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  2. United States Environmental Protection Agency - Wikipedia

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    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. [2] President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. [3]

  3. Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 - Wikipedia

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    Richard Nixon, who proposed the EPA via Reorganization Plan No. 3. Reorganization Plan No. 3 was a United States presidential directive establishing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), effective December 2, 1970. [1]

  4. List of executive actions by Richard Nixon - Wikipedia

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    Establishing a seal for the Environmental Protection Agency October 18, 1971 178 11629: Delegation of authority to the Secretary of State to perform the function vested in the President by article IV of the Convention Between the United States of America and Mexico for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals (50 Stat. 1311; TS 912)

  5. Timeline of the Richard Nixon presidency (1970) - Wikipedia

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    November 6 – President Nixon announces his appointing of William D. Ruckelshaus for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. [97] November 8 – President Nixon meets with Conservative Party leaders Kieran O'Doherty and J. Daniel Mahoney and William F. Buckley, Jr. in Grand Cay Island. [98]

  6. Abolish the EPA (opinion)

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    Climate change is a serious environmental concern, but it is not clear how the EPA helps.

  7. Today in history: Nixon resigns - AOL

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    On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, announced his resignation. In a television address from the Oval Office, Nixon said: %shareLinks-quote="By taking this ...

  8. 1970 in the environment - Wikipedia

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    The United States Environmental Protection Agency is formed. President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Air Act of 1970. See also. Environment portal;

  9. Jimmy Carter’s energy legacy is still with us today — from ...

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    The US response to the threat was an "all of the above" energy approach that began under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford but was largely enacted by Carter.