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<br />MIN implm;ltH of all, pern;lps, EP^ givcs to
<br />[h~' "nh.'d~~lI pellpk :t singk, itHJqx'mlenl. il11-
<br />I';ulial ,lg....lley 10 s"rw a'. lh....ir :ld\'(lI:at~' for a
<br />livank ....llv,ir'llllllelll.
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<br />standards-setting and enforcement
<br />Th~' l1ntl~'d Stales FIl\'lnlr1tn~'nlal I'rnt~'etil)l1
<br />\g:~'lley is, titsl ;Illd fnr~'llIl1sl.;1 r~'g\llalllry ;lg,'IlCy,
<br />with r~'spol1Slhllilie.. fllr ~'''lahlishing allJ enforc-
<br />ing "muIlllllH'nlal slanJarJ.., within Ih" limits of
<br />ih vari,m.. qalutllry aUlhnrilie...
<br />F..Llhlishlll~'lll Ilf sl:lIld;lrt.h is n'nlral III lhe
<br />\1 hlll~' 1'<llIuIllll1 nlllltol drorl. for il i.. in lhis \\:tv
<br />that \h' Je1in~' whal ~'~.:h (If u..; ilia\' and ma\' 11\;1
<br />dulll [h~' ~'Il\'iTllnm""l1l on ....hien w~ all Jcpe;HI.
<br />What....va w~' do, howev....r cardul w.... Illa\' he',
<br />\h' .:anll\ll a\llitl a1t~'ring and hcing alta~'J by tlh'
<br />IHlrlJ ahout us. We arc r~"luirt..'d, mm,'over, :IS
<br />wa.. Ill\..' IIr..l m;Ill, 10 U'.,' (IUT human skills and
<br />ing:.'lluity III conv....rt lh,' r,',,)urces llf th.... earth inln
<br />th~' "U'.I,'nam'e of human IifC'.
<br />rh... k~y, lhl'll, to sl'llsihk ,'n\'ironmental Cllll-
<br />IW] i.. \II lktl'Tlllin.:, wilhin Ih,' Iimih llf IIUT
<br />knpwkdgl.', what ;,,'hangl''. arc IOkrablc or ll'.dul
<br />amJ whleh mu..l lx' oannl'J or limitl'J as harmful.
<br />Ihe ..1;IllJard.. ..et by EI'A (in ..lIllIe cases. in
<br />ClIIlI,,-,ratiun wilh lhl' Sl;lte..) hav.c the for........ of
<br />1;lw. I tll')' JdlT1I.' the I.ind.. of I.:\"cl.. of pnJlutOlrlts
<br />\~JlJ.:h JllU..l h~' pr,'v'.:nll'd tWill ~'l1Icrillg Ilur air
<br />and w:l!cr. and I..'sl;lhlish lil11l'-t;lhlr:~ f(lr al..'hieving
<br />the pr......l.ril'l\.'d quality. TIK'Y \I..'t limils IlIl radia-
<br />tiun .:1l11s"1{lns and pl..'sticidl..' residues. Enforce-
<br />mcnl of t:Tlvirunnll.'ntal sl:ll1JarJs is, under certain
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<br />laws. shar,'d \I.'ilh the Sl;llcs. the h'Jeral govcrn-
<br />m....nt a':ling unly wh.'n th.... Slate f;tils III Jo so;
<br />in .,th.::r in..l,Hle,.... Ihc reda;!l gn\'erlll11\'lll ha..
<br />primary l'nfureerncnl aUlhurilY.
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<br />research and monitoring
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<br />EI'A IS al..o a resear.:h hndy, mnnilOring and
<br />analYllng lhl' l.n....irumlK.nt ;llld CllIldUClit1!! "l'icn-
<br />Illk ..tudi.'s 111In IIII' callW" ;Illd l'1k..:ts of pollu-
<br />tilln. lhl..' 1,'dllli'llJc's pi IllllluliulI ,'ontl"l. ;HHI Ihe
<br />'::1l\ITlltllllCnl;11 o;lIl\s~'qlh'[h':C.. III man'.. ;I<.:tion...
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<br />Elkcliw ;ll.:tioll, I';lrlll..'ltlarly III sl;Hldanl~.
<br />s~'lll1lg ;Illd Cllr()r~'I'Jl\l'lll. rnplirc.. that FI'''\ h;I\'1..'
<br />"llIJIlJ d.ll;l un whal i.. Iwing intrIIJll....l.d int!! Ihl..'
<br />en\'in>lIIncnt, II.. imp;l.:l Ill! .:cnl\.gi....;11 ..tahilily.
<br />Ull hUI1l:lIl h~.:tllh, ;In.l 1I1\ llllll'r l;ldlll" illlptllLH1t
<br />III IHllllan Ilk B~ d.I'" \..l'uldlllali,'n pf its V;lfI.
<br />PllS res~'ardl prllgrallls. I 1':\ \tri\c.. tll tlevclop a
<br />'ynlh,'sis or 1.1Inwkdt'~. IrllJll ilK' hi,'lugi....;t1. phy'..
<br />ical ;llld ..oci:r1 sci..nl..'~.\ whieh C;tlI h.: interl'rek'J
<br />III k'rlll_ III 101,11 hUIll:11\ alld ~'l1\'irllllnlL'lllalll\.'l'J.._
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<br />\bjllr :lillls of thL' (\g~'Il~'Y'" r~'''l'areh c1TllTb ,II
<br />thi.. time includl':
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<br />. F\p:msu.n and impro\'ellwnt Ilr ~'llviltlnl1lcnlal
<br />lIlunituring alld "Ilrvdlbnn' III pro\'idl..' ha..c-
<br />lin,:sllf l'r}\'inllllm'IIl.ll qU:lliIY.
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<br />. ,\dLll1CI,'U1Clll of \Il1lkrscllI..1rng 01 11I1lJ;-tClTll
<br />I.'X)lo\Uh" III l,'ont;llIIinallh. of 'Uh-;KUlo; IIr ,k-
<br />byc.! df.:(.:ts Oil human and III her org:;mislll'.
<br />nf till' cll1llhinl.'d and syn.:rgislie aetillllS (If
<br />chemi.:al. hilllllg:ical, ;Ind phy'.ical stl~'''CS.
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