Environmental Protection Agency: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noted that the EPA repealed emissions regulations for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases for U.S. power plants in 2026. | Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 13, 2026 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Investopedia - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). | Oct 13, 2022 | ||
| Changed the date of the court case involving the EPA and the state of West Virginia from 2020 to 2022. | Jul 01, 2022 | ||
| Added material about the Supreme Court's ruling in 2022 relative to the EPA's ability to regulate carbon emissions. | Jun 30, 2022 | ||
| Text added listing some of the EPA's achievements through 2013. | Apr 09, 2013 | ||
| Added image of Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pipeline Safety, and Sunoco workers at the site of an oil pipeline break. | Feb 04, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 11, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - People - How the EPA Works. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Florida Department of Environmental Protection. | Nov 14, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. | Aug 10, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. | Aug 10, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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