environmentalagencyprotection

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was formed in 1970. It was created by the government. The purpose was to set and enforce national pollution control standards. It was created by environmental activists and the concern of the public at large helped spur the federal government to found the agency. It was made up of federal agencies concerned with air and water pollution.

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Information Provided By: Prentice Hall Pathways to the Present (p. 980, 784)