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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), n.pr a federal agency charged with the approval and overseeing of the use and disposal of hazardous materials. Workplace management of hazardous materials falls under the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). EPA registered, adj indicates that an object or substance has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The American Nurses Association (ANA) has joined other health and medical groups in suing the USA Environmental Protection Authority over its failure to adequately protect the public from mercury pollution. The "precautionary principle" is receiving its harshest test and even the most environmentally conscious know, as the Minister of the State for the Environmental Protection Authority put it that the "endeavour of improvement lags behind the speed of human sabotage. 364) The preamble to the Regulations on Organization and Operation of Councils for Appraisal of Environmental Impact Evaluation Reports and Issuance of Environmental Licences states that the State Environment Protection Authority is responsible for the appraisal of EIE reports; however, according to those Regulations, and apart from one cite to a member of that Authority being a secretary to an appraisal council, the State Environmental Protection Authority has no part in the appraisal process. |
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