Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012
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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 |
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Department of Agriculture |
EPA Goal 2: Protecting America’s Waters |
Partner in the Gulf of Mexico Alliance
Purpose
The Gulf of Mexico Alliance is a partnership of the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Texas, with the goal of significantly increasing regional collaboration to enhance the
ecological and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico. Supported by 13 federal agencies, academia,
businesses and non-governmental organizations in the region, GOMA has identified priority issues
that are regionally significant and can be effectively addressed through increased collaboration at
local, state, and federal levels. The USDA is listed as a Federal Partner.
Source(s) of Information
1. Gulf of Mexico Alliance
2. List of Federal Partners
Related EPA Program(s)
Geographic Program: Gulf of Mexico:
A partnership of the five Gulf states, Gulf coastal communities, citizens, nongovernmental organizations, and federal agencies
working together to initiate cooperative actions by public and private organizations to achieve specific environmental results.
Efforts in this program support the protection and restoration of the coastal marine waters of the Gulf of Mexico by (1)
protecting human health and the food supply; (2) maintaining and improving Gulf habitats that support living resources;
and (3) maintaining and enhancing the sustainability of Gulf living resources.
Authorizing Legislation
• Clean Water Act Section 104
Other Programs under Goal 2
Other Programs from USDA
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