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Prior to the EPA, she spent a year and a half working at Clean Sites, a nonprofit advocating for accelerated cleanup of contaminated areas. [ 5 ] In 1987, Jackson joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. , as a staff-level engineer. [ 8 ]
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The images show what various parts of the country looked like before the air and water protections that exist today. Vintage photos taken by the EPA reveal what America looked like before ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. [2] President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. [3]
Of the 81,000 images the photographers took, more than 20,000 photos were archived, and at least 15,000 have been digitized by the National Archives. Many of the photos were taken before the US ...
Images document junk yards, highways, Amtrak trains, air and water pollution; and environmental protection and pollution control measures. [12] [13] The earliest assignments were closely aligned to the EPA's proposed areas of concern: air and water pollution, management of solid waste, radiation and pesticides, and noise abatement.
A demonstrator holds a sign while gathering on the National Mall during the Women's March in Washington D.C., U.S., on Jan. 21, 2017. Credit - Eric Thayer–Bloomberg—Getty Images