Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings
Title | Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment |
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Pages | 1030 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Environmental laboratories |
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Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings
Title | Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment |
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Pages | 2439 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Environmental laboratories |
ISBN | 9780160650192 |
Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings--Vol. 1, Serial No. 106-97, July 13, 2000
Title | Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings--Vol. 1, Serial No. 106-97, July 13, 2000 PDF eBook |
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106-2 Hearing: Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings--Vol. 1, Serial No. 106-97, July 13, 2000
Title | 106-2 Hearing: Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings--Vol. 1, Serial No. 106-97, July 13, 2000 PDF eBook |
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106-2 Hearing: Strengthening Science at The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings--Vol. 2, Serial No. 106-97, July 13, 2000
Title | 106-2 Hearing: Strengthening Science at The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings--Vol. 2, Serial No. 106-97, July 13, 2000 PDF eBook |
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Sustainability and the U.S. EPA
Title | Sustainability and the U.S. EPA PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2011-09-08 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309212553 |
Sustainability is based on a simple and long-recognized factual premise: Everything that humans require for their survival and well-being depends, directly or indirectly, on the natural environment. The environment provides the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Recognizing the importance of sustainability to its work, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working to create programs and applications in a variety of areas to better incorporate sustainability into decision-making at the agency. To further strengthen the scientific basis for sustainability as it applies to human health and environmental protection, the EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to provide a framework for incorporating sustainability into the EPA's principles and decision-making. This framework, Sustainability and the U.S. EPA, provides recommendations for a sustainability approach that both incorporates and goes beyond an approach based on assessing and managing the risks posed by pollutants that has largely shaped environmental policy since the 1980s. Although risk-based methods have led to many successes and remain important tools, the report concludes that they are not adequate to address many of the complex problems that put current and future generations at risk, such as depletion of natural resources, climate change, and loss of biodiversity. Moreover, sophisticated tools are increasingly available to address cross-cutting, complex, and challenging issues that go beyond risk management. The report recommends that EPA formally adopt as its sustainability paradigm the widely used "three pillars" approach, which means considering the environmental, social, and economic impacts of an action or decision. Health should be expressly included in the "social" pillar. EPA should also articulate its vision for sustainability and develop a set of sustainability principles that would underlie all agency policies and programs.
Rethinking the Components, Coordination, and Management of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Laboratories
Title | Rethinking the Components, Coordination, and Management of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Laboratories PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 247 |
Release | 2014-09-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 030931240X |
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applies scientific results that have been provided by various parts of its own organization and by external organizations. The agency requires substantial high-quality inhouse scientific expertise and laboratory capabilities so that it can answer questions related to regulation, enforcement, and environmental effects of specific chemicals, activities, and processes. It is also usually faced with situations in which research or analytic work is time-critical, so it maintains dedicated laboratory staff and facilities that can respond quickly to such needs. In recent years, EPA has made several changes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its laboratories, such as the designation of national program directors to align the work of research laboratories with the needs of the agency's regulatory program offices. The agency is currently undertaking an integrated evaluation of it laboratories to enhance the management effectiveness and efficiency of its laboratory enterprise and to enhance its capabilities for research and other laboratory-based scientific and technical activities. The results of EPA's evaluation are expected to include options for colocation and consolidation of laboratory facilities. Rethinking the Components, Coordination, and Management of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Laboratories assesses EPA's highest-priority needs for mission-relevant laboratory science and technical support, develops principles for the efficient and effective management of EPA's laboratory enterprise to meet the agency's mission needs and strategic goals, and develops guidance for enhancing efficiency and effectiveness now and during the next 10 years. EPA's laboratories play a vital role in the agency's work. The findings and recommendations of this report will help EPA to develop an implementation plan for the laboratory enterprise.