EPA
pronunciation
How to pronounce EPA in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce EPA in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
Word Origin
- EPA
- initialism (acronym) for Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. federal agency proposed by President Richard Nixon and created in December 1970.
Example
- 1. Texas filed suit against the epa .
- 2. Earlier this month , the epa and the state finally agreed over how clean the river should be .
- 3. Three trials of this technique have been made by the epa , the first two being inconclusive due to logistical difficulties .
- 4. No american wants an electronic dumping ground in their backyard , but how to explain the epa 's interest in far-flung shipments ?
- 5. The house also targeted the epa 's regulations on cement plants , approving in a 250-177 vote an amendment prohibiting the agency from using funds to implement or enforce the rule .