Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012
| Federal agencies that contribute to EPA's environmental goals, and how they make a difference. |
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All Programs |
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 Energy |
EPA Goal 3: Cleaning Up Communities and Advancing Sustainable Development |
National Environmental Research Parks (NERP)
Purpose
A National Environmental Research Park is an outdoor laboratory where research
may be carried out to achieve national environmental goals, as articulated by
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Energy Reorganization Act, the
Department of Energy Organization Act, and the Nonnuclear Energy Research and
Development Act. NEPA translated the public concern for a quality environment
into environmental goals, and the National Environmental Research Parks network
will provide land to help the Nation comply with the spirit of NEPA. The
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 mandates the Agency to engage in
environmental research related to the development of energy sources
so as to advance the goals of restoring, protecting, and enhancing environmental
quality. The National Environmental Research Parks are actually field
laboratories set aside for ecological research, for study of the environmental
impacts of energy developments, and for informing the public of the
environmental and land-use options open to them.
Source(s) of Information
1. National Environmental Research Parks
Other Programs under Goal 3
Other Programs from DOE
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