AS ADMINISTRATOR, MY PRIORITIES ARE FOCUSED ON THE POLICIES THAT
WILL MEET THE PRESIDENT'S CHARGE. As we work to implement our Strategic
Plan, EPA will accelerate the pace of environmental protection by taking
actions that produce environmental results and are accountable to the public,
and by embracing the tools of innovation and collaboration - all the while,
ensuring that the best available science remains at the center of our decision
making.
Cleaner Air and Affordable Energy |
- Provide certainty for consumers and protect the environment
by seeking passage of Clear Skies legislation
- Expand the use of biofuels and promote diesel emissions reductions
through retrofit and other technologies
- Promote clean air and energy security through voluntary conservation
programs, such as Energy Star and SmartWay Transport
- Make timely permitting decisions and foster technological
innovations to support the clean development of domestic energy resources
(oil, gas, nuclear, coal, wind, and solar)
- Develop innovative, market-based, and sustainable solutions
for water infrastructure financing and management
- Advance regional collaborations for the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes, and the Gulf of Mexico
- Restore and protect America's wetlands and watersheds
- Improve water monitoring networks
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems |
- Continue to reduce incidences of childhood lead poisoning
- Restore contaminated properties, including brownfields, to environmental
and economic vitality
- Encourage voluntary "good samaritan" efforts to clean up abandoned mine sites
- Promote stewardship through increased resource conservation, including
waste minimization and recycling
- Promote energy security, cuts in air pollution, and the reduction of
global greenhouse gas emissions through the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean
Development and the Methane-to-Markets Partnership
- Seek passage of legislation to implement the Persistent Organic Pollutants
(POPs) treaty
- Advance international collaboration on environmental issues
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Principles
to Accelerate the Pace of Environmental Protection |
Results and Accountability |
EPA remains committed to being a good steward of our environment
and a good steward of our tax dollars. To provide the American people
with environmental results, the Agency must operate efficiently
and effectively through the use of transparent management tools
and measures. EPA will continue to vigorously enforce our nation's
environmental laws through effective compliance assistance and a
strong enforcement program.
Innovation and Collaboration |
Meeting
today's environmental challenges require new approaches. Together
with our state, local, tribal, and private-sector partners, EPA
will identify and foster approaches, such as Cooperative Conservation,
that promote environmental stewardship and produce results though
innovation and collaboration.
EPA
will continue to use the best available scientific information as
the basis for its decision making. EPA will strengthen the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS) to provide world-class data, and
will continue to ensure that its workforce has the tools and skills
needed for new areas of scientific inquiry, such as genomics, nanotechnology,
and computational toxicology. |
- Implement the President's Management Agenda
- Work to ensure a diverse, talented, and highly-skilled workforce
- Contribute to America's homeland security, including response to natural
disasters, through prevention, preparedness, and research
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