Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012
| Federal agencies that contribute to EPA's environmental goals, and how they make a difference. |
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Programs by EPA Strategic Goal 1. Climate Change and Improving Air Quality 2. Protecting America's Waters 3. Cleaning Up and Sustainable Development 4. Safety of Chemicals and Preventing Pollution |
Programs by Agency AID, ARC, CNCS, CPSC, CSB, DHS, DOC, DOD, DOE, DOI, DOJ, DOL, DOS, DOT, ED, FHFA, GSA, HHS, HUD, NASA, NRC, NSF, OSTP, SBA, TVA, USDA, USPS, USTR, VA |
Department of the Interior |
EPA Goal 2: Protecting America’s Waters |
Participant in the Federal Agencies Committee of the Chesapeake Bay Program - NPS
Purpose
The National Park Serviced U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey
within the Department of the Interior are listed as three of the federal agencies
that participate in the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Federal Agencies Committee
was established by the Chesapeake Bay Program in 1984 and is chaired by the
Director of the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office. The committee is composed
primarily of representatives of federal agencies that either own land in the
watershed and/or have missions that impact water quality or living resources
of the Bay and its tributaries.
Source(s) of Information
1. Chesapeake Bay Program partnerships
Related EPA Program(s)
Geographic Program: Chesapeake Bay:
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a partnership among the States of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia,
the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and the EPA (representing the federal government) working together to protect and restore the
Bay's ecosystem. Enforcement resources will focus on improving compliance with any new or existing water quality or air
regulations.
Authorizing Legislation
• Clean Water Act Section 117
• EPA general authorizing statutes
Other Programs under Goal 2
Other Programs from DOI
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