Cross-Cutting Programs

OIA employs a variety of approaches to reduce air pollution, improve water quality, protect the marine environment, and reduce exposure to toxic chemicals. Our "cross-cutting" programs are multi-faceted and play an important role in achieving OIA's mission.

Trade and the Environment

Protecting human health and the environment are key to sustainable economic development. EPA participates in a variety of fora to establish and implement environment-related trade provisions. EPA is involved in the negotiation of new free trade agreements, and in implementing existing agreements, such as the environmental provisions under the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (read more...)

Bilateral Programs

EPA often works directly with specific countries through bilateral programs to achieve environmental goals. Our key partner countries include Mexico, Canada, China, and India, among others. (read more...)

Multilateral Organizations and Partnerships

EPA collaborates with a wide variety of multilateral organizations and through the United Nations and other multi-lateral programs to protect human health and the environment. As EPA seeks to manage emerging environmental threats and create successful partnerships to tackle old problems in new ways, these organizations and programs provide a forum for encouraging collective actions for common solutions. Working through multilateral organizations and programs allows EPA to leverage its resources and to respond quickly to emerging threats by offering a structured framework through which EPA can reach critical stakeholders. (read more...)

International Environmental Justice

EPA is committed to environmental justice for all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. The Agency recognizes that minority and low-income communities may often be exposed disproportionately to environmental risks, and works to help protect these communities at home and abroad from adverse human health and environmental impacts. Promoting environmental justice means not only working to protect human health and the environment for everyone, but also helping to ensure that all people are treated fairly and are given the opportunity to participate meaningfully in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

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