorous civil and criminal enforcement.

Chief legal adviser to EPA, providing legal support for Agency rules and policies, case-by-case decisions (such as permits and response actions), and legislation.

Conducts independent audits, evaluations and investigations; makes evidence-based recommendations to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness; and prevents and detects fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement and misconduct for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.

Leads EPA’s international and tribal engagements, working across EPA’s programs and regions to develop and implement policy and programs that protect U.S. public health and the environment.

Provides policy, guidance and direction for the Agency's emergency response and waste programs.

Leads the agency’s core mission support functions to improve efficiency, coordination, and customer experience for internal customers, stakeholders, and the public, including protection of EPA's facilities and other critical assets nationwide, acquisition activities (contracts), grants management, human capital, information technology, and information management activities.

Conducts the research for EPA that provides the foundation for credible decision-making to safeguard human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants.

Ensures drinking water is safe, and restores and maintains oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants and wildlife.

The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local agencies developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with easy access to national air quality information. The Web site offers daily AQI forecasts as well as real-time AQI conditions for over 300 cities across the US, and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality Web sites.

Regulations.gov is your online source for U.S. government regulations from nearly 300 Federal agencies.

This is a list of laws and EOs that help to protect human health and the environment. The EPA is charged with administering all or a part of each.

Code of Federal Regulations