EPA—Environmental Protection Agency

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Please note that this page refers to federal requirements. State and local regulations may differ. Check the page for your state on the Practice Greenhealth Hazardous Waste State Resources Locator for links to more information.

The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for the majority of federal programs intended to protect human health and the environment. For issues dealing specifically with worker safety and the workplace environment, see also the Practice Greenhealth page on Worker Safety—OSHA.

EPA’s authority to regulate environmental impacts is based on a few key laws. In general, each law covers a specific type of emissions (air emission, wastewater, and “solid waste”) affecting a particular part of the environment (air, surface water and groundwater, and land). Practice Greenhealth provides a basic information page for each of the following laws and regulations:

RCRA (solid and hazardous wastes)

Clean Air Act

Clean Water Act (wastewater, stormwater and oil storage tanks).

EPCRA (emergency preparedness, right-to-know)

TSCA (toxic substances)

FIFRA (pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodentcides and antimicrobials)