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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mission is to protect human health and the environment. EPA works to ensure that: - Americans have clean air, land and water; - National efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information; - Federal laws protecting human health and the environment are administered and enforced fairly, effectively and as Congress intended; - Environmental stewardship is integral to U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy; - All parts of society--communities, individuals, businesses, and state, local and tribal governments--have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks; - Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned up by potentially responsible parties and revitalized; and - Chemicals in the marketplace are reviewed for safety. The agency was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia with ten additional regional headquarters offices (Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle) as well as more than a dozen laboratories, and other regional and programmatic offices.

Improved Health through Research

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) represents the U.S. chemical manufacturing industry — a $673 billion enterprise that strengthens national competitiveness and supports 547,000 skilled American jobs. Through science-based federal policy advocacy, regulatory engagement, and collaboration across the public and private sectors, ACC advances innovation, infrastructure development, and more, making the United States a leader in chemical and plastics manufacturing. The business of chemistry contributes to the U.S. economy by: • Supporting high-skilled manufacturing jobs across the country • Driving research, product innovation, and safety performance • Providing materials essential to energy, infrastructure, healthcare, and supply chains As the premier trade association representing the U.S. chemical manufacturing industry, ACC leads its members through Responsible Care, regulatory clarity and responsible leadership.