environmental protection agency

Environmental Protection Agency. An independent federal agency in the executive branch responsible for setting pollution-control standards in the areas of air, water, solid waste, pesticides, radiation, and toxic materials; enforcing laws enacted to protect the environment; and coordinating the antipollution efforts of state and local governments. • The commission was created by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970. — Abbr. EPA. [Cases: Environmental Law 15.]

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译者Lester，毕业于法国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与环境与自然资源相关的法律文件。