EPA
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U.S. Government. Environmental Protection Agency: an independent federal agency, created in 1970, that sets and enforces rules and standards that protect the environment and control pollution.
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eicosapentaenoic acid: an omega-3 fatty acid present in fish oils.
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eicosapentaenoic acid: a fatty acid, found in certain fish oils, that can reduce blood cholesterol
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Scientists from the EPA and other federal agencies have also tested the gases given off at some reservoirs using floating equipment.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The EPA estimated the 2022 emissions from flooded lands as equivalent to 44.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — comparable to U.S. steel and iron plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The offices of Bass, Barger and the EPA have been “in almost daily contact,” the agency said, “and our partnership has been paramount to the great progress that has been made.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The requirements are meant to help biofuel producers and farmers who produce ethanol and to reduce dependency on foreign oil, the EPA said.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“Only this time they don’t think it can be saved. I was at a meeting last night and Helen Shaunessy, our president, presented this EPA report. And today...at work, I don’t know what happened.”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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