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EPA's P3 Program protect the planet by designing environmental solutions that move us toward a sustainable future. Since 2004, the P3 program has involved thousands of students and provided more than $18M in funding for over 800 projects, at more than 330 institutions in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

The EPA regulates the manufacturing, processing, distribution, and use of chemicals and other pollutants. Also, the EPA is charged with determining safe tolerance levels for chemicals and other pollutants in food, animal feed, and water. The EPA enforces its findings through fines, sanctions, and other procedures.

Environmental Economics at EPA Environmental and natural resource economics is the application of the principles of economics to the study of how environmental and natural resources are developed and managed. EPA uses economic analyses to improve the effectiveness of its environmental policies.

The EPA sets health-based standards, limiting contaminants in drinking water. It provides billions of dollars to communities to deliver safe drinking water and improve water quality. The EPA can also step in and measure safety of drinking water sources threatened by oil and gas operations when states refuse to act.

The Environmental Protection Agency protects people and the environment from significant health risks, sponsors and conducts research, and develops and enforces environmental regulations.

The Environmental Protection Agency protects people and the environment from significant health risks, sponsors and conducts research, and develops and enforces environmental regulations.

From regulating auto emissions to banning the use of DDT; from cleaning up toxic waste to protecting the ozone layer; from increasing recycling to revitalizing inner-city brownfields, EPA's achievements have resulted in cleaner air, purer water, and better protected land.

Our responsibilities include: Licensing. National Environmental Enforcement. Waste Management and Chemicals in the Environment. Water Management. Climate Science & Climate Change. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment. Environmental Research and Development. Radiological Protection.