EPA

                            

Administrator Lisa Perez Jackson, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_P._Jackson

Environmental Protection Agency
Agency overview
Formed	December 2, 1970
Employees	17,964 (2005)
Annual budget	$7.3 billion (2007)
Agency executive	Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator
www.epa.govThe EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and began operation on December 2, 1970, when its establishment was passed by Congress, and signed into law by President Nixon, and has since been chiefly responsible for the environmental policy of the United States. …The agency has approximately 18,000 full-time employees.

EPA offices:

• Office of Administration and Resources
• Office of Air and Radiation
• Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
• Office of Environmental Information
• Office of Environmental Justice
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer
• Office of General Counsel
• Office of Inspector General
• Office of International Affairs
• Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
• Office of Research and Development
• Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• Office of Water