Message from the Acting Administrator September 2003

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000155611
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 4.7 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Message from the Acting Administrator September 2003
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Agency, E. P. (n.d.). Message from the Acting Administrator September 2003. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: I am pleased to present the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2003 Strategic Plan, which will guide the Agency’s work over the next five years. This Strategic Plan offers a new, more workable approach to our environmental protection efforts in the near future. We have established five new long-term, results-based goals to replace the ten goals of our previous plans. By focusing on few outcome-oriented goals, we can achieve better environmental results; provide greater flexibility in our internal operations to state, tribal, and federal partners; and use taxpayer dollars more wisely and effectively.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Goal 1: Clean Air and Global Climate Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Goal 2: Clean and Safe Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Goal 3: Land Preservation and Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Goal 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Cross-Goal Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 Human Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Homeland Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 Economic and Policy Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 Appendix 1: Social Costs and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 Appendix 2: Program Evaluations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Appendix 3: Summary of Consultation Efforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227 Appendix 4: Coordination Between EPA and Other Federal Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233