| The first attempt for regulating the environment and | | | | promoted by the EPA can be traced back since |
| creating environmental services intended to comply | | | | before the actual agency existed, starting in 1938 |
| with the regulations and promote awareness came | | | | with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. |
| by the hand of the United Nations Environment | | | | Environmental services that began to be regulated |
| Programme (UNEP), which was established by the | | | | included the Federal Insecticide. Fungicide, and |
| United Nations Assembly (UN) back in 1972. | | | | Rodenticide Act of 1947. Following this act, laws |
| The UN Assembly is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, | | | | began to pay more attention to the environment, as |
| and provides environmental resources civil for | | | | it is demonstrate by the Federal Water Pollution |
| governments, scientists, journalists, business, civil | | | | Control Act of 1948, best known as Clean Water |
| society, children and youth. The UN has the | | | | Act, the Clean Air Act passed to bill in 1955. Ten |
| commitment to "provide leadership and encourage | | | | years after the Solid Waste Disposal Act and |
| partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, | | | | Shoreline Protection Act defined the new path to dig |
| informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve | | | | further for regulating the indiscriminate abuse of |
| their quality of life without compromising that of the | | | | natural resources. |
| future generations" | | | | Today, the agency has a work force of 18,000 |
| With this example in mind, many other environmental | | | | people working in pro of our environment from coast |
| services began to change their approach in relation to | | | | to coast, directing important actions from its |
| industries that provoked the contamination of our | | | | headquarters in Washington, DC. The EPA offices |
| planet for a long time and summing efforts to stop | | | | have been witness to many other important |
| the devastation of endangered flora and fauna | | | | environmental laws that make our world a better |
| species. | | | | place to live in. |
| In the United States, the U.S. Environmental | | | | Among the most important laws issued, the 1972 |
| Protection Agency (EPA) made a call to introduce a | | | | Coastal Zone Management Act Marine Protection, |
| number of laws and regulations through members of | | | | Research, and Sanctuaries Act, the 1973 Endangered |
| Congress proposing a bill that after approved become | | | | Species Act, and the 1990 National Environmental |
| law. The EPA is a regulatory agency committed to | | | | Education Act and Pollution Prevention Act, have |
| promote awareness in environmental services. | | | | encouraged the development of new environmental |
| Founded in 1970 with the goal of protecting both the | | | | services. |
| environment and human health, the regulations | | | | |