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The Origins of EPA

The Birth of EPA Nov. 1985 issue of EPA Journal
Origins of the EPA Spring 1992 issue of The Guardian
Ruckleshaus on the establishment of the EPA December 1970 EPA press release
Why EPA was established
EPA's Formative Years, 1970-1973 September 1993 issue of The Guardian
April 1970 Ash Council memo advising President Nixon to form EPA
Duties transferred to EPA from other agencies
Legal basis for the Agency - Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 (July 9, 1970)
Initial organization of EPA - EPA Order 1110.2 (December 4, 1970)
Origin of the EPA seal
Retrospectives on EPA progress and accomplishments

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