Before the establishment of the EPA in 1970, American environmental issues were largely unregulated. Significant legislation like the Clean Air and Water Acts marked a shift in federal policy. However, recent initiatives by the Trump administration, including plans to roll back regulations and staff layoffs, threaten this progress. The EPA's scientific research office faces elimination, a move criticized for undermining environmental protections. Despite this, the EPA emphasizes its commitment to clean air and water as it explores ways to improve efficiency and operations.
Before President Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, the environment and its well-being was not a federal priority.
In an effort to reduce the agency's spending, President Donald Trump's EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, aims to roll back environmental protections that sought to tackle widespread pollution.
We are committed to enhancing our ability to deliver clean air, water and land for all Americans... we are actively listening to employees at all levels to gather ideas.
In the early 1970s, the EPA launched the 'Documerica Project,' which leveraged 100 freelance photographers to document what the US looked like.
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