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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:event
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Henry_Nixon
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gptkbp:administrative_division
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gptkb:William_Ruckelshaus
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gptkbp:budget
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approximately $8 billion (2021)
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:Executive_Reorganization_Plan_No._3
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gptkbp:date
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December 2, 1970
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gptkbp:employees
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approximately 14,000 (2021)
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Henry_Nixon
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Creation of the EPA
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gptkbp:impact
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improved air and water quality
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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environmental movement of the 1960s
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Air_Pollution_Control_Administration
gptkb:Federal_Water_Quality_Administration
Pesticides Regulation Administration
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gptkbp:purpose
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to protect human health and the environment
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:Clean_Air_Act
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
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gptkbp:significance
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established federal environmental regulations
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Protected_area
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gptkbp:website
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www.epa.gov
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