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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 ]
The line of succession for the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is as follows: [4] Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; General Counsel; Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management; Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Andrew R. Wheeler (born December 23, 1964 [citation needed]) is an American attorney who served as the 15th administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2019 to 2021. [1] He served as the deputy administrator from April to July 2018, [2] and served as the acting administrator from July 2018 to February 2019.
President Obama announced this week that he will be using his executive powers to implement a broad new climate change plan. This is just one more indicator that the business community is going to ...
President Donald Trump's administration will begin rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations in an 'aggressive way' as soon as next week.
Listed below are executive orders numbered 13489–13764 and presidential memoranda signed by U.S. President Barack Obama (2009-2017). There are an additional 1186 presidential proclamations that are not included here, but some of which are on WikiSource. The signing statements made by Obama during his time in office have been archived here.
Pages in category "Administrators of the United States Environmental Protection Agency" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Trump administration revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers. Trump administration drops Obama-era ...