Overview of EPA's law and regulatory information, including complying with and enforcing environmental regulations.
Healthier environments could prevent almost one quarter of the global burden of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic is a further reminder of the delicate relationship between people and our planet. Clean air, stable climate, adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, safe use of chemicals, protection from radiation, healthy and safe workplaces, sound agricultural practices, health-supportive cities ...
EPA's resources on environmental issues include research, basics, what you can do, and an index covering more specific terms.
WHO monitors air pollution exposure and health impacts globally, highlighting its risks for diseases and providing data for official reporting and sustainable development goals.
Portal for news and information about EPA's efforts and environmental conditions in Nevada.
In 1989, concerned about the growing evidence of the impact of hazardous environments on human health, WHO/Europe initiated the first ever environment and health process, towards a broad primary prevention public health approach, and to facilitate intersectoral policy-making. Collaboration between different sectors is crucial to protect human health from the risks of a hazardous or ...
The goals, objectives, priority actions, and metrics identified in this EJ Strategic Plan are rooted in the agency’s historic commitment to environmental justice, as demonstrated by over 32 years of experience and work through the agency’s environmental justice programs.
Chemical Safety is achieved by undertaking all activities involving chemicals in such a way as to ensure the safety of human health and the environment. It covers all chemicals, natural and manufactured, and the full range of exposure situations from the natural presence of chemicals in the environment to their extraction or synthesis, industrial production, transport use and disposal.