Definition: An agency in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It was created as an independent regulatory agency responsible for the implementation of federal laws designed to protect the environment. Its mission is to protect human health and the ENVIRONMENT.
add UNITED STATES (NIM); research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; DF: EPA CATALOG: use NAF entry
Other names Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.); USEPA; Environmental Protection Agency, United States; Environmental Protection Agency
