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About Region 2
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was established by Congress and the President in 1970 to protect human health and the environment. Today, EPA employs about 17,000 people across the country, many of whom work out of its 10 regional offices and its numerous laboratories. EPA Region 2 consists of New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and seven federally-recognized Indian Nations.
The region’s more than 31 million residents are primarily concentrated in urban areas. Nearly 85 percent live in New York State, containing the largest and most densely populated city in the country and New Jersey, the most densely populated state. In Puerto Rico, approximately one-third of the more than 3.5 million residents live in and around the city of San Juan.
The region is home to unique and largely intact ecosystems such as the New Jersey Pine Barrens, the Adirondack State Park (the largest publicly protected area in the mainland US), the Hudson River, Niagara Falls, the Caribbean National Forest and the Virgin Islands National Park.
These ecosystems present diverse environmental management challenges. EPA works hard in the region to ensure clean air, pure water and better-protected land. Our efforts help provide for healthy communities and ecosystems, compliance with environmental regulations and environmental stewardship.
