| The US Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) provides leadership in the nation's environmental
science, research, education and assessment efforts. EPA
works closely with other federal agencies, state and local
governments, and Indian tribes to develop and enforce
regulations under existing environmental laws. EPA is
responsible for researching and setting national standards
for a variety of environmental programs and delegates
to states and tribes responsibility for issuing permits,
and monitoring and enforcing compliance. Where national
standards are not met, EPA can issue sanctions and take
other steps to assist the states and tribes in reaching
the desired levels of environmental quality. The Agency
also works with industries and all levels of government
in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs
and energy conservation efforts.
Region
9 of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
covers Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific
Islands subject to U.S. law, and approximately 140 Tribal
Nations. EPA Region 9 works with state, local, and tribal
governments in the region to carry out the nation's
environmental laws. EPA Region 9's main office is at
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California, 94105.
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