About the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
What We Do
- pollution prevention and energy efficiency,
- indoor and outdoor air quality,
- industrial air pollution,
- pollution from vehicles and engines,
- radon,
- acid rain,
- stratospheric ozone depletion,
- climate change, and
- radiation protection.
OAR is responsible for administering the Clean Air Act, the Atomic Energy Act, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act, and other applicable environmental laws.
Organization
Anne (Idsal) Austin, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator
- Biography
- Phone: (202) 564-7400
- Mail code: 6101A | EPA mailing addresses
Elizabeth Shaw, Deputy Assistant Administrator
Karl Moor, Deputy Assistant Administrator
The Office of Air and Radiation includes:
- Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
- Office of Atmospheric Programs
- Office of Transportation and Air Quality
- Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
What We Do
- compiles and reviews air pollution data,
- develops regulations to limit and reduce air pollution,
- assists states and local agencies with monitoring and controlling air pollution,
- makes information about air pollution available to the public, and
- reports to Congress the status of air pollution and the progress made in reducing it.
Programs and projects managed by the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
- AIRNow - Air Quality Forecast
- Air Quality Data and Tools
- Criteria Air Pollutants - Carbon Monoxide, Ground-level Ozone, Lead, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Sulfur Dioxide
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
- Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
- Permitting Under the Clean Air Act
- Stationary Sources of Air Pollution
- Technical Air Pollution Resources
- Visibility and Regional Haze
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Voluntary Programs for Improving Air Quality
Mail code: C404-04 | EPA mailing addresses
Location: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
OAQPS Organization
Peter Tsirigotis, Director
Mike Koerber, Deputy Director
- Air Quality Assessment Division
Richard Wayland, Director - Air Quality Policy Division
Scott Mathias, Director - Health and Environmental Impacts Division
Erika Sasser, Director - Outreach and Information Division
Anna Wood, Director - Sector Policies and Programs Division
Penny Lassiter, Director
Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP)
What We Do
OAP protects the ozone layer, addresses climate change, and improves regional air quality. It runs market based programs such as the Acid Rain Program and public/private partnership programs such as ENERGY STAR.
Programs and projects managed by the Office of Atmospheric Programs
- Acid rain
- AgSTAR
- Center for Corporate Climate Leadership
- Climate Change Indicators in the U.S.
- Coalbed Methane Outreach Program
- Combined Heat and Power Partnership
- Cross State Air Pollution Rule
- ENERGY STAR
- Fluorinated Gas Partnership Programs
- Global Methane Initiative
- Green Power Partnership
- GreenChill
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory, U.S.
- Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
- Landfill Methane Outreach Program
- Ozone Layer Protection
- Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program
- Energy Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Governments
- UV Index
- Voluntary Methane Programs for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
Mail code: 6201A | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
OAP Organization
Chris Grundler, Director
- Clean Air Markets Division
Reid Harvey, Director - Stratospheric Protection Division
Cynthia Newberg, Director - Climate Change Division
Paul Gunning, Director - Climate Protection Partnerships Division
Carolyn Snyder, Director
Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)
What We Do
OTAQ’s mission is to protect human health and the environment by reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources and the fuels that power them, advancing clean fuels and technology, and encouraging business practices and travel choices that minimize emissions. OTAQ’s programs address emissions from the range of mobile sources: cars and light trucks, large trucks and buses, farm and construction equipment, lawn and garden equipment, marine engines, aircraft, and locomotives.
- Assessing mobile source-related air quality problems and developing sophisticated modeling tools to develop solutions, measure results, and support emission inventories.
- Establishing national standards to reduce emissions from on-road and nonroad mobile sources of pollution.
- Implementing national mobile source standards through certification processes and in-use monitoring strategies.
- Developing fuel efficiency programs and technologies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from the transportation sector.
- Researching, evaluating, and developing advanced technologies for controlling emissions, as well as developing new strategies for improving fuel efficiency.
OTAQ's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory provides OTAQ with emissions testing services in support of rulemakings, certification, enforcement actions, and test procedures development.
Programs and projects managed by the Office of Transportation and Air Quality
- View the complete list on Key Issues, Websites and Programs related to Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change page
- View an A-Z Index of all transportation, air pollution, and climate change topics
Mail code: 6401A | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C.
OTAQ Organization
Sarah Dunham, Director
- Assessment and Standards Division
Bill Charmley, Director - Compliance Division
Byron Bunker, Director - Testing and Advanced Technology Division
David Haugen, Director - Transportation and Climate Division
Karl Simon, Director
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA)
What We Do
- provides technical assistance to states and tribes through EPA's Regional offices, and to other national and international organizations having radiation and indoor air protection programs;
- directs an environmental radiation monitoring program;
- responds to radiological emergencies; and
- evaluates and assesses the overall risk and impact of radiation and indoor air pollution.
Programs and projects managed by the Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
- Asthma
- Radiological Emergency Response
- Creating Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Schools
- Indoor Air Quality in Tribal Communities
- Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor airPLUS
- Mold and Moisture
- Radon
- Radiation
- RadNet
- RadTown
- Radiation Regulations and Laws
- Federal Guidance for Radiation Protection
- Smoke-free Homes
Mail code: 6608T | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C.
ORIA Organization
Jonathan Edwards, Director
- Radiation Protection Division
Lee Veal, Director - Indoor Environments Division
David Rowson, Director - Program Management Office
Pamela Bullard, Director - National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory
Dr. John Griggs, Director - National Center for Radiation Field Operations
Edward Wilds, Director